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Access World Bank development indicators and country statistics
Passed 24 of 24 test cases with the skill, and 20 of 24 without it.
and 1 more in the full report
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One of 4 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Write a curl command to inspect metadata detailed for China, such as region, income level, and capital city, from the World Bank API.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| The curl URL queries the /v2/country/CN endpoint. | Missed | Passed |
| The request includes format=json parameter. | Passed | Passed |
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The World Bank Data API provides free access to one of the most comprehensive collections of global development data available. The Indicators API covers over 16,000 development indicators across 217 countries and territories, with time series data spanning several decades. Topics include poverty and inequality, health outcomes, education statistics, infrastructure, trade, environmental metrics, and governance indicators.
This API is a cornerstone resource for researchers in development economics, public health, education policy, environmental science, and political science. The World Bank's data is widely cited in academic publications and policy documents, making it an authoritative source for cross-country comparative research.
The API is entirely free, requires no authentication, and returns data in JSON, XML, or other formats. The v2 API supports pagination, filtering by date ranges and income levels, and provides metadata about indicators and data sources.
No authentication is required. The World Bank Data API is free and open.
# No API key needed
curl "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/US/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?format=json&date=2020:2024"
GET https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/{country_code}/indicator/{indicator_code}?format=json
Parameters:
country_code: ISO 2-letter or 3-letter code; use all for all countriesindicator_code: World Bank indicator codeformat: json or xml (default xml)date: Year range (e.g., 2015:2024)per_page: Results per page (default 50, max 32500)page: Page numberCommon Indicators:
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD: GDP (current US$)NY.GDP.PCAP.CD: GDP per capita (current US$)SP.POP.TOTL: Total populationSI.POV.DDAY: Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/daytest cases passed, vs 20 / 24 without
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