> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.macrobymark.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Discovery Catalog

> How to explore 2M+ provider series and request curation.

# Discovery Catalog

The Indicators endpoints serve curated, normalized data. But the platform
ingests far more series than it curates. The Discovery catalog gives you
access to the full raw inventory from every connected provider.

## When to use Discovery vs. Indicators

Use **Indicators** when you want clean, comparable data with standardized
metadata, release tracking, and vintage support.

Use **Discovery** when you're looking for a specific provider series that
hasn't been curated yet, or when you want to browse the full breadth of
what's available.

## Searching the catalog

```bash theme={null}
curl -G https://macrobymark.com/api/indicators/discover \
  --data-urlencode "q=consumer price index" \
  --data-urlencode "provider=eurostat" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
```

The discovery search uses PostgreSQL full-text search across 2M+ series.
You can filter by `provider`, `frequency`, and `geo`.

## Requesting curation

Found a series you need in the curated layer? Submit a curation request:

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://macrobymark.com/api/indicators/curation-requests \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"provider": "eurostat", "seriesKey": "PRC_HICP_MANR__CP00__M__EU"}'
```

Curation requests are reviewed and prioritized by demand.