bea.international.trade_balance

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 40 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/bea.international.trade-balance.md

WHAT IT DOES

What bea.international.trade_balance does on Apibase

AI agents call bea.international.trade_balance to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`year`	string	—	Year(s) to retrieve. Single year (e.g. "2023"), comma-separated list ("2021,2022,2023"), "LAST5" for latest 5 years, "LAST10" for latest 10, or "X"/"ALL" for al
`frequency`	string	—	Data frequency: A=Annual (default), Q=Quarterly.
`indicator`	string	—	BEA ITA indicator code. Common values: "BalGdsServ" (balance on goods and services, default), "BalGds" (goods only), "BalServ" (services only), "BalCurrAcct" (c
`area_or_country`	string	—	Country or area filter. "AllCountries" (default) for world totals, or a specific country name such as "China", "Canada", "Mexico", "Germany", "Japan". Use "Area

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why bea.international.trade_balance is rated Low

Tool retrieves historical economic data without modifying records, executing code, or affecting financial transactions.

From the tool's definition Retrieve US international trade balance data from the BEA International Transactions Accounts dataset.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs bea.international.trade_balance safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For bea.international.trade_balance, this is the rule to start with:

bea.international.trade_balance Allowed

bea.international.trade_balance is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "bea.international.trade_balance": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every bea.international.trade_balance call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about bea.international.trade_balance

What does the bea.international.trade_balance tool do? +

Retrieve US international trade balance data from the BEA International Transactions Accounts (ITA) dataset. Covers balance on goods and services, current account balance, goods imports/exports, services imports/exports, and 800+ additional ITA indicators. Filter by country (China, Canada, Mexico, EU, etc.) or use AllCountries for world totals. Values in millions of USD. Annual or quarterly frequency. Official BEA government data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does bea.international.trade_balance accept? +

bea.international.trade_balance accepts 4 parameters: year, frequency, indicator, area_or_country. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on bea.international.trade_balance? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bea.international.trade_balance: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is bea.international.trade_balance? +

bea.international.trade_balance is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit bea.international.trade_balance? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the bea.international.trade_balance rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block bea.international.trade_balance completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for bea.international.trade_balance. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides bea.international.trade_balance? +

bea.international.trade_balance is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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