---
title: "Supported symbols + per-symbol availability"
method: GET
path: "/symbols"
tags: ["Discovery"]
---

# Supported symbols + per-symbol availability

`GET /symbols`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.backquant.com/v2`
- URL: `https://docs.backquant.com/v2/symbols`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Lists every symbol covered by v2 with the data categories that are currently live, the freshness of each category, the spot price, the count of active expiries, and the full set of supported endpoints. Recommended first call for new integrations.

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `401`: Invalid or missing API key
- `404`: No data available for the requested resource
- `422`: Validation error on query parameters
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/backquant/apis/backquant-api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/backquant/apis/backquant-api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/backquant/apis/backquant-api-v2/revisions/3c1c96b3cc24?raw)