firstdata
FirstData
What FirstData Is
FirstData is a structured knowledge base of authoritative primary data sources, covering 1000+ sources to help agents locate official origins rather than generating unverified answers.
It does not replace raw data — it acts as an "authoritative data navigator", taking vague user needs as input, recommending the most appropriate primary sources, and providing clear access paths, API information, and download methods so both users and agents can trace back to original evidence.
Coverage:
- International organizations: World Bank, IMF, OECD, WHO, FAO, etc.
- Chinese government agencies: PBC, National Bureau of Statistics, General Administration of Customs, CSRC, etc.
- National official agencies: US, Canada, Japan, UK, Australia, etc.
- Academic & research databases: NBER, Penn World Table, PubMed, etc.
- Corporate disclosure & market platforms: stock exchange disclosure systems, listed company filings, etc.
- Industry-specific databases: energy, finance, health, climate, legal & regulatory, etc.
When to use: When users need to find official data sources, compare source authority, obtain official URLs/APIs/download paths, or build evidence-chain workflows. FirstData is a source locator, not an answer generator — after receiving results, guide users back to original sources for verification rather than treating them as final answers.