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Get company facts

Overview

The Financial Datasets company facts API returns the basic facts about a public company by ticker: name, CIK, sector, industry, exchange, location, SIC code, a link to its SEC filings, and whether the company is still active. It covers 28,000+ tickers, updated in real time. To look a company up by SEC CIK, use Facts (by CIK). You can call it as a REST endpoint with an API key, or from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI apps through the MCP server, or pay per request with x402. Pricing starts at $20. To get started, please create an account and grab your API key at financialdatasets.ai. You will use the API key to authenticate your API requests.

Coverage

Available Tickers

You can fetch a list of available tickers with a GET request to: https://api.financialdatasets.ai/company/facts/tickers/

Getting Started

There are only 3 steps for making a successful API call:
  1. Add your API key to the header of the request as X-API-KEY.
  2. Add query params like ticker filter the data.
  3. Execute the API request.
Note: You must include the ticker in your query params.

Example

Company Facts

FAQ

Can I look up a company by CIK instead of ticker?

Yes. Pass cik instead of ticker. See Facts (by CIK).

Does it include SIC codes?

Yes. Each company has its SIC code, with the SIC industry and SIC sector, next to its sector and industry.

Which tickers are covered?

28,000+ tickers. Get the full list with a GET request to https://api.financialdatasets.ai/company/facts/tickers/.

Can an AI agent use this data?

Yes. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients reach it through the Financial Datasets MCP server. An agent with a wallet can also pay per request with x402, with no account.

Authorizations

X-API-KEY
string
header
required

API key for authentication.

Query Parameters

ticker
string

The ticker symbol.

cik
string

The CIK of the company.

Response

Company facts response

company_facts
object