BLS Public Data API — Time Series

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: BLS Public Data API — Time Series
  description: 'BLS Public Data API — Time Series. 2 operations. Lead operation: Get Multiple Time Series Data. Self-contained
    Naftiko capability covering one Us Bureau Of Labor Statistics business surface.'
  tags:
  - Us Bureau Of Labor Statistics
  - Time Series
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    US_BUREAU_OF_LABOR_STATISTICS_API_KEY: US_BUREAU_OF_LABOR_STATISTICS_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: bls-public-data-time-series
    baseUri: https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2
    description: BLS Public Data API — Time Series business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: timeseries-data
      path: /timeseries/data/
      operations:
      - name: getmultipletimeseries
        method: POST
        description: Get Multiple Time Series Data
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: timeseries-data-seriesId
      path: /timeseries/data/{seriesId}
      operations:
      - name: getsingletimeseries
        method: GET
        description: Get Single Time Series Data
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: seriesId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The BLS series identifier (e.g., LNS14000000 for national unemployment rate, CUUR0000SA0 for CPI-U
            All Items)
          required: true
        - name: registrationkey
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Your registered BLS API key (required for v2 higher limits)
        - name: startyear
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Beginning year for data range (4-digit year)
        - name: endyear
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Ending year for data range (4-digit year)
        - name: catalog
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Include series catalog/description information in response (v2 only)
        - name: calculations
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Include net change and percent change calculations (v2 only)
        - name: annualaverage
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Include annual average values (v2 only)
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: registrationkey
      value: '{{env.US_BUREAU_OF_LABOR_STATISTICS_API_KEY}}'
      placement: query
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: bls-public-data-time-series-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for BLS Public Data API — Time Series. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/timeseries/data
      name: timeseries-data
      description: REST surface for timeseries-data.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: getmultipletimeseries
        description: Get Multiple Time Series Data
        call: bls-public-data-time-series.getmultipletimeseries
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/timeseries/data/{seriesid}
      name: timeseries-data-seriesid
      description: REST surface for timeseries-data-seriesId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getsingletimeseries
        description: Get Single Time Series Data
        call: bls-public-data-time-series.getsingletimeseries
        with:
          seriesId: rest.seriesId
          registrationkey: rest.registrationkey
          startyear: rest.startyear
          endyear: rest.endyear
          catalog: rest.catalog
          calculations: rest.calculations
          annualaverage: rest.annualaverage
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: bls-public-data-time-series-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for BLS Public Data API — Time Series. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
      this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: get-multiple-time-series-data
      description: Get Multiple Time Series Data
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: bls-public-data-time-series.getmultipletimeseries
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-single-time-series-data
      description: Get Single Time Series Data
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: bls-public-data-time-series.getsingletimeseries
      with:
        seriesId: tools.seriesId
        registrationkey: tools.registrationkey
        startyear: tools.startyear
        endyear: tools.endyear
        catalog: tools.catalog
        calculations: tools.calculations
        annualaverage: tools.annualaverage
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.