---
title: "Spending time series"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/usaspending/spending-over-time"
tags: ["Public Finance & Government"]
---

# Spending time series

`GET /api/v1/usaspending/spending-over-time`

Federal spending over time by fiscal_year, quarter, or month.

## Query parameters

- `group` string — Time bucket grouping (fiscal_year, quarter, month).
- `start_fy` integer — Start fiscal year.
- `end_fy` integer — End fiscal year.

## Response `200`

USAspending federal outlays time series grouped by fiscal year, quarter, or month.

- EnvelopeUsaspendingSpendingOverTimeData
  - `data` UsaspendingSpendingOverTimeData, required
    - `group` string, required — Grouping code or name.
    - `start_fy` integer, required
    - `end_fy` integer, required
    - `results` UsaSpendingResult[], required — Array of result records.
      - `internal_id` integer, required
      - `Award ID` string, required
      - `Recipient Name` string, required
      - `Award Amount` number, required
      - `Awarding Agency` string, required
      - `Award Type` unknown, required
      - `Description` string, required
      - `Start Date` string, required
      - `End Date` string, required
      - `awarding_agency_id` integer, required
      - `agency_slug` string, required
      - `generated_internal_id` string, required
  - `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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