# OpenFIGI API

Category: [Finance](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/unit-convertors/fiinance/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/unit-convertors/fiinance/openfigi-api.html  
Documentation: https://www.openfigi.com/api/documentation

The OpenFIGI API maps tickers, ISINs and other identifiers to FIGI codes, for example to match the same share across two data sources. Requests are POST calls with a JSON body, and the answers are JSON. Free, no key needed, for 25 mapping requests a minute; a free key raises that to 250.

- API key: Not needed
- Pricing: Free, no key needed, for 25 mapping requests a minute; a free key raises that to 250.
- From the browser: No, call it from a server
- Formats: JSON
- Interface: REST
- Provider: openfigi.com

Example request:

```sh
curl -X POST 'https://api.openfigi.com/v3/mapping' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '[{"idType":"TICKER","idValue":"AAPL","exchCode":"US"}]'
```

Run the JavaScript on a server, such as Node.js 18 or newer: this API does not accept calls from web pages on other sites.