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Factset Shares API

The Shares API from Factset — 2 operation(s) for shares.

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 25 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.

4 operations 2 paths 25 schemas 2 GET2 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 Shares API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Shares 4
GET
/factset-global-prices/v1/security-shares
Factset Gets Shares Outstanding Information for Securities.
getSharesOutstanding 6 params → 200202400401403415500
POST
/factset-global-prices/v1/security-shares
Factset Gets Shares Outstanding Information for Securities.
postSharesOutstanding body → 200202400401403415500
GET
/factset-prices/v1/shares
Factset Gets Shares for a List of ids as of Given Date Range.
getSecurityShares 6 params → 200400401403415500
POST
/factset-prices/v1/shares
Factset Requests Shares for a List of ids as of Given Date Range.
getSecuritySharesForList body → 200400401403415500

Schemas 25

The contract defines 25 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are sharesOutstandingResponseObject (15 properties), shares (7 properties), sharesRequest (6 properties), sharesOutstandingRequestBody (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

batchErrorObject
object
4 properties
sharesOutstandingResponseObject
object
15 properties
idsMax1000
array
The requested list of security identifiers. Accepted ID types include Market Tickers, SEDOL, ISINs, CUSIPs, or FactSet Permanent Ids.
batch
string
Enables the ability to asynchronously "batch" the request, supporting a long-running request for up to 20 minutes. Upon requesting batch=Y, the service will re…
idsBatchMax2000
array
The requested list of security identifiers. Accepted ID types include Market Tickers, SEDOL, ISINs, CUSIPs, or FactSet Permanent Ids. ids limit = 500 per non-b…
calendar
string
Calendar of data returned. SEVENDAY includes weekends.
splitAdjust
string
Code to control split adjustments for shares count.
startDate_2
string
The start date requested for a given date range in YYYY-MM-DD format. If left blank, the API will default to previous close. Future dates (T+1) are not accepte…
endDate
string
The end date requested for a given date range in YYYY-MM-DD format. Future dates (T+1) are not accepted in this endpoint.
BatchStatus
object
5 properties
shares
object
7 properties
sharesOutstandingRequest
object
Shares Outstanding Request Body
1 property 1 required
sharesRequest
object
Shares Request Body
6 properties 1 required
errorResponse
object
5 properties
frequency_2
string
Controls the display frequency of the data returned. D = Daily W = Weekly, based on the last day of the week of the start date. M = Monthly, based on the last…
endDate_2
string
The end date requested for a given date range in YYYY-MM-DD format. If left blank, the API will default to previous close. Future dates (T+1) are not accepted…
startDate
string
The start date requested for a given date range in YYYY-MM-DD format. Future dates (T+1) are not accepted in this endpoint.
soErrorResponse
object
Error Default Response
1 property
sharesResponse
object
1 property
calendar_2
string
Calendar of data returned. SEVENDAY includes weekends. LOCAL calendar will default to the securities' trading calendar which excludes date records for respecti…
soErrorObject
object
4 properties
BatchStatusResponse
object
1 property
sharesOutstandingResponse
object
1 property
frequency
string
Controls the display frequency of the data returned. D = Daily AD = Actual Daily W = Weekly, based on the last day of the week of the start date. M = Monthly,…
sharesOutstandingRequestBody
object
Shares Outstanding Request Body
6 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

factset-shares-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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