GET /api/v1/index.json
API index. What this API is, its license and attribution, the sections it covers, and every endpoint.
Example: https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/index.json
Sample response
{
"api": "The Russet Report Data API",
"version": "v1",
"docs": "https://therussetreport.com/api",
"data_as_of": "2026-11-10",
"data_as_of_label": "Nov 10, 2026",
"data_pulled_at": "2026-11-11T00:38:53.009Z",
"generated_at": "2026-11-11T08:24:19.474Z",
"attribution": "Credit The Russet Report (therussetreport.com) with a visible link to the page the figure came from; every record carries its page_url.",
"name": "The Russet Report Data API",
"description": "Free JSON for every number published on The Russet Report (therussetreport.com): origins, varieties, packs & counts, the Board, why prices are moving, current price. The potato board, readable.",
"publisher": {
"name": "The Russet Report",
"url": "https://therussetreport.com"
},
"auth": "none",
"cors": "*",
"format": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
"license": "Free to use and republish with attribution; no key or sign-up. The underlying figures are public records from the agencies named in each series' provenance; The Russet Report collects, checks and publishes them.",
"update_policy": "Static files rebuilt every time the site rebuilds with new data. data_as_of in each response is the newest observation it holds; data_pulled_at is when the site last pulled its sources.",
"counts": {
"series": 29,
"stats": 13
},
"sections": [
{
"key": "origin",
"label": "Origins",
"series": 16,
"example": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/origin/california.json"
},
{
"key": "variety",
"label": "Varieties",
"series": 6,
"example": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/variety/long-white.json"
},
{
"key": "pack",
"label": "Packs & counts",
"series": 4,
"example": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/pack/consumer-bags.json"
},
{
"key": "board",
"label": "The Board",
"series": 1,
"example": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/board/weekly-movers.json"
},
{
"key": "why",
"label": "Why prices are moving",
"series": 1,
"example": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/why/potato-prices-rising.json"
},
{
"key": "current-price",
"label": "Current price",
"series": 1,
"example": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/current-price/potatoes.json"
}
],
"endpoints": [
{
"method": "GET",
"path": "/api/v1/index.json",
"url": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/index.json",
"description": "What this API is, its license and attribution, the sections it covers, and every endpoint."
},
{
"method": "GET",
"path": "/api/v1/latest.json",
"url": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/latest.json",
"description": "The newest reading of every data page on The Russet Report (29 series): the headline value as the site shows it, the newest point of each charted line with its date, whether it is current, and links to its page and full history."
},
{
"method": "GET",
"path": "/api/v1/stats.json",
"url": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/stats.json",
"description": "The 13 headline numbers on the therussetreport.com/stats page, each as a quotable sentence with its data date and a ready-made citation."
},
{
"method": "GET",
"path": "/api/v1/series/{section}/{slug}.json",
"url": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/series/pack/carton-counts.json",
"description": "Everything behind one data page: every charted point (date + value), the historical band where the page draws one, the page's tables exactly as shown, its source and citation. Find each series_url in latest.json."
},
{
"method": "GET",
"path": "/api/v1/openapi.json",
"url": "https://therussetreport.com/api/v1/openapi.json",
"description": "A machine-readable OpenAPI 3.1 description of these endpoints."
}
]
}