# Datastream Web Service API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/datastream-web-service-api/  
**Provider:** Refinitiv — https://apis.io/providers/refinitiv/  
**Base URL:** https://product.datastream.com  
**Documentation:** https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/eikon/datastream-web-service

Datastream Web Service API is one of 45 APIs that [Refinitiv](https://apis.io/providers/refinitiv/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Datastream, Economic Data, Historical Data, and Time Series. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a getting-started guide.

API providing access to Datastream, the world's leading time series database with histories back to the 1900s and over 48 million individual instruments or indicators. Available via SOAP, REST (JSON/XML), and .NET library interfaces for Python, R, MATLAB, and EViews.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/eikon/datastream-web-service/documentation
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/eikon/datastream-web-service/quick-start
- **Tutorials** — https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/eikon/datastream-web-service/tutorials
- **Downloads** — https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/eikon/datastream-web-service/download

## Other Refinitiv APIs (12)

- [Refinitiv Data Library for Python](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-data-library-for-python/)
- [Refinitiv Data Library for .NET](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-data-library-for-net/)
- [Refinitiv Data Platform Libraries](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-data-platform-libraries/)
- [Eikon Data API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/eikon-data-api/)
- [Refinitiv Real-Time WebSocket API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-real-time-websocket-api/)
- [Refinitiv Real-Time SDK - Java](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-real-time-sdk-java/)
- [Refinitiv Real-Time SDK - C/C++](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-real-time-sdk-cc/)
- [Refinitiv News API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-news-api/)
- [Refinitiv ESG API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/refinitiv-esg-api/)
- [LSEG DataScope Select - SOAP API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/lseg-datascope-select-soap-api/)
- [LSEG Tick History REST API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/lseg-tick-history-rest-api/)
- [LSEG Due Diligence Portal API](https://apis.io/apis/refinitiv/lseg-due-diligence-portal-api/)

## Tags

Datastream, Economic Data, Historical Data, Time Series

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