Market Data API

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MyStocks Partner API

Fetch a symbol catalogue, quote, and historical series from the MyStocks Market Data API.

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/assets

Unified asset catalog

Full endpoint documentation

Sandbox availablelistAssets

Returns stocks, ETFs, bonds, and funds in one normalized catalog. Instruments that exist but cannot currently be transacted remain discoverable with tradable: false, a status, and capability flags. Unknown exchange order constraints are returned as null rather than inferred.

Parameters

assetClassSTOCK | ETF | BOND | FUNDquery

exchangestringquery

statusstringquery

tradablebooleanquery

searchstringquery

limitintegerquery

Example: 100

cursorstringquery

Headers

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer sk_sandbox_<your_key> for sandbox requests.

Response fields

dataobject[]Required

data[].assetIdstringRequired

Example: "stock:SCOM.KE"

data[].sourceIdstringRequired

data[].symbolstring | null

data[].namestring | null

data[].assetClassSTOCK | ETF | BOND | FUNDRequired

data[].exchangestring | null

data[].exchangeMicstring | null

data[].currencystringRequired

data[].statusstringRequired

data[].statusReasonstring | null

data[].tradablebooleanRequired

data[].fractionablebooleanRequired

data[].shortablebooleanRequired

data[].marginablebooleanRequired

data[].minOrderSizenumber | null

data[].lotSizenumber | null

data[].tickSizenumber | null

data[].settlementCyclestring | null

data[].capabilitiesobjectRequired

data[].fractionalEligibilityobjectRequired

data[].orderRulesobjectRequired

data[].settlementunion

countintegerRequired

hasMorebooleanRequired

nextCursorstring | null

Response codes

200Normalized asset page.

Sandbox playground

Read-only sandbox request

assetClass Optional · queryexchange Optional · querystatus Optional · querytradable Optional · querysearch Optional · querylimit Optional · querycursor Optional · querySandbox API keyYour key stays in this page’s memory.

https://mystocks.africa/api/sandbox/v1/partner/assets

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Response schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "data",
    "count",
    "hasMore"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "assetId",
          "sourceId",
          "assetClass",
          "currency",
          "status",
          "tradable",
          "fractionable",
          "shortable",
          "marginable",
          "capabilities",
          "fractionalEligibility",
          "orderRules"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "assetId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "stock:SCOM.KE"
          },
          "sourceId": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "symbol": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "assetClass": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "STOCK",
              "ETF",
              "BOND",
              "FUND"
            ]
          },
          "exchange": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "exchangeMic": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "currency": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "statusReason": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "tradable": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "fractionable": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "shortable": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "const": false
          },
          "marginable": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "const": false
          },
          "minOrderSize": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "lotSize": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "tickSize": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "settlementCycle": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "capabilities": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "buy",
              "sell",
              "subscribe",
              "redeem",
              "fractional",
              "short",
              "margin"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "buy": {
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "sell": {
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "subscribe": {
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "redeem": {
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "fractional": {
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "short": {
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "margin": {
                "type": "boolean"
              }
            }
          },
          "fractionalEligibility": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "fractional",
              "minOrderSize",
              "quantityIncrement",
              "quantityPrecision",
              "supportedSizingModes"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "fractional": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "Whether the instrument supports fractional units."
              },
              "minOrderSize": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Minimum quantity or subscription amount configured for this instrument."
              },
              "quantityIncrement": {
                "type": "number",
                "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
                "description": "Smallest accepted quantity step."
              },
              "quantityPrecision": {
                "type": "integer",
                "minimum": 0,
                "maximum": 6,
                "description": "Maximum decimal places implied by quantityIncrement."
              },
              "supportedSizingModes": {
                "type": "array",
                "minItems": 1,
                "uniqueItems": true,
                "items": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "QUANTITY",
                    "CASH_VALUE"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "orderRules": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "minQuantity": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              },
              "minNotional": {
                "oneOf": [
                  {
                    "type": "object",
                    "required": [
                      "amount",
                      "currency"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                      "amount": {
                        "type": "number"
                      },
                      "currency": {
                        "type": "string"
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "null"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "quantityIncrement": {
                "type": "number"
              },
              "quantityPrecision": {
                "type": "integer",
                "minimum": 0,
                "maximum": 6
              },
              "lotSize": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              },
              "tickSize": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          "settlement": {
            "oneOf": [
              {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "cycle",
                  "cycleDays"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "cycle": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "cycleDays": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "hasMore": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "nextCursor": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  }
}

curl -X GET 'https://mystocks.africa/api/sandbox/v1/partner/assets' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MYSTOCKS_SANDBOX_API_KEY"

Before you start

Use a full key or read-only pk_data_ key.
Confirm the environment and base URL in Authentication.
Review rate limits and data licensing.

First requests

Call GET /stocks?exchange=NSE&limit=20 to discover canonical symbols.
Call GET /market/quotes?symbols=SCOM.KE for the current quote.
Call GET /stocks/SCOM.KE/candles?interval=1d&from=2025-08-10&to=2026-08-10 for historical candles.
Inspect the response currency, exchange, freshness, and historyConfidence fields.
Cache only within the limits described by your data-licensing terms.

The Stocks and ETF/charts guides contain response examples. Use the API Reference for filters and pagination.

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