Brazil Central Bank Open Data
Brazil's economic time-series (SGS system)
The Banco Central do Brasil serves thousands of economic time series through its SGS API. This sample pulls the latest USD/BRL PTAX reference rate; any series is addressable by its numeric code.
GET https://api.bcb.gov.br/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimos/1?formato=json
[
{
"data": "03/07/2026",
"valor": "5.1717"
}
]curl "https://api.bcb.gov.br/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimos/1?formato=json"const res = await fetch("https://api.bcb.gov.br/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimos/1?formato=json");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://api.bcb.gov.br/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimos/1?formato=json")
print(res.json())/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimos/1?formato=jsonPROBEDBrazil's economic time-series (SGS system)
/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimosUltimos — documented GET route.
/dados/serie/bcdata.sgs.1/dados/ultimos/1Ultimos details by ID (example: 1).
/dadosDados — documented GET route.
/dados/1Dados details by ID (example: 1).
/dados?limit=10Dados — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Brazil Central Bank Open Data: common questions
Is Brazil Central Bank Open Data free to use?
Yes — Brazil Central Bank Open Data is a free government API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Brazil Central Bank Open Data need an API key?
No — Brazil Central Bank Open Data needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call Brazil Central Bank Open Data from the browser?
Yes — Brazil Central Bank Open Data returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Brazil Central Bank Open Data up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Brazil Central Bank Open Data is new. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.