OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · warning · EmptyDataError

No data returned for the given query parameters.

Error message

No data returned for the given query parameters.

What it means

Raised in `transform_data` when the fetch stage produced zero rows (`data['data']` is empty). `EmptyDataError` is the provider-standard signal that the request was technically valid and executed, but the IMF returned no observations, so the platform can report 'no data' distinctly from a transport or validation failure.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/imf/openbb_imf/models/economic_indicators.py:933

            return {
                "mode": "indicator",
                "data": all_data,
                "metadata": all_metadata,
            }

    @staticmethod
    def transform_data(
        query: ImfEconomicIndicatorsQueryParams,
        data: dict,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> AnnotatedResult[list[ImfEconomicIndicatorsData]]:
        """Transform the data."""
        mode = data.get("mode", "indicator")
        row_data = data.get("data", [])

        if not row_data:
            raise EmptyDataError("No data returned for the given query parameters.")

        result: list = []
        metadata: dict = {}

        if mode == "table":
            metadata = {
                "table": data.get("table_metadata", {}),
                "series": data.get("series_metadata", {}),
            }
        else:
            metadata = data.get("metadata", {})

        for item in row_data:
            # Filter by date range if needed (IMF API date filtering can be inconsistent)
            item_date = item.get("TIME_PERIOD") or item.get("date")

            # Normalize date format for comparison and storage
            if item_date:

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Solutions

1. Widen or remove start_date/end_date to cover the series' actual publication range.
2. Verify the country code is reported for that indicator (check the IMF series page).
3. Try a different `frequency` (A/Q/M) matching how the indicator is published.
4. Drop transform/unit filters in case they select an unpopulated dimension slice.

Example fix

# before
economic_indicators(indicator='NGDP_RPCH', country='W00', start_date='2025-01-01')

# after
economic_indicators(indicator='NGDP_RPCH', country='US', start_date='2000-01-01')

from openbb_core.provider.abstract.fetcher import EmptyDataError
try:
    res = await obb.economy.imf.economic_indicators(...)
except EmptyDataError:
    res = []  # or fall back to a wider query

When it happens

Trigger: A combination of country, indicator, frequency, transform, and date filters that matches no IMF observations: e.g. a quarterly series requested with annual frequency, a country that does not report the indicator, or a date window entirely outside the series' coverage.

Common situations: Requesting recent periods for a series published with a long lag; using an ISO country code the dataflow does not cover; overly narrow start_date/end_date; wrong frequency for the indicator.

Related errors

• No data remaining after applying date filters. Try adjusting
• Error serializing output for an extension-modified endpoint
• OBBject Extension Error -> An OBBject extension that acts
• Invalid transform value '{query.transform}' for dataflow '{d
• No indicators specified.

AI-assisted analysis of OpenBB-finance/OpenBB@3e071fcc2c (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1b956d4dbe125f9e. Report an issue: GitHub.