{indicator_code}: Get indicator metadata

API: worldbank.org:world-bank-api
Endpoint: /indicator/{indicator_code}
Response format: text/xml
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 284ms

Description

Retrieve detailed metadata about a specific indicator including description, source, and related topics.

Parameters (2)

format (string, query, optional, default: json)

Response format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'xml', 'jsonP', 'jsonstat']}

indicator_code (string, path, required)

Indicator code (e.g., SP.POP.TOTL for population, NY.GDP.MKTP.CD for GDP)

Examples (1)

Get indicator details openapi-spec
curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("indicator/{indicator_code}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 03:44:49.302413 200 284ms
2026-04-15 03:37:09.711905 200 250ms
2026-04-14 01:23:28.842722 200 316ms
2026-04-12 15:44:04.699218 200 276ms
2026-04-10 00:32:24.439518 200 199ms
2026-04-09 01:52:55.392392 200 284ms
2026-04-04 03:26:33.339428 200 300ms
2026-04-03 13:18:43.792150 502 514ms
2026-03-30 02:12:21.803071 200 240ms
2026-03-29 12:48:36.696218 200 263ms
2026-03-23 10:40:17.520600 200 236ms