The API and
the MCP server.

GET /api/healthService health

No key needed

{ status: "ok", timestamp, git_sha }. With deep=1 it probes each upstream source and returns { status: "healthy" or "degraded", sources, summary }. No key needed.

Cache: Don't cache. Use it to check the service is up before a batch job.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/health"

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "timestamp": "2026-10-27T22:12:46.167Z",
  "git_sha": "d6353e6…"
}

GET /api/macroMacro indicators· by indicator, marked below

Scope tamrack:macro:read

One indicator's time series: { indicator, label, source, periods, data: [{ date, value }] }. From the Bank of Canada Valet API and Statistics Canada. Leave out indicator to get the list of indicator keys.

Cache: Bank of Canada series change daily, StatsCan series monthly or quarterly. Cache for a few hours.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/macro?indicator=policy_rate&periods=24" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

Sample response

{
  "indicator": "policy_rate",
  "label": "BoC Policy Rate",
  "source": "Bank of Canada Valet API",
  "periods": 3,
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "value": 2.25
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-23",
      "value": 2.25
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-26",
      "value": 2.25
    }
  ]
}

GET /api/riskMacro risk indicators· Free API

Scope tamrack:macro:read

{ risk } with five series: Alberta unemployment, Edmonton rental vacancy, Edmonton housing starts, the Bank of Canada policy rate and the BoC energy price index. From StatsCan and the Bank of Canada.

Cache: Monthly series, cached an hour on our side. Cache for an hour or more.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/risk" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/cycleEconomic cycle position· Free API

Scope tamrack:macro:read

Alberta's current 10-indicator fingerprint compared with five past periods: { current, matches, bestMatch, whatHappenedNext, indicators }. Built from StatsCan and Bank of Canada series.

Cache: Recomputed at most hourly. Cache for an hour.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/cycle" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/benchmarksMunicipality benchmarks· Free API

Scope tamrack:macro:read

{ benchmarks }: one entry per municipality with slug, name, region, population, what data we hold for it, and the open-data URLs behind it. From our municipality registry.

Cache: Changes only when we add a municipality. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/benchmarks?municipalities=edmonton,calgary" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/corridorsGrowth corridors· Free API

Scope tamrack:macro:read

{ corridors }: the municipalities we cover grouped by region (Edmonton metro, Calgary metro, central, south, north, northwest, northeast), each sorted by population.

Cache: Changes only when we add a municipality. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/corridors" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/regionalRegional indicators· depends on the indicator; see plans

Scope tamrack:regional:read

Values for one Alberta Regional Dashboard indicator (population, unemployment rate, building permits, median household income and 50 more) across every municipality, or one municipality's time series. Leave out indicator to list them.

Cache: Annual and monthly series, cached a day on our side. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/regional?indicator=Unemployment%20Rate&municipality=Edmonton" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/housingHousing market· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

{ type, records, data }: CMHC and StatsCan starts, completions, units under construction, vacancy, rents, absorptions and mortgage rates for Edmonton and Calgary, or University of Alberta assessment trends by neighbourhood.

Cache: Monthly releases. Cache for an hour; a day for assessments and neighbourhoods.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/housing?type=starts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/rentalRental market· Free API

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

{ rental: { vacancyRates, rents } }: vacancy and average rent by bedroom count, Edmonton against Calgary. CMHC data through Statistics Canada.

Cache: The rental survey comes out a few times a year. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/rental" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/pipelineEdmonton housing pipeline· Free API

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

{ pipeline }: Edmonton housing starts, completions and units under construction as three series. From Statistics Canada.

Cache: Monthly release. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/pipeline" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/permitsDevelopment permits· Paid API

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

Permit activity for one municipality: hot neighbourhoods and the monthly trend, or recent permits with type=recent. Leave out municipality for a summary of all five. From each municipality's open-data portal; Parkland County publishes no permit feed, so it returns assessed parcels instead.

Cache: The portals update daily to weekly. Cache for a few hours.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/permits?municipality=edmonton&type=recent" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/assessmentsProperty assessments· Paid API

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

Counts and average assessed values by neighbourhood, building type, subdivision or zoning, for one municipality or all five under { municipalities }. Read from each municipality's open-data portal.

Cache: Assessment rolls change once a year. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/assessments?municipality=edmonton" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/commercialEdmonton commercial property· Paid API

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

{ commercial }: non-residential assessments by neighbourhood, business licences by category, businesses by neighbourhood, and monthly commercial building permits. From City of Edmonton open data.

Cache: Cached an hour on our side. Cache for a few hours.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/commercial" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/signalsEdmonton neighbourhood signals· Paid API

Scope tamrack:real-estate:read

{ description, signals } with four lists worked out from Edmonton permits, assessments and licences: transformation (hot to cooling zones), teardowns, renovation_roi and convergence.

Cache: Cached an hour on our side. Cache for an hour or more.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/signals" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/energyPipelines, production, wells· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:energy:read

Depends on type: Canada Energy Regulator pipeline throughput, crude production by province, pipeline incidents and apportionment, or Alberta Energy Regulator well licences (records, daily counts, top operators).

Cache: Regulator files refresh daily. Cache for a few hours.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/energy?type=throughput&pipeline=NGTL_THROUGHPUT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/electricityElectricity market· Charts only

Scope tamrack:energy:read

Charts only: refused (403) for every key, on every plan. This is Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) data, and AESO's terms allow non-commercial use only, so it stays on our free charts until AESO grants permission. Would return pool price by hour, supply and demand by fuel, actual against forecast load, or a pool price history.

Cache: Changes every few minutes, cached 5 minutes on our side. Cache for 5 minutes.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/electricity?type=supply_demand" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/businessBusiness and corporate data· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

Depends on type: Edmonton and Calgary business licences, StatsCan business counts by sector, facility greenhouse-gas emissions (ECCC), WCB employers by industry, Alberta non-profits, or CRA corporate tax statistics. Most types return { type, records, data }.

Cache: Cached a day on our side. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/business?type=sectors" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/retailRetail and business activity· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, records, data }: StatsCan Alberta retail sales by subsector, e-commerce, food services, business openings and closures, or Edmonton business licences by category, neighbourhood or month.

Cache: StatsCan types change monthly; cache for an hour. The Edmonton licence types are read live; cache for a few minutes.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/retail?type=subsectors" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/projectsMajor projects· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, source, records, data }: federal infrastructure projects in Alberta (paid API). type=provincial (Alberta Major Projects, licensed non-commercial only) and type=wells (AER, licence not yet confirmed) are charts only and refused (403) for every key.

Cache: Cached a day on our side. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/projects?type=provincial" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/opportunitiesFederal tenders· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, source, records, data }: CanadaBuys federal tenders for IT, software, AI and data work, soonest closing first, from the table our daily collection fills.

Cache: Updated by the daily collection at 06:00 UTC. Cache for a few hours.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/opportunities?type=tenders&open=1&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/hiringHiring signals· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, source, summary }: Canada Job Bank Alberta postings for back-office roles, by occupation, sector and city, with month-over-month change. Counts only; the source has no employer names.

Cache: Job Bank publishes monthly. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/hiring?type=signals" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/leadsDemand by municipality· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ rankings, meta }: municipalities ranked 0 to 100 on a blend of hiring momentum, permit growth, new businesses and provincial procurement. A direction to look in, not a list of companies.

Cache: Worked out on each call from tables the daily collection fills. Cache for a few hours.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/leads?limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/immigrationPermanent residents· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, records, data }: IRCC permanent-resident admissions by category, by metropolitan area, by occupation, or as a yearly trend.

Cache: IRCC publishes monthly. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/immigration?type=trend" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/fiscalGrants, transfers, contracts· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, records, data }: Alberta grant payments, federal transfers to Alberta, federal contracts in Alberta, or federal grants and contributions in Alberta. type=salary-disclosure: Alberta Public Service salary disclosure as aggregates by ministry and year (people disclosed, median and total compensation), never a row about one person. type=royalties: Alberta resource revenue by line (royalties, bonuses, rentals, totals), $ millions by fiscal year since 1970/71. type=sole-source: Alberta sole-source service contracts, count and value by ministry and quarter. type=sole-source-vendors: value by fiscal year for the largest vendors that are organisations; individuals are never named.

Cache: Published yearly or quarterly. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/fiscal?type=grants&fiscal_year=2024-25" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/politicsPolitics· Charts only

Scope tamrack:economy:read

Depends on type: MLAs, Alberta MPs, electoral districts, recent House of Commons votes, Alberta mentions in Hansard, 2021 federal results for Alberta ridings, or federal political contributions. From Represent (Open North), OpenParliament and Elections Canada.

Cache: Representatives and votes: cache for a few hours. Results and contributions don't change: cache for a day or more.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/politics?type=mlas" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/health-dataHealth statistics· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, records, data }: life expectancy by municipality and sex, births and deaths by municipality, or Alberta's leading causes of death.

Cache: Yearly releases. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/health-data?type=life-expectancy&municipality=Edmonton" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/crimeCrime· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

Depends on type: the Crime Severity Index for Alberta municipalities, Calgary crime and disorder counts by community, or (type=csi-statcan) Statistics Canada's total, violent and non-violent Crime Severity Index for every Alberta police service since 1998.

Cache: Cached a day on our side. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/crime?type=severity&municipality=Calgary" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/safetyAlerts and representatives· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, count, data }: Environment Canada alerts for Alberta, sitting MLAs, or the electoral district boundaries.

Cache: Alerts: cache for 30 minutes. MLAs and districts: cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/safety?type=alerts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/fireFire incidents· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, records, data }: Edmonton Fire Rescue incidents (recent, by type, by neighbourhood, or by month), active Alberta wildfires (CWFIS), or 511 Alberta alerts.

Cache: Alerts: cache for 5 minutes. Everything else: cache for an hour.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/fire?type=edmonton-trend" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/wildfireWildfire history· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ source, records, data }: the 200 most recent historical Alberta wildfires with year, cause, size and location. From Alberta Open Data.

Cache: Yearly release. Cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/wildfire" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/environmentWater, wildfires, earthquakes· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

Depends on type: Environment Canada water-level stations, active and season wildfires from Alberta Wildfire, or earthquakes in Alberta from the USGS.

Cache: Cached an hour on our side. Cache for an hour.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/environment?type=wildfires" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/weatherWeather and air quality· Paid API

Scope tamrack:economy:read

{ type, count, data }: current conditions for Alberta cities, current air quality (AQHI), or monthly temperatures for one climate station. From Environment Canada.

Cache: Current and AQHI: cache for 30 minutes. Climate: cache for a day.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/weather?type=aqhi" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"

GET /api/trafficRoads and traffic· by type, marked below

Scope tamrack:economy:read

511 Alberta road conditions, events and alerts, and Edmonton and Calgary traffic disruptions. type=all returns { roads, events, alerts }.

Cache: Cached 10 minutes on our side. Cache for 10 minutes.

curl "https://flossypurse.studio/data/api/traffic?type=roads" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_your_key"