---
title: "Fetch FAOSTAT data"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/faostat/data/{domain}"
tags: ["Commodities"]
---

# Fetch FAOSTAT data

`GET /api/v1/faostat/data/{domain}`

Query any of 77 FAOSTAT domains. Filter by area (M49 code), item, element, year. 245+ countries, 1961+.

## Path parameters

- `domain` string, required — Dataset domain code.

## Query parameters

- `area` string — Area code(s), M49: 840=USA, 156=China, 106=Italy
- `item` string — Item code(s)
- `element` string — Element code(s): 5510=Production, 5419=Yield
- `year` string — Year(s) or range: 2022 or 2020:2024
- `limit` integer — Maximum number of records to return.

## Response `200`

FAOSTAT observation records.

- EnvelopeStubData
  - `data` StubData, required — Response shape not yet documented; fields are returned as-is.
  - `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.
- `422` — Validation Error
- `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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