apipick-company-facts

// Retrieve public company information by stock ticker symbol or SEC CIK number using the apipick Company Facts API. Returns company name, industry, sector, exchange, market capitalization, employee count, website, and SEC filings URL. Use when the user wants to look up company information, find a comp

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nameapipick-company-facts

descriptionRetrieve public company information by stock ticker symbol or SEC CIK number using the apipick Company Facts API. Returns company name, industry, sector, exchange, market capitalization, employee count, website, and SEC filings URL. Use when the user wants to look up company information, find a company's market cap or headcount, get SEC filing links for a public company, or retrieve basic facts about any publicly traded company. Requires an apipick API key (x-api-key). Get a free key at https://www.apipick.com.

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apipick Company Facts

Retrieve public company data via stock ticker symbol or SEC CIK number.

Endpoint

GET https://www.apipick.com/api/company/facts

Authentication: x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY header required. Get a free API key at https://www.apipick.com/dashboard/api-keys

Request Parameters

Use either ticker or cik (not both):

Parameter	Description
`ticker`	Stock ticker symbol (e.g. `AAPL`, `MSFT`, `GOOGL`, `TSLA`)
`cik`	SEC Central Index Key number (e.g. `0000320193`)

# By ticker
GET /api/company/facts?ticker=AAPL

# By CIK
GET /api/company/facts?cik=0000320193

Response

{
  "company_facts": {
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "name": "Apple Inc.",
    "cik": "0000320193",
    "industry": "Technology",
    "sector": "Consumer Electronics",
    "exchange": "NASDAQ",
    "market_cap": 3000000000000,
    "number_of_employees": 164000,
    "website_url": "https://www.apple.com",
    "sec_filings_url": "https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=320193"
  }
}

Error Codes

Code	Meaning
400	Invalid or missing ticker/CIK parameter
401	Missing or invalid API key
402	Insufficient credits

Cost: 1 credit per request

Usage Pattern

Use $APIPICK_API_KEY env var as the x-api-key header value; if not set, ask the user for their apipick API key
Accept a company name, ticker, or CIK from the user
If the user provides a company name, infer the ticker (e.g. "Apple" → AAPL, "Microsoft" → MSFT)
Make the GET request with ticker or cik
Present results clearly; format market_cap as a readable figure (e.g. $3T, $250B)

See references/api_reference.md for full response field descriptions.