Connector Details
Type
Virtual machines, Single VM , BYOL
Runs on
Google Compute Engine
Last Update
24 October, 2024
Category
International Monetary Funds(IMF) SDMX 3
Overview
The IMF SDMX 3.0 Connector provides a RESTful interface to retrieve structured economic and financial statistical data from the International Monetary Fund. It allows users to query availability metadata, dataset structures, and time series data using SDMX-standard dimensions. This connector is ideal for applications focused on economic dashboards, global monitoring, financial analysis, and research tools.
Integration Overview
The IMF SDMX Connector offers the following integration point to query dataset structure metadata:
- Get Structure by Type: Retrieve detailed structure definitions such as dataflows, datastructures, code lists, and concepts maintained by a specific agency.
Detailed Integration Documentation
Get Structure by Type
| Operation ID | get-structure-structuretype-agencyid |
| Purpose | Retrieves structural metadata (e.g., codelists, concepts, datastructures) of a specific type maintained by the provided agency. |
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| Workflow Example |
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Workflow Creation with the Connector
Example Workflow: Dataset Explorer UI
Step 1: Select Metadata Type
- Allow users to select the structure type (e.g., datastructure, dataflow, codelist) they want to browse.
Step 2: Retrieve Metadata Structure
- Use get-structure-structuretype-agencyid to fetch metadata definitions maintained by IMF.
Step 3: Display Metadata Results
- List the returned structures with their IDs, names, descriptions, and other properties for selection.
Step 4: Enable Dataflow Filtering or Preview
- Allow users to view structure components like dimensions and code lists to guide data query construction.
Step 5: Use Structures in Query Builder
- Incorporate selected structure metadata into query builders or dropdowns for easier time series selection.
Pricing
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