SASEWBGO Interface Engine

Example 54.7 Retrieving a List of Indicators for a Specified Topic Using the URL= Option

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This example demonstrates how to use the URL= option to retrieve a list of available time series indicators for a specified topic.

options validvarname=any;
title 'Retrieve a List of Indicators for a Specified Topic ID Using the URL= Option';
libname wbgo sasewbgo "%sysget(WBGO)"
   url="http://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic/5/indicator?format=xml"
   page=2;

data my5top2;
   set wbgo.XWBGOTPU;
run;
proc contents data=my5top2; run;
proc print data=my5top2; run;

Output 54.7.1: Specifying the URL= Option for a List of Indicators for a Specified Topic

Retrieve a List of Indicators for a Specified Topic ID Using the URL= Option

Obs topic_id topic indicator_id name source_id source
1 5 Energy & Mining TM.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 2 World Development Indicators
2 12 Private Sector TM.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 2 World Development Indicators
3 21 Trade TM.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 2 World Development Indicators
4 5 Energy & Mining TX.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) 2 World Development Indicators
5 12 Private Sector TX.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) 2 World Development Indicators
6 21 Trade TX.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) 2 World Development Indicators
7 5 Energy & Mining TX.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) 2 World Development Indicators
8 12 Private Sector TX.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) 2 World Development Indicators
9 21 Trade TX.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) 2 World Development Indicators


Output 54.7.1 shows page 2 of the results. You can retrieve page 1 by removing the PAGE=2 option from the LIBNAME statement. Even though an indicator is selected based on the specified topic ID, all corresponding topics for that selected indicator are listed in the results.

Last updated: June 19, 2025