Factset Search 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 Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, code examples, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.
This API exposes
26 operations
across 26 paths,
and defines 94 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.
26 operations26 paths94 schemas9 GET17 POST
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Factset Search API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 26
Across 26 paths, the API surfaces 26 operations — 9 GET, 17 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Screener for stocks' notations based on stock-specific parameters.
post/stock/notation/screener/searchbody→ 200
Schemas 94
The contract defines 94 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are InstrumentID (11 properties), InvestmentResearchObject (9 properties), Error (6 properties), Fdc3Instrument (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
PartialOutputObject
object
Object denoting that the endpoint response is possibly incomplete.
1 property1 required
TagResponse
object
Response object for a single tag
1 property
PostDebtInstrumentIssuerSearchRequest
object
2 properties
CountryID
object
1 property
PercentChange
object
2 properties
RankedTable
object
2 properties1 required
ValueChangeDateLabelAnswer
ColoredValueLabelDateTemplateData
AnswerWithTitle
StringOrNumberTagValue
TableAnswer
TagValuesListResponse
object
Response object for a list of tag values
2 properties
ValueLabelAnswer
AdaptiveCardWithThumbnail
object
2 properties
PercentChangeLabelAnswer
PostStockNotationScreenerSearchRequest
object
2 properties
ErrorLink
object
1 property1 required
ChangeColor
string
ValueLabelTemplateData
DataPair
object
2 properties2 required
NoAnswersFound
ValueLabelDateTextBlockAnswer
ThumbnailCard
object
JSON that matches [Thumbnail Card](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/task-modules-and-cards/cards/cards-referencethumbnail-card) format.
MetaRequestModel
object
Meta request model which includes pagination controls
1 property
LinkTextBlockTemplateData
TagListResponse
object
Response object for a list of tags
2 properties
TitledTextBlock
object
2 properties
AdaptiveCardDataItem
InvestmentResearch
object
Filings Response Object
2 properties
Fdc3Instrument
object
5 properties2 required
StatusObject
object
The status member contains the status code of the response.
1 property1 required
InstrumentID
object
11 properties
AnswerWithoutData
MetaModel
object
Meta model which includes pagination information
1 property
DocumentListResponse
object
Response object for a list of documents
2 properties
PostNewsArticleSearchByTextRequest
object
Request Body
2 properties
AdaptiveCard
object
JSON that matches [Adaptive Card](https://adaptivecards.io/explorer/) format.
TableTemplateData
TextBlockFootingAnswer
DocumentRequest
object
2 properties
LinkTextBlockAnswer
Fdc3Context
OffsetBasedPaginationOutputObject
object
Pagination attributes for the offset-based pagination strategy.
2 properties2 required
ValueColor
string
ValueLabelDateAnswer
OffsetBasedPaginationOutputObject_2
object
Pagination attributes for the offset-based pagination strategy.
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