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GET
Validate Symbol
Check if a stock symbol is valid and get its resolved RIC.

Query Parameters

Response

Valid symbol:
Invalid symbol:
Use this endpoint to verify symbols before calling other endpoints. All stock endpoints accept both ticker shorthand (e.g., AAPL) and full RIC format (e.g., AAPL.O).

Example

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key passed as Bearer token

Query Parameters

symbol
string
required

Stock symbol to validate (e.g., AAPL, RELIANCE)

Response

Validation result

success
boolean

Whether the request was successful

symbol
string

The symbol that was queried

ric
string | null

Resolved Reuters Instrument Code (null if invalid)

valid
boolean

Whether the symbol is valid

message
string

Human-readable result message