Refinitiv Eikon Search API

Search across organizations, instruments, quotes, and indicators

Operations 2

POST /discovery/search/v1/ Search for Instruments #
POST /Search/InstrumentSearch Search for Instruments #

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refinitiv-eikon-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Refinitiv Eikon Search API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: LSEG Developer Support
    url: https://developers.lseg.com
  termsOfService: https://www.refinitiv.com/en/policies/terms-of-use
  description: 'Operations tagged Search across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: refinitiv-eikon-data-platform-openapi.yml, refinitiv-eikon-datascope-select-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.refinitiv.com
  description: Production Server
- url: https://selectapi.datascope.refinitiv.com/RestApi/v1
  description: Production Server
tags:
- name: Search
  description: Search across organizations, instruments, quotes, and indicators
paths:
  /discovery/search/v1/:
    post:
      operationId: searchInstruments
      summary: Search for Instruments
      description: Searches across organizations, instruments, quotes, and economic indicators on the Refinitiv Data Platform. Supports filtering by entity type, asset class, exchange, and other criteria.
      tags:
      - Search
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.refinitiv.com
      description: Production Server
  /Search/InstrumentSearch:
    post:
      operationId: searchInstruments
      summary: Search for Instruments
      description: Searches for instruments by identifier, name, or other criteria. Supports various identifier types including RIC, ISIN, CUSIP, SEDOL, and ticker symbols.
      tags:
      - Search
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                SearchString:
                  type: string
                  description: Search term for instrument lookup.
                IdentifierType:
                  type: string
                  description: Type of identifier used in the search.
                  enum:
                  - Ric
                  - Isin
                  - Cusip
                  - Sedol
                  - Ticker
                  - ChainRic
                PreferredIdentifierType:
                  type: string
                  description: Preferred identifier type for results.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    description: Array of matching instruments.
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstrumentSearchResult'
        '400':
          description: Invalid search parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_2'
      security:
      - tokenAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: https://selectapi.datascope.refinitiv.com/RestApi/v1
      description: Production Server
components:
  schemas:
    SearchRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for instrument search operations.
      properties:
        View:
          type: string
          description: Search view defining the entity types and fields to search across.
          enum:
          - Entities
          - EquityQuotes
          - BondInstruments
          - FundQuotes
          - GovCorpInstruments
          - Indicators
        Filter:
          type: string
          description: OData-style filter expression to narrow search results.
        Query:
          type: string
          description: Free-text search query.
        Select:
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of fields to return.
        Top:
          type: integer
          description: Maximum number of results to return.
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 10000
        OrderBy:
          type: string
          description: Field name and sort direction for ordering results.
        Boost:
          type: string
          description: Boosting expression to influence result ranking.
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response from the Refinitiv Data Platform.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: Unique error identifier.
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message.
            status:
              type: object
              description: HTTP status information.
              properties:
                code:
                  type: integer
                  description: HTTP status code.
                message:
                  type: string
                  description: HTTP status message.
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response containing search results for the query.
      properties:
        Total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of matching results.
        Hits:
          type: array
          description: Array of matching result entries.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              DocumentTitle:
                type: string
                description: Display name of the matched entity.
              RIC:
                type: string
                description: Reuters Instrument Code if applicable.
              PermID:
                type: string
                description: Permanent identifier for the entity.
              PI:
                type: string
                description: Primary identifier for the entity.
              ExchangeCode:
                type: string
                description: Code for the exchange where the instrument trades.
    InstrumentSearchResult:
      type: object
      description: Search result for an instrument lookup.
      properties:
        Identifier:
          type: string
          description: Primary identifier for the instrument.
        IdentifierType:
          type: string
          description: Type of the primary identifier.
        Source:
          type: string
          description: Data source for the instrument.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the instrument.
        Status:
          type: string
          description: Current status of the instrument.
    Error_2:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response from the DataScope Select API.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 bearer token obtained from the authentication endpoint. Access tokens are valid for five minutes and must be refreshed using the refresh token.
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Session token obtained from the RequestToken endpoint. Include as Token followed by the token value.
x-refined-from:
- refinitiv-eikon-data-platform-openapi.yml
- refinitiv-eikon-datascope-select-openapi.yml