---
title: "Days To Cover / Short Ratio"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/index/short_dtc"
tags: ["Short Interest"]
---

# Days To Cover / Short Ratio

`GET /api/v1/index/short_dtc`

Access a key metric used to evaluate short interest pressure on a security. Days to Cover (DTC) provides an estimate of how many trading days it would take, based on average daily volume, for all short positions to be covered (i.e., bought back).

This API returns data for multiple stocks in an index for the specified date.

### Available Data Points:

*   **Date:** The specific date for which the data is retrieved (`YYYY-MM-DD` format).
*   **Operating MIC:** The operating Market Identifier Code of the security.
*   **Ticker:** The ticker symbol associated with the security.
*   **Exchange:** Symbol of the exchange where the security trades.
*   **Company:** The name of the company issuing the security.
*   **FIGI** The Financial Instrument Global Identifier.
*   **Share Class FIGI:** The Financial Instrument Global Identifier for the share class.

*   **Days to cover:** An estimate of the number of trading days it would take to buy back all shares currently sold short, based on average daily volume.

**Try it out!** You can test the API with the **trial key** `TEST`. Simply include it in your request headers; either here, or add the header `"Ortex-Api-Key": "TEST"` to your http request.

**Trial key restrictions:** A list of randomly selected rows will be returned

**Get full access!** Get a key at [app.ortex.com/apis](https://app.ortex.com/apis)

## Query parameters

- `date` string, date
- `format` 'csv' | 'json'
- `index` 'Europe Top 600' | 'UK Top 100' | 'US-N 100' | 'US-S 500'
- `page` integer
- `page_size` integer
- `portfolio_name` string

## Response `200`

- PaginatedShortDTCIndexV1APIList
  - `paginationLinks` object
  - `length` integer, required
  - `rows` ShortDTCIndexV1API[], required
    - `date` string, date, required
    - `operatingMic` string
    - `exchange` string, required
    - `ticker` string, required
    - `company` string, required
    - `figi` string, required
    - `shareClassFigi` string
    - `daysToCover` number, double

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `403` — Not authorized
- `404` — Data not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal server error

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