{"id":1271,"slug":"bank-of-canada-valet-api-stats","title":"Bank of Canada Valet API — free, no key required; ~500,000 daily public requests across ~12,500 series and ~4.5M observations","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["open-data","data-infrastructure"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** The **Bank of Canada Valet API** requires no API key and no cost. The Bank reports it serves **over 500,000 public requests daily** across **~12,500 series** and **~4.5 million observations**.\n\n**Source:** https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/docs ; https://www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/.../driving-decisions-with-data/\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Caveat:** Publication has a brief processing delay before new data appears in Valet (Bank-acknowledged).\n\n**Why this matters for Candid:** The Canadian-context equivalent of FRED, with even lower friction (no key). For Ontario SMB clients quoting in CAD or referencing BoC rates, this is the free first input. Cross-links to [[fred-api-free-no-cost]] (US equivalent).","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"fred-api-free-no-cost","title":"FRED API (St. Louis Fed) — free with API key; covers GDP, inflation, employment, interest rates","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-data-driven-tools-smb-june-2026","title":"Research brief: live data and data-driven tools for SMBs — when it's an edge, when it's overkill (June 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"rule-rent-or-use-free-for-data-about-the-world","title":"R1 — Rent (or use free) for data ABOUT THE OUTSIDE WORLD; you will never out-collect the Census Bureau","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-20T16:57:38.849Z","updated_at":"2026-06-20T16:57:38.849Z"}