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Yes. However, the FINRA member firm must provision a Firm Credential via the FINRA API Console and provide the credential information to the service provider/vendor.
When transitioning from accessing mock data to accessing production data, please be sure to remove “mock” from the endpoint before submitting your request. Also ensure you are using either Firm or Organization API Credential Type to access non-mock datasets.
FINRA's API Service is a strategic FINRA initiative to support the automation goals of member firms and encourage the innovation opportunities that APIs offer to the broader financial services industry.
Yes, we do have a Test Environment available. FINRA Member Firms or Non member Organizations who have onboarded to the API can refer to the QA Test Environment documentation to get more information about accessing a test environment with realistic data.
We also provide mock datasets containing randomized data that are available to all users. The mock datasets can be accessed using using Mock Credential type. All Mock Credentials provisioned via the API Console access to these mock datasets.
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The mock data is a SAMPLE of the data available in production. It is not the complete dataset available in production.
The API Developer Center is about making it faster and easier for developers to find the information they need to build automated compliance solutions that improve risk management and lower regulatory cost using the FINRA API Platform. Visit our catalog to see which datasets are currently available.
An API support center is available on the API Developer Center, where you can submit a support request via email. Please review the FAQs on the Support page and on the various Product pages before submitting a support request.
The FINRA API team will do its best to help you overcome any issues getting starting or using the API platform.
Users with a FINRA Gateway account with access to the API Console can click the Subscribe button on the News & Updates page. You will be directed to the Notification Preferences page on FINRA Gateway if you are logged in. If you are NOT logged in, you will first be asked to log into FINRA Gateway and then you will be re-directed to the Notification Preferences page. You can then subscribe to the following categories of content under API Developer Center:
If you do not have FINRA Gateway account with access to the API Console, you'll first need to obtain one by referring to the The API Console section under 'Getting Started' in the Documentation page.
Yes, please visit our catalog of query datasets for available equity and fixed income data. For additional data not currently available via API that may be available across other FINRA platforms, please refer to the following resources:
There are four (4) API account or credential types:
FINRA member firms may create mock, public, and firm credentials.
Other organizations that are not FINRA member firms may create mock, public, and organization credentials.
Individuals may create mock and public credentials.
Please see the fees section of the API Developer Center for more information.
To get started with FINRA's API Platform first familiarize yourself with the content published here on the API Developer Center starting here.
FINRA's API platform is a sophisticated REST based solution with advanced querying capabilities. Becoming familiar with its features will help you build a proper connection to the platform.
Once familiar with the features of the platform, the next step will be to get access to the API Console hosted on FINRA Gateway.
Yes, please review additional terms and conditions for datasets on this page.
Yes, for security and privacy reasons, Social Security Numbers (SSN) is not available in the FINRA API.