Integrate

Quick start

From zero to a successful API call. No SDK to install: it is plain HTTPS + JSON from any language.

Request · Raw trade observations

curl -X GET "https://api.importexportapi.com/trade" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "exporter": "example",
      "importer": "example",
      "hs6": "example",
      "hs_version": 0,
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "granularity": "example",
      "value_usd": 0,
      "quantity": 0,
      "quantity_unit": "example"
    }
  ],
  "request_id": "",
  "duration_ms": 0
}

1
Create an API key
Sign up at the dashboard, open API keys, create one, and export it: export API_KEY=sk_live_…
2
Make the request
Call Raw trade observations (GET /trade) with the example on the right. Swap the placeholder values for real ones.
3
Read the response
A 200 with the JSON body shown on the right. Every response includes request_id; store it next to the result.
4
Handle errors
Errors share one envelope: { error, message, request_id }. Branch on error; see Errors.

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