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Factset Bars API

The Bars API from Factset — 3 operation(s) for bars.

Factset Bars API is one of 233 APIs that Factset publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Bars. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, code examples, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 19 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.factset.com/tick-history/v2.

3 operations 3 paths 19 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.1.0
Base URL
https://api.factset.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, HTTP Basic
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Factset Bars API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (FactSetOAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (FactSetApiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Bars 3
POST
/level1/files/minute-bars/create
Factset Requests the Creation of Minute Bars File
requestMinutebarsFiles body → 202400401403429500
GET
/level1/files/minute-bars/status
Factset Returns the Status of the Id
getMinutebarsFileStatus 1 param → 201202401403404500
GET
/level1/files/minute-bars/get
Factset Returns the Minute Bars Data in Files Requested in the /create Endpoint
getMinutebarsFiles 3 params → 200202400401403404500

Schemas 19

The contract defines 19 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are minutesbarRequestBody (5 properties), MinTickData (3 properties), checkFiles (3 properties), ErrorObject (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

status
object
specifies the error message fields in the response
1 property
errorExample
object
Specifies the fields in the error message
3 properties
Get-FilesMinuteResponse
object
Returns Tick History Files
2 properties
minutesbarRequestBody
object
Level1 Minute bars request body elements
5 properties 5 required
dateTimePeriodMin
object
Date-Time
2 properties 2 required
ErrorObject
objectnull
error
3 properties
type
string
'type=trades' gives minute bars data calculated from trade data (price and volume)
tickers
array
The requested list of one or more tickers. NOTE: Maximum 500 tickers per request. .
submittedResponse
object
Returns Status of the id.
1 property
checkFiles
object
check-files
3 properties
pagination
object
List of pagination objects
2 properties
completedResponse
object
Returns status.
1 property
granularity
string
This is the grantualrity in which minute bars data is shown. Possible values are 1 Minute (1m)
filesOne
object
Array of data objects
2 properties
meta
object
Array of metadata objects
1 property
minRequest
object
Level1 Minute bars request body elements
1 property 1 required
factsetExchangeCode
string
FactSet specific regional or composite exchange code and last exchange code. NOTE:Does not support multiple factsetExchangeCodes .
MinTickData
object
Returns Tick History Response.
3 properties
StatusOne
object
request-files
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

factset-bars-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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