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Factset Reference API

The Reference API from Factset — 13 operation(s) for reference.

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

This API exposes 13 operations across 13 paths, and defines 11 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.

13 operations 13 paths 11 schemas 6 GET7 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 Reference API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 13

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 6 GET, 7 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Reference 13
GET
/instrument/crossReference/getByISIN
Factset Translate Isin to Instrument.
get/instrument/crossReference/getByISIN 2 params → 200
GET
/instrument/crossReference/getByWKN
Factset Translate Wkn to Instrument.
get/instrument/crossReference/getByWKN 2 params → 200
POST
/instrument/crossReference/listByISIN
Factset Translate a List of Isins to Instruments.
post/instrument/crossReference/listByISIN body → 200
POST
/instrument/crossReference/listByWKN
Factset Translate a List of Wkns to Instruments.
post/instrument/crossReference/listByWKN body → 200
GET
/instrument/crossReference/history/getByISIN
Factset Isin to Instrument Translation History.
get/instrument/crossReference/history/getByISIN 4 params → 200
GET
/instrument/crossReference/history/getByWKN
Factset Wkn to Instrument Translation History.
get/instrument/crossReference/history/getByWKN 4 params → 200
GET
/notation/crossReference/getByFactSetMarketSymbol
Translate a Factset Market Symbol to a Notation.
get/notation/crossReference/getByFactSetMarketSymbol 3 params → 200
POST
/notation/crossReference/listByInstrument
Factset List of Entitled Notations.
post/notation/crossReference/listByInstrument body → 200
POST
/notation/crossReference/listByISIN
Factset List of Entitled Notations.
post/notation/crossReference/listByISIN body → 200
POST
/notation/crossReference/listBySymbol
Factset List of Entitled Notations.
post/notation/crossReference/listBySymbol body → 200
GET
/notation/crossReference/factSetIdentifier/get
Retrieve Factset Identifiers for a Given Notation.
get/notation/crossReference/factSetIdentifier/get 3 params → 200
POST
/notation/crossReference/factSetIdentifier/listByFactSetIdentifier
Retrieve a List of Notations for a Given Factset Identifier.
post/notation/crossReference/factSetIdentifier/listByFactSetIdentifier body → 200
POST
/notation/crossReference/factSetIdentifier/listByInstrument
Retrieve a List of Factset Identifiers for a Given Instrument.
post/notation/crossReference/factSetIdentifier/listByInstrument body → 200

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PostNotationCrossReferenceListBySymbolRequest (2 properties), PostInstrumentCrossReferenceListByISINRequest (2 properties), OffsetBasedPaginationOutputObject (2 properties), PostNotationCrossReferenceFactSetIdentifierListByInstrumentRequest (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PostNotationCrossReferenceFactSetIdentifierListByInstrumentRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties 1 required
LanguageMember
string
ISO 639-1 code of the language.
AttributesMember
array
Limit the attributes returned in the response to the specified set.
PostInstrumentCrossReferenceListByISINRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties 1 required
PostNotationCrossReferenceListBySymbolRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
StatusObject
object
The status member contains the status code of the response.
1 property 1 required
PostNotationCrossReferenceListByInstrumentRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
PostNotationCrossReferenceFactSetIdentifierListByFactSetIdentifierRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties 1 required
PostInstrumentCrossReferenceListByWKNRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties 1 required
PostNotationCrossReferenceListByISINRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
OffsetBasedPaginationOutputObject
object
Pagination attributes for the offset-based pagination strategy.
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

factset-reference-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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