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Riksbank SWEA Rates Scraper
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Scrapes Riksbank SWEA interest rates and exchange rates by series ID. Returns one flat row per observation with series ID, date, and value.
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Overview
Riksbank SWEA Rates Scraper
Scrape Riksbank SWEA rates for any policy rate, STIBOR, government bond yield, or SEK cross rate, up to a million observations per run. Each row includes the series ID, date, and value, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML export. No API key or registration.
Riksbank's SWEA database holds every official Swedish interest rate and exchange rate, but the website only shows one series at a time and has no bulk export. This Actor reads the public SWEA API directly, so you can pull the policy rate, STIBOR fixings, government bond yields, and SEK cross rates into one flat dataset. Pick one series or all of them, get the latest observation or a full history, and export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
| Who uses it | What they scrape Riksbank for |
|---|---|
| Macro analysts | Pull the policy rate and STIBOR history to model Swedish monetary conditions. |
| Treasury teams | Download daily SEK cross rates for valuation and reporting. |
| Quant researchers | Build yield curve datasets from government bond and treasury bill series. |
| Financial journalists | Check the latest Riksbank rate decision and market reaction. |
| Risk managers | Monitor forward premiums and reference rates for exposure calculations. |
What it does
This Actor collects Riksbank SWEA rate observations by series ID and returns each observation as a flat row with the series ID, date, and value.
- 📋 Series selection: choose any of the 100+ SWEA series, from the policy rate to SEK/USD forward premiums.
- 🕒 Latest or history: get only the most recent observation per series, or set a from and to date for a full time series.
- 📊 Flat output: every observation is one row with series ID, date, and value, ready for analysis.
- 🔢 Rate limits: cap the run at up to 1,000,000 observations to stay within your storage budget.
- 🌐 No API key: the Actor calls the public SWEA endpoint directly, so there is nothing to register.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with Riksbank data
📈 Track the policy rate path.
A macro analyst pulls the policy rate series with a date range to chart Riksbank's hiking and cutting cycles.
💱 Build a SEK cross rate table.
A treasury team collects all SEK cross rates for the latest day to update their internal FX sheet.
📉 Model the yield curve.
A quant researcher downloads government bond yields for 2, 5, 7, and 10 years to fit a Nelson-Siegel curve.
🏦 Monitor STIBOR fixings.
A risk manager pulls STIBOR 3 months and 6 months daily to value floating-rate loans.
📰 Check the latest rate decision.
A financial journalist runs the Actor with latest-only to confirm the policy rate after a Riksbank announcement.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Official source | Data comes straight from Riksbank's SWEA database, the same numbers used in official publications. |
| One row per observation | No nested JSON, series ID, date, and value in a flat table. |
| Full history | Go back to each series' first available date, often decades of daily data. |
| All series in one run | Leave the series list empty to pull the entire catalog, subject to max items. |
How it compares
No other Store actor targets Riksbank the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.
| Riksbank SWEA Rates Scraper | Build it in-house | By hand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Run it now, zero config | Days of engineering | None, but hours per pull |
| When Riksbank changes | Maintained for you | You fix it | You re-learn the page |
| Proxies, retries, anti-bot | Built in | Your problem | Browser only |
| Output | Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export | Whatever you build | Copy-paste |
| Cost | Pay per result | Engineering time | Analyst hours |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor from a list of series IDs, and set latest-only or a date range to control how much history you get. The max items limit caps the total observations per run. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"maxItems": 10
}
A larger pull:
{
"maxItems": 200
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.011 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $1.10 |
| 1,000 results | $11.00 |
| 10,000 results | $110.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the Riksbank SWEA Rates Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to Riksbank through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/riksbank-swea-rates-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check that the series ID is spelled correctly and that the date range is valid. If you set a from date after the to date, no observations will be returned.
Why did the run stop before pulling all history?
The max items limit caps the total observations per run. Increase 'Maximum rates' up to 1,000,000 to get more data.
Why is the latest observation not today's date?
Riksbank publishes rates on business days. If today is a weekend or holiday, the latest observation will be the last business day.
Can I get intraday data?
No, SWEA provides daily observations only. The Actor returns one value per series per date.
Why do some series have missing values?
Some series, like STIBOR, are not published on certain days. The Actor returns only the dates where Riksbank published a value.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is SWEA? | SWEA is Riksbank's database for Swedish interest rates and exchange rates. It includes the policy rate, STIBOR, government bond yields, treasury bill rates, and SEK cross rates. |
| Do I need an API key from Riksbank? | No. The Actor uses the public SWEA endpoint, so there is no registration or key required. |
| How do I get the latest rate for one series? | Select the series ID and keep 'Latest observation only' enabled. The Actor returns the most recent observation for that series. |
| Can I get historical data? | Yes. Turn off 'Latest observation only' and set a from date and to date. Leave the dates empty to get the full history from the first available observation. |
| What is the maximum number of observations? | You can set 'Maximum rates' up to 1,000,000 per run. The default is 10. |
| What format is the output? | The Actor returns a flat dataset with one row per observation. You can export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform. |
| Which series are available? | Over 100 series, including the policy rate, deposit and lending rates, STIBOR for 1 week to 12 months, government bond yields for 2 to 10 years, treasury bill rates, and SEK cross rates against major and minor currencies. |
| Can I pull all series at once? | Yes. Leave the series list empty and the Actor will pull every series in the catalog, capped by the max items limit. |
| How often is the data updated? | The Actor reads live data from Riksbank's SWEA API on each run, so you always get the latest published observations. |
| Is the data official? | Yes, the data comes directly from Sveriges Riksbank's SWEA database, the same source used in official publications. |
Related actors
- riksbank-swea-rates-scraper: Use this Actor to pull Riksbank SWEA rates for analysis or archival.
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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sveriges Riksbank. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| seriesIds | array | Riksbank SWEA series to pull. Pick one or more policy rates, reference rates, market rates, or SEK cross rates. Leave empty to pull every series in the catalog (capped by Max Items). | not set |
| latestOnly | boolean | When enabled, only the most recent observation per series is collected. Turn this off to pull a date range of historical observations. | true |
| fromDate | string | Start date for historical observations in YYYY-MM-DD form, for example 2024-01-01. Used only when 'Latest observation only' is off. Leave empty to start from each series' first available date. | not set |
| toDate | string | End date for historical observations in YYYY-MM-DD form, for example 2024-12-31. Used only when 'Latest observation only' is off. Defaults to today. | not set |
| maxItems | integer | How many rates to collect per run. | 10 |
Pricing
from $4.98 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.00498 to $0.0055 |
| result details | Detailed result with additional fields. | $0.00995 to $0.011 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~riksbank-swea-rates-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
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