---
title: "Shares Outstanding"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/shares_outstanding/"
tags: ["Shares Outstanding"]
---

# Shares Outstanding

`GET /api/v1/shares_outstanding/`

Get the total number of shares outstanding for every security on a given day. One request returns the share count for all covered securities, providing the foundation for market-cap calculations, per-share metrics, and dilution analysis at scale.

### Available Data Points:

*   **Date:** The specific date for which the data is retrieved (`YYYY-MM-DD` format).
*   **Company:** The name of the company issuing the security.
*   **Ticker:** The ticker symbol associated with the security.
*   **Operating MIC:** The operating Market Identifier Code of the security.
*   **MIC:** The Market Identifier Code (MIC) for the traded security.
*   **ISIN:** The International Securities Identification Number for the security.
*   **FIGI:** The Financial Instrument Global Identifier.
*   **Share Class FIGI:** The Financial Instrument Global Identifier for the share class.
*   **Ortex Company ID:** Unique id for a company.
*   **Ortex Security ID:** Unique id for a security issued by a company.
*   **Ortex Tradable item ID:** Unique id for a listing of a security.
*   **Ortex Tradable item main indicator:**Indicates if the trading item is the main trading item for the security.
*   **Tradable Item Currency:**The currency of the tradable item.
*   **Exchange Country:**The country location of the exchange.
*   **Shares Outstanding:** The total number of shares of the security currently issued and held by all shareholders, including restricted shares.

**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!** Contact [sales@ortex.com](mailto:sales@ortex.com)

## Query parameters

- `date` string
- `format` 'csv' | 'html' | 'json'
- `page` integer
- `page_size` integer
- `region` string

## Response `200`

- PaginatedSharesOutstandingAllList
  - `paginationLinks` object
  - `length` integer, required
  - `rows` SharesOutstandingAll[], required
    - `date` string, date, required
    - `company` string, required
    - `ticker` string, required
    - `operatingMic` string
    - `mic` string, required
    - `isin` string, required
    - `figi` string, required
    - `shareClassFigi` string
    - `ortexCid` integer
    - `ortexSid` integer
    - `ortexTid` integer
    - `mainTid` boolean
    - `tidCurrency` string
    - `exchangeCountry` string
    - `sharesOutstanding` integer

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