Refinitiv Eikon

Refinitiv Knowledge Direct API

Web services API integrating financial market data, news, and analytics into websites, trading platforms, advisory portals, and mobile applications. Delivers pricing, news, fundamental data, consensus estimates, Lipper fund data, and StockReports through SOAP and XML protocols.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/documentation
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GettingStarted
https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/quick-start

Other Resources

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Tutorials
https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/tutorials
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Downloads
https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/download

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Refinitiv Knowledge Direct API
description: Web services API integrating financial market data, news, and analytics into websites, trading
  platforms, advisory portals, and mobile applications. Delivers pricing, news, fundamental data, consensus
  estimates, Lipper fund data, and StockReports through SOAP and XML protocols.
image: https://www.refinitiv.com/content/dam/marketing/en_us/images/logos/refinitiv-logo.png
humanURL: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api
baseURL: https://api.rkd.refinitiv.com
tags:
- Market Data
- Portal
- SOAP
- Wealth Management
tags_raw:
- Market Data
- Portals
- SOAP
- Wealth Management
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/documentation
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/quick-start
- type: Tutorials
  url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/tutorials
- type: Downloads
  url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-knowledge-direct/refinitiv-knowledge-direct-api-rkd-api/download