OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · OpenBBError
No data exists for series id: {series_id}
Error message
No data exists for series id: {series_id} What it means
Error "No data exists for series id: {series_id}" thrown in OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.
Source
Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/utils/fred_base.py:72
Returns
-------
data : Series
a Series where each index is the observation date and the value is the data
for the Fred series
"""
url = f"{ROOT_URL}/series/observations?series_id={series_id}"
if start_date:
url += "&observation_start=" + start_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
if end_date:
url += "&observation_end=" + end_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
if kwargs.keys():
url += "&" + urlencode(
{k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k != "preferences"}
)
root = self.__fetch_data(url, **kwargs)
if root is None:
raise OpenBBError("No data exists for series id: " + series_id)
if "error_code" in root and "error_message" in root and root["error_message"]:
raise OpenBBError(root["error_message"])
return root["observations"]
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Solutions
- Verify the series_id is correct via the FRED website or fred_search().
- Check for typos in the series ID; IDs are case-sensitive.
When it happens
Trigger: Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/utils/fred_base.py:72 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/cdca322c8d23c918.
Report an issue: GitHub.