---
title: "SARB series catalog"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/central-banks/sarb/metadata"
tags: ["Central Banks & Monetary"]
---

# SARB series catalog

`GET /api/v1/central-banks/sarb/metadata`

SARB series discovery index aggregated from /ReleaseOfSelectedData (17 upstream data types with last-release timestamps) plus the Sugra curated list of convenience codes used by named endpoints. Source: South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

## Response `200`

Data-type index and curated convenience-series catalog.

- EnvelopeSarbMetadataPayload
  - `data` SarbMetadataPayload, required
    - `data_types` SarbMetadataDataType[], required — 17 SARB release-of-selected-data type codes with last-publication timestamps.
      - `data_type` string, nullable — Upstream data type code (e.g. `MRDMA`, `HDC`, `CMRMMR`).
      - `indicator` string, nullable — Indicator label (e.g. `Money and banking`).
      - `latest_date` string, nullable — Latest-release label as published (free text, e.g. `Feb, 2026`).
      - `last_period` string, nullable — Release date of the last publication (ISO 8601).
    - `curated_series` SarbMetadataCuratedSeries[], required — Sugra curated list of named convenience series codes.
      - `quote_name` string, required — SARB TimeseriesCode used by Sugra convenience endpoints.
      - `name` string, required — Human-readable label.
      - `frequency` string, required — Publication frequency (daily, monthly, etc.).
      - `endpoint` string, required — Sugra API endpoint that returns this series.
    - `count_data_types` integer, required — Number of upstream data types returned.
    - `count_curated_series` integer, required — Number of curated convenience series returned.
  - `meta` SugraMeta, required — Metadata attached to every /api/v1/* response envelope.
    - `endpoint` string, required — Requested endpoint path.
    - `data_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of the source data, not of the request.
    - `response_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when this response was produced.
    - `provider` string, required — API name and version.
    - `source` string, nullable — Identifier of the primary upstream source used for this response.
    - `attribution` string, nullable — Human-readable attribution mandated by an upstream source (e.g. a securities regulator or self-regulatory organization). Present only on responses whose source requires the owner and source to be clearly identified. Do not remove or alter it when using the response.
    - `fallback_used` boolean, nullable — True when the primary source failed and a fallback produced the data.
    - `fallback_chain` string[], nullable — Ordered list of sources attempted, in the order they were tried.
    - `cached` boolean, nullable — True when this response was served from the internal cache.
    - `stale` boolean, nullable — True when the cached response was returned after the upstream rate-limited or errored. Clients can use this to detect degraded data.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid `x-api-key` header.
- `429` — Daily rate limit exceeded. Check `X-RateLimit-Reset` for the next window.
- `503` — Upstream source is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.

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