> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.financialdatasets.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Stock market infrastructure for AI agents.

Financial Datasets provides real-time, structured financial data through a clean, predictable REST API. We are a [primary-source data provider](/data-provenance) of SEC filing data — every financial statement, filing, and disclosure is collected, parsed, and served by us directly.

We ingest data the moment it is published, translate it into machine-ready formats, and expose it via API. Data is typically available within seconds of publication.

## What You Can Access

We cover **27,000+ active and delisted US tickers** with **30+ years** of history. Core datasets include:

* **[Financial Statements](/api/financials/income-statements)** - Income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
* **[Operational KPIs](/api/kpi/metrics)** - KPI metrics, forward guidance, and non-GAAP metrics.
* **[Segmented Financials](/api/financials/income-statement-segments)** - Business segment and geographic breakdowns.
* **[Earnings Data](/api/earnings/earnings)** - Structured quarterly and annual results, estimates, and surprise flags.
* **[SEC Filings](/api/filings/ticker)** - 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and more - with access to specific sections (e.g. Item 1A, Item 7).
* **[Insider Trades](/api/insider-trades/insider-trades)** - Form 4 insider activity.
* **[Institutional Holdings](/api/institutional-holdings/investor)** - SEC-direct Form 13F institutional holdings.
* **[Index Funds](/api/index-funds/ticker)** - ETF and index-fund holdings, weights, and which funds hold a security.
* **[Stock Prices](/api/prices/prices)** - Real-time and historical equity price data.

## Data Formats

* **Structured** - clean, typed JSON with consistent field naming across every endpoint.
* **Unstructured** - raw filing text and full documents, including section-level access to SEC filings.
* **Normalized / standardized** - line items mapped to a consistent taxonomy so they're comparable across companies and time periods.
* **As-reported** - figures exactly as the company filed them, preserving original labels and values without standardization.

## Built For

* AI financial agents and LLM pipelines
* Quantitative research platforms
* Portfolio management systems
* Event-driven trading infrastructure
* Internal data layers for fintech products

## Design Principles

* **Real-time ingestion** - filings are processed within seconds of publication.
* **Structured JSON responses** - consistent field naming across all endpoints.
* **Section-level filing access** - query specific sections of SEC filings without parsing full documents.
* **Machine-first design** - optimized for programmatic consumption, not human browsing.

Ready to start? Head to the [Quick Start](/quickstart) guide.