CPI Inflation provides monthly Consumer Price Index data broken down by category including food, housing, transportation, medical care, and more. Includes year-over-year inflation rates for each category.
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GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/cpiinflation
VerificationFormat
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{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
// CPI Inflation response payload
}
}Code examples — ready to paste, with real parameters
curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cpiinflation?date=value&category=food" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"Replace
YOUR_API_KEY with your key.Full reference in the docs →
Access methods
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One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.
JSON
Default REST response
XML
Markup format
YAML
Human-readable
CSV
Tabular export
Beta
GraphQL
Query language
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MCP
For AI agents
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What does the CPI Inflation API do?
CPI Inflation provides monthly Consumer Price Index data broken down by category including food, housing, transportation, medical care, and more. Includes year-over-year inflation rates for each category.
How do I authenticate CPI Inflation API requests?
Pass your API key in the x-api-key header over HTTPS. One key works across all 300+ APIVerve APIs — there are no per-endpoint credentials.
How much does the CPI Inflation API cost?
Each call spends 1 credit from your shared pool. The free tier includes 100 credits every month, and paid plans add more headroom.
How fast is the CPI Inflation API?
Typical responses return in around 467 ms (p50), served from 24 regions under a 99.9% uptime SLA.
What response formats does the CPI Inflation API support?
JSON by default, plus XML and YAML via the format parameter. GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents are available across the catalog.
What HTTP method does the CPI Inflation API use?
GET over HTTPS, following standard REST conventions with a consistent { status, error, data } response envelope.