Market Data & Technical Indicators API
Rapid Market API delivers comprehensive financial market data through a single, unified REST interface. Access real-time quotes, historical OHLCV data, technical indicators, stock screeners, options chains, earnings data, and market news — all with consistent JSON responses and built-in error handling. ## PERFECT FOR: Trading apps, portfolio trackers, financial dashboards, stock screeners,…
Market Data & Technical Indicators API endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quotes & Prices | ||
| GET |
getHistory /history |
Fetch historical candlestick data for charting and technical analysis. **Use Cases:** - Build price charts (candlestick, line, area) - Calculate custom indicators - Backtest… |
| GET |
getQuotes /quotes |
Fetch real-time quotes for one or more symbols. Supports stocks, ETFs, indices, crypto, and forex pairs. **Supported Asset Types:** - Stocks: `AAPL`, `MSFT`, `GOOGL` - ETFs:… |
| Analysis & Indicators | ||
| GET |
getTechnicalIndicators /indicators/ta |
Compute technical indicators on historical price data. Returns both raw OHLCV candles and computed indicator values. **Supported Indicators:** - `SMA_N` - Simple Moving Average… |
| GET |
getFundamentals /fundamentals |
Fetch fundamental data for a stock including valuation ratios, financial metrics, and company info. **Included Metrics:** - Valuation: P/E ratio, Forward P/E, Price-to-Book -… |
| Screening & Discovery | ||
| GET |
runPresetScreener /screener/preset |
Run a preset screener with predefined filter criteria. **Available Presets:** - `large_cap_growth` - Large cap stocks (>$10B market cap) with P/E < 50 - `high_dividend` - Stocks… |
| GET |
runCustomScreener /screener/custom |
Run a custom screener with your own filter criteria over a curated universe of ~100 popular US stocks. **Filter Options:** - Market cap range (min/max) - Maximum P/E ratio -… |
| GET |
searchSymbols /search |
Search for stocks, ETFs, and other assets by company name or ticker symbol. **Tips:** - Search by partial name: `apple` returns AAPL, APLE, etc. - Search by ticker: `TSLA`… |
| GET |
getMarketOverview /overview/market |
Get a complete market snapshot including major indices, top gainers, top losers, and most active stocks. **Perfect for:** - Market summary dashboards - Morning market briefings -… |
| GET |
getTopMovers /widgets/top-movers |
Get stocks with the largest price movements (both gainers and losers). Perfect for dashboard widgets showing market activity. **Returns:** Stocks sorted by absolute percent… |
| GET |
getSectorPerformance /overview/sector-performance |
Get performance data for all major market sectors with 1-day, 1-week, and 1-month returns. **Use Cases:** - Sector heatmaps - Sector rotation analysis - Portfolio allocation… |
| News & Sentiment | ||
| GET |
getNewsBySymbol /news/by-symbol |
Get news articles for a specific stock symbol with optional sentiment analysis. **Sentiment Analysis:** When enabled, each article is classified as `positive`, `neutral`, or… |
| GET |
getMarketNews /news/market |
Get general market news headlines aggregated from multiple sources. **Coverage:** S&P 500, market trends, economic news, Fed announcements, and more. |
| Options Data | ||
| GET |
getOptionsExpirations /options/expirations |
Get all available option expiration dates for a symbol. **Use Case:** Call this first to get valid expiration dates, then use `/options/chain` with a specific date. |
| GET |
getOptionsChain /options/chain |
Get the full options chain (calls and puts) for a symbol. **Data Included:** - Contract symbol, strike price - Last price, bid, ask - Volume, open interest - Implied volatility -… |
| Earnings & Holdings | ||
| GET |
getMajorHolders /holders/major |
Get ownership breakdown showing percentage held by insiders, institutions, and public. |
| GET |
getEarningsCalendar /earnings/calendar |
Get upcoming earnings announcements within a date range. **Perfect for:** - Earnings season tracking - Event-driven trading strategies - Portfolio risk management |
| GET |
getEarningsBySymbol /earnings/by-symbol |
Get earnings history and next earnings date for a stock. **Data Included:** - Historical EPS (actual vs estimate) - Earnings surprise percentage - Next earnings date and estimate |
| GET |
getInstitutionalHolders /holders/institutional |
Get top institutional investors and their positions in a stock. **Data Included:** - Institution name - Number of shares held - Percentage of outstanding shares - Filing date -… |
Market Data & Technical Indicators API pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO Recommended | $9.99 / month | — |
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| ULTRA | $29.99 / month | — |
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