Best economic calendar APIs in 2026

Choose Trading Economics for consensus, forecasts and importance fields. Narwhal covers scheduled data releases across 39 countries and areas, with actual and previous values after release, but no consensus or importance fields.

Decision

Choose Narwhal for versioned schedules, UTC times and published actuals alongside holidays, FX and MCP. Choose a calendar with consensus forecasts or importance ratings when those fields are required.

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Provider shortlist

Narwhal covers 38 countries plus the euro area and offers no macro forecast product. Narwhal API is owned and operated by Nusantara Ventures, LLC.

FXStreet

An editor-curated calendar licensed through APIs and widgets.

Dow Jones Calendar Live

Macro and corporate events delivered through feeds, APIs or ICE Connect.

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Best fit is not feature parity. Check the evidence and limitation together.

ProviderBest forEvidence checkedImportant limitation
Narwhal APIEconomic release schedules with explicit precision and immutable publication versions.Events include title, topic, stage, period, and actual and previous values once published, with times in UTC.Coverage is 39 countries and areas; there is no consensus forecast field or importance rating.
Trading EconomicsCalendars with consensus, proprietary forecasts and importance fields.Standard includes the calendar at $199/month for 500 requests; updates run 24 hours a day.No free tier; the one-week $49 trial is capped at 100 requests.
EODHDEconomic events alongside a wider financial-data subscription.Events from 2020 include actual, previous, estimate and change, with country and date filters.The qualifying Fundamentals Data Feed costs $59.99/month at personal pricing; the free plan excludes events.
Financial Modeling PrepCountry-filtered economic release calendars within a broader financial API.The calendar accepts date ranges of up to 90 days per request.The endpoint page does not state the qualifying plan; individual plans are personal use and display requires separate licensing.
FinnhubEconomic events with actual, estimate, previous and impact fields.Premium calendar access accompanies an API with MCP and official libraries in six languages.The only listed paid plan is All-In-One at $3,500/month billed annually; Free is personal use.
FXStreetAn editor-curated calendar licensed through APIs and widgets.It publishes actual and consensus values, OAuth2 access and webhooks for updates.Pricing requires sales contact; country count and historical depth are not published.
Dow Jones Calendar LiveMacro and corporate events delivered through feeds, APIs or ICE Connect.The calendar provides a three-month forward view with daily updates.No price is published; confirm the delivery package and licence with sales.

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Narwhal publishes actual and previous values after release, without consensus or importance. Compare Trading Economics, Finnhub or FXStreet when expectations or impact fields drive the application.

Preserve schedule precision

Narwhal distinguishes exact times, dates, estimated ranges, deadlines and unknown schedules. Keep that precision and immutable versions when scheduling jobs or showing changes.

Check access and licensing

Narwhal Free includes 5,000 successful monthly requests and commercial apps. EODHD events require a paid plan; Financial Modeling Prep display needs a separate licence.

Bond auction dates

Narwhal's economic calendar covers scheduled data releases such as GDP, prices, labour and trade, not government bond auctions. Use the issuer's auction schedule for bond auction dates.

Sources and review date

Each detailed provider page lists the first-party documentation used, its evidence boundaries, and its review date.

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