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Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) Datasets API

Time-series dataset retrieval

Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) Datasets API is one of 5 APIs that Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Datasets. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://data.nasdaq.com/api/v3.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.0.0
Base URL
https://data.nasdaq.com/api/v3
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) Datasets API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api_key (apiKeyQuery). An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Token (apiKeyHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyQuery — Nasdaq Data Link API key passed as query parameter
  • apiKeyHeader — Nasdaq Data Link API key passed as header

Paths & Operations 2

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

Datasets 2

Time-series dataset retrieval

GET
/datasets/{databaseCode}/{datasetCode}
Get a time-series dataset
getDataset 10 params → 200400401404429
GET
/datasets/{databaseCode}/{datasetCode}/metadata
Get dataset metadata
getDatasetMetadata 2 params → 200404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DatasetWithData (15 properties), QuandlError (1 property), DatasetMetadataResponse (1 property), DatasetResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DatasetResponse
object
1 property
DatasetWithData
object
15 properties
DatasetMetadataResponse
object
1 property
QuandlError
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

quandl-datasets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) publishes across the network.

Nasdaq Data Link Tables REST API
Nasdaq Cloud Data Service (NCDS) Streaming API
Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) Databases API
Quandl (Nasdaq Data Link) Tables API