---
title: "Symbol and company-name search"
method: GET
path: "/search/symbols"
tags: ["Search"]
---

# Symbol and company-name search

`GET /search/symbols`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://stockmarketscan.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://stockmarketscan.com/api/v1/search/symbols`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-RapidAPI-Key`

Finds tickers by symbol prefix or company-name substring. Exact symbol
prefix matches come first, then shorter symbols, then alphabetical.
No API key required (30 requests per minute per IP without one).

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required
- `limit` integer
- `cursor` string

## Headers

- `If-None-Match` string

## Response `200`

Matching symbols

- object
  - `data` SymbolMatch[], required
    - `symbol` string, required
    - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `meta` object, required: Response metadata. Endpoint-specific keys are documented per operation.
    - `as_of` string, date, nullable: Trading date of the underlying data. Null when there is no data.
    - `generated_at` string, date-time, required: When this response was produced (RFC 3339 UTC).
    - `pagination` Pagination, required: Present on list endpoints. Follow `next_cursor` until it is null.
      - `limit` integer, required: Page size that was applied.
      - `next_cursor` string, nullable, required: Cursor for the next page; null on the last page.
      - `total` integer: Rows across all pages. Only where it is cheap and exact.
    - `parameters` object, required: Parameters applied after defaults.
      - `q` string, required
      - `limit` integer, required

## Other responses

- `304`: Not modified since the ETag in `If-None-Match`. No body; not counted against your quota.
- `400`: Invalid parameter, cursor or body. Not counted against your quota.
- `401`: Missing or invalid credentials.
- `429`: Rate limit or quota exceeded. `Retry-After` says when to retry.
- `500`: Unexpected server error. Quote `request_id` when reporting it.
- `503`: A dependency (database or key store) is unavailable.

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