---
title: "Rental Price Index Historical (Time Series) (Batch)"
method: POST
path: "/v2/zip/rpi_ts_historical"
tags: ["Zipcode Level"]
---

# Rental Price Index Historical (Time Series) (Batch)

`POST /v2/zip/rpi_ts_historical`

Review historical time series data of monthly rental price index (RPI) values for a ZIP code, providing valuable insights into past rental market trends and performance. 

Source: HouseCanary 

Pricing Tier: Premium 

Updated: Monthly

## Request Query Params

<table><tr><th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Enum Values</th></tr>
<tr><td>order</td><td>string</td><td>Chronological order to sort result items. One of [asc or desc]. Defaults to asc.</td><td>asc</td>
        <td>[asc, desc]</td></tr>
<tr><td>limit</td><td>integer</td><td>Maximum integer number of result items to return. Defaults to null.</td><td>10</td>
        <td></td></tr>
<tr><td>start</td><td>string</td><td>Beginning date limit for result items, based on month, in ISO 8601 format, i.e. 2015-01-01. Defaults to null.</td><td>2015-01-01</td>
        <td></td></tr>
<tr><td>end</td><td>string</td><td>Ending date limit for result items, based on month, in ISO 8601 format, i.e. 2015-01-01. Defaults to null.</td><td>2015-01-01</td>
        <td></td></tr>
</table>

## Request Body Fields

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr>
<tr><td>[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td>
        </tr>
<tr><td>[].zipcode</td><td>string</td><td>5-digit zipcode</td><td>33019</td>
        </tr>
</table>

## Response

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr>
<tr><td>time_series</td><td>array</td><td>Set of historical RPI values with the associated month</td><td></td>
        </tr>
<tr><td>time_series[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td>
        </tr>
<tr><td>time_series[].rpi_value</td><td>number</td><td>Forecast median rental value per square foot based on RPI.</td><td>2.45</td>
        </tr>
<tr><td>time_series[].month</td><td>string</td><td>Month of the RPI value in ISO format</td><td>2023-08-01</td>
        </tr>
</table>

## Query parameters

- `order` 'asc' | 'desc', nullable
- `limit` integer, nullable
- `start` string, nullable
- `end` string, nullable

## Request body

- object[]
  - `zipcode` string, required — 5-digit zipcode

## Response `200`

Success

- object[]
  - `zip/rpi_ts_historical` object
    - `api_code_description` string
    - `api_code` unknown
    - `result` object, nullable
      - `time_series` object[] — Set of historical RPI values with the associated month
        - `rpi_value` number — Forecast median rental value per square foot based on RPI.
        - `month` string, date — Month of the RPI value in ISO format
  - `zipcode_info` ZipcodeInfo
    - `zip` string, nullable — 5-digit zip code

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

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