OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · ValueError

Invalid value(s) for dimension 'frequency': ['{freq_val}'].

Error message

Invalid value(s) for dimension 'frequency': ['{freq_val}']. Given prior selections {{'country': '{self.country}', 'indicator': '{indicator_str}'}}, available values are: {available_freqs}

What it means

Error "Invalid value(s) for dimension 'frequency': ['{freq_val}']. Given prior selections {{'country': '{self.country}', 'indicator': '{indicator_str}'}}, available values are: {available_freqs}" thrown in OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/imf/openbb_imf/models/economic_indicators.py:522

                    ]
                    if invalid:
                        raise ValueError(
                            f"Invalid value(s) for dimension 'country': {invalid}. "
                            + f"Given prior selections {{'indicator': '{','.join(indicator_codes)}'}}, "
                            + f"available values are: {sorted(available_countries)}"
                        )

            if (
                self.frequency
                and self.frequency.lower() not in ("all", "*")  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=E1101
                and freq_dim in dim_order
            ):
                freq_map = {"annual": "A", "quarter": "Q", "month": "M", "day": "D"}
                freq_val = freq_map.get(str(self.frequency).lower(), self.frequency)
                available_freqs = get_available_values(freq_dim, dataflow_id)
                if available_freqs and freq_val not in available_freqs:
                    indicator_str = ",".join(indicator_codes)
                    raise ValueError(
                        f"Invalid value(s) for dimension 'frequency': ['{freq_val}']. "
                        f"Given prior selections {{'country': '{self.country}', "
                        f"'indicator': '{indicator_str}'}}, "
                        f"available values are: {available_freqs}"
                    )

            # Validate transform (skip if 'all' or '*')
            if (
                self.transform
                and self.transform.lower() not in ("all", "*")  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=E1101
                and transform_dim
                and transform_dim in dim_order
            ):
                _, _, transform_lookup, unit_lookup = detect_transform_dimension(
                    dataflow_id
                )
                # Resolve user-friendly name to code
                transform_val = self.transform.strip().lower()  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=E1101

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Solutions

1. Choose a frequency from the listed available values.
2. Adjust the country or indicator selection if the desired frequency is unavailable.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/imf/openbb_imf/models/economic_indicators.py:522 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of OpenBB-finance/OpenBB@3e071fcc2c (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bc917127a47c4563. Report an issue: GitHub.