Preqin News API

Investor News data

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OpenAPI Specification

preqin-news-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Operational API Documentation News API
  description: The Operational API is a RESTFul API that provides access to the industry's most comprehensive Private Capital and Hedge Fund data sets and tools. Alternative asset professionals rely on it to make data-driven decisions throughout the entire investment lifecycle.
  contact:
    name: Preqin
    email: apiqueries@preqin.com
  license:
    name: Privacy Policy
    url: https://www.preqin.com/item/privacy-policy/1592
  version: v1
servers:
- url: https://api.preqin.com
security:
- bearer: []
tags:
- name: News
  description: Investor News data
paths:
  /api/News:
    get:
      tags:
      - News
      description: Investor News data
      operationId: News_Get
      parameters:
      - name: NewsId
        in: query
        description: 'Specify the News ID to query. To query multiple News items in one call, provide comma-separated News IDs.<br><b>Example:</b><br>Single News ID: 1<br>Multiple News IDs: 1,2,3'
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 1
      - name: FirmId
        in: query
        description: 'Pass the Firm ID to be queried. Multiple Firms can be queried in one call by passing comma-separated Firm IDs.<BR><B>Example : </B><br>Single Firm ID: 1<br>Multiple Firm ID: 1,2,3'
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 2
      - name: FirmName
        in: query
        description: Pass the name of the Firm to be queried. Partial Firm name search is supported.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 3
      - name: AssetClass
        in: query
        description: 'Pass the Asset Class of the Firm to be queried. Available options are: HF, OVERVIEW, INF, NR, PD, PE, VC, RE.'
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 4
      - name: InvestorType
        in: query
        description: Pass the Investor Type of the Firm to be queried. See the dropdown for supported parameter values.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 5
      - name: NewsCategory
        in: query
        description: Pass the News Type of the Firm to be queried. See the dropdown for supported parameter values.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 6
      - name: Location
        in: query
        description: Pass the Location of the Firm to be queried
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 7
      - name: Date
        in: query
        description: Pass the Date of the News item to be queried. Accepts a single date in YYYYMMDD format.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 8
      - name: NewsDetail
        in: query
        description: Filter by the Detail section of the News item. Partial search is supported; at least two characters are required.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        x-position: 9
      - name: Page
        in: query
        description: Page number to fetch (default 1)
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        x-position: 10
      - name: Size
        in: query
        description: Number of records to fetch (default 200, Max 200)
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        x-position: 11
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentOfNewsResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: No Results Found
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Exceeded
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      summary: News get
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    NewsResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        newsId:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for news feed item is about
        firmId:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for firm the new feed item is discussing
        firmName:
          type: string
          description: Name of firm the news feed item is discussing
        headline:
          type: string
          description: Headline of News Feed item
        date:
          type: string
          description: Date of News Item publishing
        assetClass:
          type: string
          description: Asset class(s) related to the new feed item relates to
        newsDetail:
          type: string
          description: Indepth details about the news story
        newsCategory:
          type: string
          description: 'Specific investment category news feed item relates to '
        city:
          type: string
          description: City of firm's main office the news feed item is discussing
        state:
          type: string
          description: State of firm's main office the news feed item is discussing
        country:
          type: string
          description: Country of firm's main office the news feed item is discussing
        subRegion:
          type: string
          description: Sub region of firm's main office the news feed item is discussing
        region:
          type: string
          description: Region of firm's main office the news feed item is discussing
        midLand:
          type: string
          description: Midland of firm's main office the news feed item is discussing
        exclusive:
          type: string
          description: Yes/No field for if it is a Preqin Exclusive
    DocumentOfNewsResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        meta:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
        data:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsResponse'
    Metadata:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of records available for the query
          format: int64
        returned:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of records returned for the query
          format: int32
        page:
          type: integer
          description: Page number of the current query
          format: int32
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      type: http
      description: See the Authentication section of the documentation to obtain a token, and then paste it below
      scheme: Bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
x-generator: NSwag v14.3.0.0 (NJsonSchema v11.2.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))