Introduction
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- Short Interest
Libraries
Short Interest
GET Short Interest
Returns short interest data for stocks, including data such as total short interest, days to cover, and more.
GET
/
api
/
v1
/
shortinterest
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.benzinga.com/api/v1/shortinterest
{
"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
Query Parameters
One or more comma-separated ticker symbols (e.g., TSLA,AAPL)
If true, includes additional FINRA-related short interest data.
Page number for paginated results (starts from 0).
Number of results per page.
Required range:
x <= 100
The start date for querying short interest data (format: YYYY-MM-DD).
The end date for querying short interest data (format: YYYY-MM-DD).
Response
200
application/json
Successful response with short interest data.
The response is of type object
.
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curl --request GET \
--url https://api.benzinga.com/api/v1/shortinterest
{
"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"
}
]
}
}
}
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