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GET
/
api
/
v1
/
shortinterest
Get short interest data
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.benzinga.com/api/v1/shortinterest?token='
{
    "shortInterestData": {
        "AAPL": {
            "data": [
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-01-11",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "95908325",
                    "daysToCover": 1.01,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.59,
                    "shortPriorMo": "113277024",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": -15.33,
                    "sharesFloat": "16324519396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "95019341",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16334371000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-01-04",
                    "settlementDate": "2021-12-31"
                },
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-01-26",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "90492581",
                    "daysToCover": 1,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.55,
                    "shortPriorMo": "95908325",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": -5.65,
                    "sharesFloat": "16309589396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "90514428",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16319441000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-01-19",
                    "settlementDate": "2022-01-14"
                },
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-02-09",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "91388112",
                    "daysToCover": 1,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.56,
                    "shortPriorMo": "90492581",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": 0.99,
                    "sharesFloat": "16309589396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "120320268",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16319441000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-02-02",
                    "settlementDate": "2022-01-31"
                },
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-02-25",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "108944701",
                    "daysToCover": 1.32,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.67,
                    "shortPriorMo": "91388112",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": 19.21,
                    "sharesFloat": "16309589396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "82330433",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16319441000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-02-17",
                    "settlementDate": "2022-02-15"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

{
    "shortInterestData": {
        "AAPL": {
            "data": [
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-01-11",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "95908325",
                    "daysToCover": 1.01,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.59,
                    "shortPriorMo": "113277024",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": -15.33,
                    "sharesFloat": "16324519396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "95019341",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16334371000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-01-04",
                    "settlementDate": "2021-12-31"
                },
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-01-26",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "90492581",
                    "daysToCover": 1,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.55,
                    "shortPriorMo": "95908325",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": -5.65,
                    "sharesFloat": "16309589396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "90514428",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16319441000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-01-19",
                    "settlementDate": "2022-01-14"
                },
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-02-09",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "91388112",
                    "daysToCover": 1,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.56,
                    "shortPriorMo": "90492581",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": 0.99,
                    "sharesFloat": "16309589396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "120320268",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16319441000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-02-02",
                    "settlementDate": "2022-01-31"
                },
                {
                    "recordDate": "2022-02-25",
                    "symbol": "AAPL",
                    "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock",
                    "totalShortInterest": "108944701",
                    "daysToCover": 1.32,
                    "shortPercentOfFloat": 0.67,
                    "shortPriorMo": "91388112",
                    "percentChangeMoMo": 19.21,
                    "sharesFloat": "16309589396",
                    "averageDailyVolume": "82330433",
                    "sharesOutstanding": "16319441000",
                    "exchange": "NNM",
                    "sector": "Technology",
                    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
                    "exchangeReceiptDate": "2022-02-17",
                    "settlementDate": "2022-02-15"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Authorizations

​
token
string
query
required

Query Parameters

​
symbols
string<csv>
required

One or more comma-separated ticker symbols (e.g., TSLA,AAPL)

​
finraReport
boolean
default:false

If true, includes additional FINRA-related short interest data.

​
page
integer
default:0

Page number for paginated results (starts from 0).

​
pageSize
integer
default:50

Number of results per page.

Required range: x <= 100
​
from
string<date>

The start date for querying short interest data (format: YYYY-MM-DD).

​
to
string<date>

The end date for querying short interest data (format: YYYY-MM-DD).

Response

Successful response with short interest data.

​
shortInterestData
object