The S&P 500 API provides information about companies in the S&P 500 index, including ticker, name, sector, and the date the company was added to the index.
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https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/sp500
Returns a list of S&P 500 companies. All parameters are optional. If no parameters are provided, data for all companies will be returned (may be slow in poor network conditions).
ticker optionalStock ticker symbol (e.g. AAPL).
name optionalCompany name (full or partial match).
sector optionalCompany sector (e.g. Information Technology).
min_date_added optionalEarliest date company was added to the S&P 500 (format: YYYY-MM-DD).
max_date_added optionalLatest date company was added to the S&P 500 (format: YYYY-MM-DD).
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
tickerStock ticker symbol.
company_nameCompany name.
sectorCompany sector.
date_addedDate the company was added to the S&P 500 (format: YYYY-MM-DD).
cikCompany CIK number.
sub_industryCompany sub-industry.
headquartersCompany headquarters location.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/sp500Headers
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[
{
"ticker": "NVDA",
"company_name": "Nvidia",
"sector": "Information Technology",
"date_added": "2001-11-30",
"cik": "0001045810",
"sub_industry": "Semiconductors",
"headquarters": "Santa Clara, California"
},
{
"ticker": "JNJ",
"company_name": "Johnson & Johnson",
"sector": "Health Care",
"date_added": "1973-06-30",
"cik": "0000200406",
"sub_industry": "Pharmaceuticals",
"headquarters": "New Brunswick, New Jersey"
},
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import requests
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/sp500'
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.