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Factset Basic API

The Basic API from Factset — 38 operation(s) for basic.

Factset Basic API is one of 460 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 Basic. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, code examples, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 38 operations across 38 paths, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.factset.com, https://api-sandbox.factset.com.

38 operations 38 paths 17 schemas 28 GET10 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.factset.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Factset Basic API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 38

Across 38 paths, the API surfaces 38 operations — 28 GET, 10 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Basic 38
GET
/alerting/prices/basic/alert/get
Factset Details of an Alert.
get/alerting/prices/basic/alert/get 2 params → 200
GET
/alerting/prices/basic/alert/list
Factset List of Alerts.
get/alerting/prices/basic/alert/list 4 params → 200
GET
/alerting/prices/basic/trigger/get
Factset Details of a Trigger.
get/alerting/prices/basic/trigger/get 2 params → 200
POST
/alerting/prices/basic/trigger/list
Factset List of Triggers.
post/alerting/prices/basic/trigger/list body → 200
GET
/basic/assetClass/list
Factset List of Asset Classes.
get/basic/assetClass/list 1 param → 200
POST
/basic/backgroundText/type/list
Factset List of Background Text Types.
post/basic/backgroundText/type/list body → 200
GET
/basic/benchmark/type/list
Factset List of Benchmark Types.
get/basic/benchmark/type/list 2 params → 200
POST
/basic/delivery/list
Factset List of Deliveries.
post/basic/delivery/list body → 200
GET
/basic/frequency/type/list
Factset List of Frequency Types.
get/basic/frequency/type/list 2 params → 200
GET
/basic/language/get
Factset Details for a Language.
get/basic/language/get 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/language/getByCode
Factset Details for a Language Identified by Code.
get/basic/language/getByCode 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/language/list
Factset List of Languages.
get/basic/language/list 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/market/get
Factset Details of a Market.
get/basic/market/get 3 params → 200
POST
/basic/market/list
Factset List of Markets.
post/basic/market/list body → 200
GET
/basic/market/group/list
Factset List of Market Groups.
get/basic/market/group/list 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/market/type/list
Factset List of Market Types.
get/basic/market/type/list 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/media/kind/list
Factset List of Media Kinds.
get/basic/media/kind/list 1 param → 200
POST
/basic/media/type/list
Factset List of Internet Media Types.
post/basic/media/type/list body → 200
POST
/basic/mic/operating/list
Factset List of Operating Market Identifier Codes (mic).
post/basic/mic/operating/list body → 200
GET
/basic/region/get
Factset Details for a Region.
get/basic/region/get 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/region/list
Factset List of Regions.
get/basic/region/list 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/region/continent/get
Factset Details for a Continent.
get/basic/region/continent/get 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/region/continent/list
Factset List of Continents.
get/basic/region/continent/list 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/region/country/get
Factset Details for a Country.
get/basic/region/country/get 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/region/country/getByCode
Factset Details for a Country Identified by Code.
get/basic/region/country/getByCode 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/region/country/list
Factset List of Countries.
get/basic/region/country/list 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/timezone/get
Factset Details of a Timezone.
get/basic/timezone/get 2 params → 200
GET
/basic/timezone/getByName
Factset Details of a Timezone Identified by Name.
get/basic/timezone/getByName 2 params → 200
POST
/basic/timezone/list
Factset List of Timezones.
post/basic/timezone/list body → 200
GET
/basic/valueUnit/get
Factset Details of a Value Unit.
get/basic/valueUnit/get 3 params → 200
POST
/basic/valueUnit/list
Factset List of Value Units.
post/basic/valueUnit/list body → 200
GET
/basic/valueUnit/alternative/list
Factset List of Alternative Units.
get/basic/valueUnit/alternative/list 3 params → 200
POST
/basic/valueUnit/currency/list
Factset List of Currencies.
post/basic/valueUnit/currency/list body → 200
GET
/basic/valueUnit/currency/fractional/get
Factset Details of a Fractional Currency.
get/basic/valueUnit/currency/fractional/get 3 params → 200
GET
/basic/valueUnit/currency/fractional/list
Factset List of Fractional Currencies.
get/basic/valueUnit/currency/fractional/list 3 params → 200
POST
/basic/valueUnit/currency/main/list
Factset List of Main Currencies.
post/basic/valueUnit/currency/main/list body → 200
GET
/instrument/search/basic
Factset Basic Search for Instruments.
get/instrument/search/basic 8 params → 200
GET
/notation/search/basic
Factset Basic Search for Notations.
get/notation/search/basic 9 params → 200

Schemas 17

The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CursorBasedPaginationOutputObject (4 properties), PostBasicDeliveryListRequest (2 properties), PostBasicBackgroundTextTypeListRequest (2 properties), PostBasicMarketListRequest (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PartialOutputObject
object
Object denoting that the endpoint response is possibly incomplete.
1 property 1 required
PostBasicTimezoneListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
PostBasicMarketListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
PostBasicBackgroundTextTypeListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
LanguageMember
string
ISO 639-1 code of the language.
PostBasicDeliveryListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
PostBasicValueUnitCurrencyMainListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
AttributesMember
array
Limit the attributes returned in the response to the specified set.
PostBasicValueUnitCurrencyListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
PostBasicMediaTypeListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
PostBasicValueUnitListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
OffsetBasedPaginationOutputObjectWithoutTotal
object
Pagination attributes for the offset-based pagination strategy; a total element count is not supported.
1 property 1 required
StatusObject
object
The status member contains the status code of the response.
1 property 1 required
CursorBasedPaginationOutputObject
object
Pagination attributes for the cursor-based pagination strategy.
4 properties 4 required
PostAlertingPricesBasicTriggerListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
OffsetBasedPaginationOutputObject
object
Pagination attributes for the offset-based pagination strategy.
2 properties 2 required
PostBasicMicOperatingListRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

factset-basic-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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