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Xignite Global Corporate Actions API

Corporate action events such as dividends, splits, mergers, and symbol changes from the globalcorporateactions.xignite.com service.

Xignite Global Corporate Actions API is one of 23 APIs that Xignite publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Corporate Actions, Dividends, and Splits. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 19 operations across 19 paths, and defines 42 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.4, at version 1.0.3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://globalcorporateactions.xignite.com.

19 operations 19 paths 42 schemas 19 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.4
API Version
1.0.3
Base URL
https://globalcorporateactions.xignite.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Xignite Global Corporate Actions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as _token (basic). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basic — Token for your account.

Paths & Operations 19

Across 19 paths, the API surfaces 19 operations — 19 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

XigniteGlobalCorporateActions 19
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/ListExchanges
→ 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/ListEventTypes
→ 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/ListSymbols
3 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/ListSymbolChanges
2 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/ListIdentifierChanges
3 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/ListListingChanges
4 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetEventSummaries
6 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetEventSummariesByExchange
4 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetDistributions
6 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetDistributionsByExchange
4 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetSplits
5 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetSplitsByExchange
2 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetSpinoffs
5 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetMergers
5 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetTakeovers
5 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetTenderOffers
5 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetRights
5 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetRightsByExchange
2 params → 200
GET
/xGlobalCorporateActions/GetSecuritySwap
5 params → 200

Schemas 42

The contract defines 42 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TenderOffer (30 properties), Takeover (29 properties), Distribution (21 properties), Merger (19 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SecuritySwap
object
8 properties
Rights
object
14 properties
EventSummary
object
7 properties
TakeoversList
RightsList
Split
object
5 properties
SecurityRights
object
2 properties
ExchangeList
SymbolList
SecurityDistributions
object
2 properties
TenderOffer
object
30 properties
EventTypeList
SecurityDescription
object
4 properties
EventSummaryList
SecurityEvent
object
2 properties
IdentifierChangeList
OutcomeTypes
string
SplitList
Spinoff
object
16 properties
Merger
object
19 properties
SymbolChange
object
11 properties
CorporateActionsEventType
object
3 properties
SecuritySwapsList
Common
object
4 properties
Security
object
14 properties
ExchangeSplit
object
2 properties
SecurityDistributionsList
MergersList
IdentifierChange
object
9 properties
Distribution
object
21 properties
TenderOffersList
Takeover
object
29 properties
ListingChangeList
DistributionsList
ListingChange
object
8 properties
ExchangeDescription
object
2 properties
SpinoffList
SecurityEventSummariesList
IdentifierTypes
string
SecurityRightsList
ExchangeSplitList
SymbolChangeList

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

xignite-xigniteglobalcorporateactions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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