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How to Connect Destatis GENESIS Statistics to Claude — via MCP

Access official German federal statistics from Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt) via the GENESIS API. Population, economy, trade, labor market, prices, and more.

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Destatis GENESIS Statistics

Destatis GENESIS Statistics

Access official German federal statistics from Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt) via the GENESIS API. Population, economy, trade, labor market, prices, and more.

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Region

DE

Category

Government

Authentication

API Key

Required env vars

DESTATIS_USERNAME_OR_TOKEN
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Summary

Access official German federal statistics from Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt) via the GENESIS API. Population, economy, trade, labor market, prices, and more.

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Example prompts for Destatis GENESIS Statistics

Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.

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Destatis GENESIS Statistics + Claude

Access official German federal statistics from Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt) via the GENESIS API. Population, economy, trade, labor market, prices, and more.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

DESTATIS_USERNAME_OR_TOKEN

Step 1 — Get credentials

Step 2 — Install the adapter

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude

Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide shows YOUR_SERVER_ID.

Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.

  1. In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
  2. Click +, then Add custom connector.
  3. Enter a name, e.g. Destatis GENESIS Statistics, and the remote MCP server URL https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add.
  4. Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.

All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
destatis_search_tablesSearch for statistical tables in the Destatis GENESIS database by keyword
destatis_get_tableRetrieve data from a specific Destatis GENESIS table by its code
destatis_get_table_metadataGet metadata and structure of a Destatis GENESIS table, including available dimensions, time ranges, and variable descriptions
destatis_list_statisticsList available statistics categories in the Destatis GENESIS database
destatis_login_checkVerify that the configured GENESIS credentials work and report which account the API sees

FAQ

Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.

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