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The Finance Research API is purpose-built for financial questions. Like the Research API, it runs multiple searches, reads through sources, and synthesizes everything into a thorough, well-cited answer — but its retrieval index is optimized for financial data: earnings reports, SEC filings, analyst coverage, market data, and financial news.
Use it when you need credible, sourced answers to financial questions: company fundamentals, market trends, competitive analysis, earnings summaries, or macroeconomic research.
Authentication
X-API-Keystring
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Request
This endpoint expects an object.
inputstringRequired<=40000 characters
The financial research question or complex query requiring in-depth investigation and multi-step reasoning.
Note: The maximum length of the input is 40,000 characters.
research_effortenumOptionalDefaults to deep
Controls how much time and effort the Finance Research API spends on your question. Higher effort levels run more searches and dig deeper into sources, at the cost of a longer response time.
Available levels:
- `deep`: The default. Spends more time researching and cross-referencing sources. Good for most financial questions, including multi-company comparisons, earnings analysis, and regulatory research. Latency is under 120s.
- `exhaustive`: The most thorough option. Explores the topic as fully as possible, best suited for complex financial research tasks where you want the highest quality result. Latency is under 300s.
Allowed values:
Response
A JSON object containing a comprehensive finance-grade answer with citations and supporting search results
outputobject
The research output containing the answer and sources.
Errors
401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
422
Unprocessable Entity Error
500
Internal Server Error
The Finance Research API is purpose-built for financial questions. Like the Research API, it runs multiple searches, reads through sources, and synthesizes everything into a thorough, well-cited answer — but its retrieval index is optimized for financial data: earnings reports, SEC filings, analyst coverage, market data, and financial news.
Use it when you need credible, sourced answers to financial questions: company fundamentals, market trends, competitive analysis, earnings summaries, or macroeconomic research.
Controls how much time and effort the Finance Research API spends on your question. Higher effort levels run more searches and dig deeper into sources, at the cost of a longer response time.
Available levels:
deep: The default. Spends more time researching and cross-referencing sources. Good for most financial questions, including multi-company comparisons, earnings analysis, and regulatory research. Latency is under 120s.
exhaustive: The most thorough option. Explores the topic as fully as possible, best suited for complex financial research tasks where you want the highest quality result. Latency is under 300s.