Web APIs Debt Information

Treasury Security Information

Base URL:

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP_WS/

Current Debt Endpoint

/debt/current

Parameters

Parameters	Values Allowed	Example	Description
callback	All alpha-numeric	myCallback	Used by JSONP to wrap function
format	xhtml, json, jsonp	xhtml	Determines the format that will be returned in the response

This URL returns the most recent debt data

Example

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP_WS/debt/current

Debt By Date Endpoint

/debt/YYYY/MM/DD

Parameters

Parameters	Values Allowed	Example	Description
callback	All alpha-numeric	myCallback	Used by JSONP to wrap function
format	xhtml, json, jsonp	xhtml	Determines the format that will be returned in the response

This URL returns debt data for a particular date.

Example

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP_WS/debt/2014/01/02

Debt Search Endpoint

/debt/search

Parameters

Parameters	Values Allowed	Example	Description
startDate (required)	Numeric date in format: MM/DD/YYYY	01/01/1980	Start date for effective date range.
endDate (required)	Numeric date in format: MM/DD/YYYY	01/31/1980	End date for effective date range.
callback	All alpha-numeric	myCallback	Used by JSONP to wrap function
format	xhtml, json, jsonp	xhtml	Determines the format that will be returned in the response

This URL returns debt data based on the parameters passed.

Example

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP_WS/debt/search?startdate=2014-01-01&enddate=2014-02-01

Sample JSON Output

{"effectiveDate":"February 13, 2014 EST","governmentHoldings":4979010546291.80,"publicDebt":12279794967999.13,"totalDebt":17258805514290.93}

Sample XML Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><outstandingDebtEntry><governmentHoldings>4979010546291.80</governmentHoldings><effectiveDate>February 13, 2014 EST</effectiveDate><totalDebt>17258805514290.93</totalDebt><publicDebt>12279794967999.13</publicDebt></outstandingDebtEntry>