---
title: "Most Shorted Stocks"
method: GET
path: "/short-interest/ranking"
tags: ["Short Interest"]
---

# Most Shorted Stocks

`GET /short-interest/ranking`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dataporium.io`
- URL: `https://api.dataporium.io/short-interest/ranking`
- Auth: API key in query parameter `apikey`

Stocks ranked on one settlement date by short percent of shares outstanding, days to cover, short interest or other measures, with company name, sector, industry, country, price and market cap. Filter by market, sector, industry, country, size, volume and price, or search by ticker or company name.

All filters are optional and can be combined. The answer is {settlement_date, total, limit, offset, sort, order, rows, about}. A sort value outside the list returns an error that names the allowed values. Requires a full API key.

## Query parameters

- `settlement_date` string
- `market` string
- `sector` string
- `industry` string
- `country` string
- `stocks_only` boolean
- `min_market_cap` number
- `min_avg_volume` integer
- `min_price` number
- `min_short_pct` number
- `min_days_to_cover` number
- `q` string
- `sort` string
- `order` string
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer

## Response `200`

Successful response (JSON).

- object

## Other responses

- `401`: No API key in the request.
- `403`: The API key is not valid or has expired.

---

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