Getting started

Use the Explore UI for interactive charts, or connect Excel and HTTP clients to the Scrolls Data API.

1. Open Explore

Go to Explore, pick a source (start with FRED), search the catalog, select series, and chart them.

2. Connect Excel

Prefer zero-code? Follow the Excel guide for OData feeds and CSV From Web URLs.

3. Call the Data API

Programmatic clients use JSON and CSV routes documented under REST & CSV. Default local API base:

http://localhost:8000

When you run the Scrolls website locally, set SCROLLS_DATA_API_BASE_URL to that base so Explore can proxy requests.

4. Institutional Python SDK

For notebooks and agents that need search + series over gRPC, install scrolls and follow the Python SDK guide (scrolls.data / scrolls.analytics).