OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · EmptyDataError

No data found for the given query. Try adjusting the paramet

Error message

No data found for the given query. Try adjusting the parameters.

What it means

Error "No data found for the given query. Try adjusting the parameters." thrown in OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/consumer_price_index.py:125

        results["data"] = [
            {country_map.get(k, k): v for k, v in d.items()} for d in result
        ]

        return results

    @staticmethod
    def transform_data(
        query: FREDConsumerPriceIndexQueryParams,
        data: dict,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> AnnotatedResult[list[FREDConsumerPriceIndexData]]:
        """Transform data and validate the model."""
        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
        from pandas import DataFrame

        df = DataFrame.from_records(data["data"])
        if df.empty:
            raise EmptyDataError(
                "No data found for the given query. Try adjusting the parameters."
            )
        # Flatten the data as a pivot table.
        df = (
            df.melt(id_vars="date", var_name="country", value_name="value")
            .query("value.notnull()")
            .set_index(["date", "country"])
            .sort_index()
            .reset_index()
        )
        # Normalize the percent values.
        if query.transform in ("period", "yoy"):
            df["value"] = df["value"] / 100

        records = df.to_dict(orient="records")
        metadata = data.get("metadata", {})
        return AnnotatedResult(
            result=[FREDConsumerPriceIndexData.model_validate(r) for r in records],

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Solutions

1. Adjust the parameters: widen the date range or change country/transform.
2. Verify the selected country and frequency combination has published CPI data.
3. Retry later in case of FRED rate limiting.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/consumer_price_index.py:125 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/5697d4d251afab8a. Report an issue: GitHub.