GET Symbol List

The Symbol List API allows you to retrieve the full list of available trading instruments across different markets.

1. Endpoint

• Base Path: /common/basic/symbols

• Full Path: https://data.infoway.io /common/basic/symbols

2. Request Frequency

This endpoint follows the same rate limits as other APIs. The number of allowed requests per second depends on your subscription plan. Please refer to the Rate Limit documentation for details.

3. Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
type	String	Yes	Market type. See the Type Reference section below.	STOCK_US
symbols	String	No	Comma-separated list of specific symbols to query.	.DJI.US,.IXIC.US

3.1 Type Reference

Type Code
STOCK_US	U.S. Stocks
STOCK_CN	China A-Shares
STOCK_HK	Hong Kong Stocks
FUTURES	Futures
FOREX	Foreign Exchange
ENERGY	Energy
METAL	Metals
CRYPTO	Cryptocurrency

4. Example Request

GET https://data.infoway.io/common/basic/symbols?type=STOCK_US&symbols=.DJI.US,.IXIC.US

5. Example Response

{
  "ret": 200,
  "msg": "success",
  "traceId": "ed8a84d9-4575-4077-bc1c-31b17d0c8977",
  "data": [
    {
      "symbol": ".DJI.US",
      "name_cn": "道琼斯指数",
      "name_hk": "道瓊斯指數",
      "name_en": "Dow Jones Industrial Average"
    },
    {
      "symbol": ".IXIC.US",
      "name_cn": "纳斯达克综合指数",
      "name_hk": "納斯達克綜合指數",
      "name_en": "NASDAQ Composite Index"
    }
  ]
}

5.1 Response Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description	Example
symbol	String	Yes	Symbol code of the instrument.	AAPL.US
name_cn	String	No	Name in Simplified Chinese.	苹果
name_hk	String	No	Name in Traditional Chinese.	蘋果
name_en	String	No	Name in English.	Apple Inc.

6. Notes

• This endpoint is primarily used to verify product coverage and symbol mappings before requesting market data.

• The response may contain localized names (name_cn, name_hk, name_en) depending on availability.

• To ensure up-to-date symbol data, we recommend caching results with a reasonable refresh interval.