OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · OpenBBError

The requested returned no data. Check the parameters and try

Error message

The requested returned no data. Check the parameters and try again.

What it means

Error "The requested returned no data. Check the parameters and try again." thrown in OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/economic_calendar.py:224

        end_date = (
            query.end_date.isoformat()
            if query.end_date
            else (
                (query.start_date + timedelta(days=7)).isoformat()
                if query.start_date
                else (datetime.today() + timedelta(days=1)).isoformat()
            )
        )
        rid = str(query.release_id) if query.release_id else ""

        try:
            all_results = await fetch_all_pages(start_date, end_date, rid)
        except Exception as e:
            message = str(e) or f"FRED request failed ({type(e).__name__})."
            raise OpenBBError(message) from e

        if all_results.empty:
            raise OpenBBError(
                "The requested returned no data. Check the parameters and try again."
            )

        return all_results.to_dict("records")

    @staticmethod
    def transform_data(
        query: FredEconomicCalendarQueryParams,
        data: list,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> list[FredEconomicCalendarData]:
        """Transform and validate the response."""
        return [FredEconomicCalendarData.model_validate(d) for d in data]

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Solutions

1. Check the date range and other parameters and try again.
2. Widen the date range; economic calendar events may be sparse.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/economic_calendar.py:224 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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