Symbols & Metadata

Symbol metadata

Fetch the enriched profile for a single ticker.

What it is

The symbol metadata endpoint returns the enriched profile for one ticker, including descriptive fields like sector, industry, website, and data coverage dates.

When to use it

Populating a detail panel after the user selects a symbol.
Giving agents extra context before they summarize a company.
Validating that a ticker is active before requesting signals or backtests.

REST example

python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
  'https://api.financedata.com/v1/symbols/AAPL',
  headers={'X-API-Key': os.environ['FDA_KEY']},
  timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

MCP example

Tool call body

{
"name": "get_symbol",
"arguments": {
  "symbol": "AAPL"
}
}

Agent prompt that triggers it

Look up AAPL and give me the company metadata I should show in a symbol overview panel.