estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data
Fetch time-series values for one or more e-Stat Statistics Dashboard indicator codes, optionally filtered by region and time range — population, labour, economy, trade, and other official Japanese government statistics (and comparable world figures for some indicators). Always call estat-japan-da...
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What estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data does on Apibase
AI agents call estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lang | string | — | Response language: 'EN' (English, default) or 'JP' (Japanese). |
cycle | string | — | Filter to one reporting cycle when an indicator publishes more than one, e.g. '1' (Month) or '3' (Calendar Year). See the cycle codes returned by estat-japan-da |
time_to | string | — | End of the time range, same notation as time_from, e.g. '2022CY00'. |
time_from | string | — | Start of the time range, in the indicator's own cycle notation, e.g. '2020CY00' (calendar year 2020) or '202101' + '00' -> '20210100' (January 2021 for monthly |
region_code | string | — | Region code to filter by. '00000' = Japan (national total, default upstream behaviour if omitted returns all regions the indicator has data for). 5-digit codes |
indicator_code | string | Yes | 20-digit e-Stat Dashboard indicator code, e.g. '0201010000000010000' (total population). Comma-separate multiple codes to fetch several series in one call. Disc |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data is rated Low
Retrieves historical statistical data without modifying state or triggering external operations.
From the tool's definition Fetch time-series values for one or more e-Stat Statistics Dashboard indicator codes
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The rule that runs estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data 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 estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data, this is the rule to start with:
estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data
Fetch time-series values for one or more e-Stat Statistics Dashboard indicator codes, optionally filtered by region and time range — population, labour, economy, trade, and other official Japanese government statistics (and comparable world figures for some indicators). Always call estat-japan-dashboard.indicator_info first to confirm units and valid cycle for the indicator, and estat-japan-dashboard.region_info to confirm region codes. Example: total population (indicator_code='0201010000000010000'), Japan (region_code='00000'), 2020-2022 (time_from='2020CY00', time_to='2022CY00'). Data: dashboard.e-stat.go.jp, no auth required, Public Data License v1.0 (attribution required, commercial reuse permitted). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data accepts 6 parameters: lang, cycle, time_to, time_from, region_code, indicator_code. Required: indicator_code. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data: 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.
estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data. 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.
estat-japan-dashboard.series.get_data 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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