Searching Symbol code

Overview

'/search' endpoint provides the search functionality for symbols. The result is the same as This page's search functionality.

Key Features:

Supports both GET and POST requests
Allows optional filtering based on type
Free but rate limit applies

GET request

https://insightsentry.p.rapidapi.com/v1/search?query=AAPL&type=stocks

POST request

{
  "query": "AAPL",
  "type": "stocks"  // optional. Allowed values: 'crypto', 'index', 'forex', 'futures', 'funds', 'stocks'
}

Request Parameter

{
  "query": "AAPL",
  "type": "stocks"  // optional. Allowed values: 'crypto', 'index', 'forex', 'futures', 'funds', 'stocks'
}

query

Search query for a symbol's code or description

type

Optional. Filtering based on a given type. Allowed values: 'crypto', 'index', 'forex', 'futures', 'funds', 'stocks'

Response Data

[
  {
    "name": "AAPL",
    "code": "NASDAQ:AAPL",
    "type": "stock",
    "exchange": "NASDAQ",
    "currency_code": "USD",
    "country": "US",
    "description": "Apple Inc."
  },
  {
    "name": "AAPL",
    "code": "BMV:AAPL",
    "type": "stock",
    "exchange": "BMV",
    "currency_code": "MXN",
    "country": "MX",
    "description": "APPLE INC"
  },
  {
    "name": "AAPL",
    "code": "BCBA:AAPL",
    "type": "dr",
    "exchange": "BYMA",
    "currency_code": "ARS",
    "country": "AR",
    "description": "APPLE INC CEDEAR(REPR 1/20 SHR) (ARS)"
  }
  // omitted for brevity  
]

Response Fields

name

Symbol name (String)

code

Symbol code (String), which is used for other endpoints

type

Symbol type (String)

exchange

Exchange code (String)

currency_code

Currency code (String)

country

Country code (String)

description

Symbol description (String)

Code Examples

import requests

url = "https://insightsentry.p.rapidapi.com/v1/search"
headers = {
    'x-rapidapi-key': <your api key>,
    'x-rapidapi-host': "insightsentry.p.rapidapi.com"
}
data = {
    "query": "AAPL",
    "type": "stocks"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.text)

# or you can also use GET request

response = requests.get("https://insightsentry.p.rapidapi.com/v1/search?query=AAPL&type=stocks", headers=headers)
print(response.text)

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