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Benzinga Data API

Real-time financial news data from Benzinga. Anti-detection technology, comprehensive API documentation, real-time financial news with market-moving insights, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive market coverage for traders and investors.

🚀 Overview​

The Benzinga Parser provides enterprise-level data extraction from Benzinga's comprehensive real-time financial news platform, including breaking news, market analysis, earnings reports, and detailed financial news metrics for global markets with a focus on real-time news delivery, market-moving insights, and comprehensive financial coverage.

Key Features​

  • 📰 Real-time News - Breaking news and market updates
  • ⚡ Market-moving Insights - News that moves markets
  • 📊 Comprehensive Coverage - Global financial news coverage
  • 🛡️ Anti-detection - Advanced bypass technology
  • 🔔 News Alerts - Real-time news alerts and notifications

📊 Data Points​

  • Breaking News - Real-time breaking news, market alerts
  • Earnings News - Earnings reports, estimates, surprises
  • Market Analysis - Technical analysis, market commentary
  • Corporate News - Company announcements, mergers, acquisitions
  • Economic News - Economic indicators, Fed news, policy updates
  • Sector News - Industry-specific news and analysis

🛠️ Quick Start​

// Initialize Benzinga parser
// const benzingaParser = new StockAPIParser({
  apiKey: "your-api-key",
  platform: "benzinga",
});

// Get latest news
// const news = await benzingaParser.getLatestNews({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// console.log(`Latest Apple news: ${news[0].title}`);
// console.log(`Published: ${news[0].published_at}`);

Python Example​

import stockapi

# Initialize client
client = stockapi.Client(api_key='your-api-key')

# Get Apple news data
apple_news = client.benzinga.get_latest_news(symbol='AAPL')

print(f"Latest News: {apple_news[0]['title']}")
print(f"Published: {apple_news[0]['published_at']}")
print(f"Sentiment: {apple_news[0]['sentiment']}")

📈 API Endpoints​

News Data​

// Get latest news
// const latestNews = await benzingaParser.getLatestNews({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// Get news by category
// const categoryNews = await benzingaParser.getNewsByCategory({
  category: "earnings",
  limit: 100,
});

// Get breaking news
// const breakingNews = await benzingaParser.getBreakingNews({
  limit: 50,
});

Earnings News​

// Get earnings news
// const earningsNews = await benzingaParser.getEarningsNews({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// Get earnings calendar
// const earningsCalendar = await benzingaParser.getEarningsCalendar({
  date: "2024-01-15",
});

// Get earnings estimates
// const earningsEstimates = await benzingaParser.getEarningsEstimates({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

Market Analysis​

// Get market analysis
// const marketAnalysis = await benzingaParser.getMarketAnalysis({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// Get technical analysis
// const technicalAnalysis = await benzingaParser.getTechnicalAnalysis({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// Get analyst ratings
// const analystRatings = await benzingaParser.getAnalystRatings({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

Corporate News​

// Get corporate news
// const corporateNews = await benzingaParser.getCorporateNews({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// Get mergers and acquisitions
// const mergersAcquisitions = await benzingaParser.getMergersAcquisitions({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

// Get insider trading
// const insiderTrading = await benzingaParser.getInsiderTrading({
  symbol: "AAPL",
});

🔧 Advanced Features​

Real-time Streaming​

// Create WebSocket connection for real-time data
// const stream = benzingaParser.createWebSocket({
  channels: ["news", "earnings", "breaking"],
  symbols: ["AAPL", "GOOGL", "MSFT", "AMZN", "TSLA"],
});

// stream.on("data", (data) => {
  // console.log("Real-time news:", data);
});

// stream.on("error", (error) => {
  // console.error("Stream error:", error);
});

Batch Processing​

// Get data for multiple symbols efficiently
// const batchData = await benzingaParser.getBatchData({
  symbols: ["AAPL", "GOOGL", "MSFT", "AMZN", "TSLA"],
  functions: ["news", "earnings", "analysis"],
});

📊 Sample API Response​

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "123456789",
      "title": "Apple Reports Strong Q4 Earnings, Beats Estimates",
      "summary": "Apple Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by strong iPhone sales and services revenue growth.",
      "content": "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023...",
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "category": "earnings",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "sentiment_score": 0.85,
      "published_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "author": "Benzinga Staff",
      "url": "https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/01/123456789",
      "tags": ["earnings", "iphone", "services", "revenue"],
      "impact": "high",
      "read_time": 180
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "source": "benzinga",
    "cache_hit": false,
    "response_time": "150ms"
  }
}

🎯 Use Cases​

News-based Trading​

  • News-driven Trading - Trade based on breaking news and market-moving events
  • Earnings Trading - Trade around earnings announcements and estimates
  • Event-driven Strategies - Develop strategies based on news events
  • Sentiment Analysis - Use news sentiment for trading decisions

Market Research​

  • News Analysis - Analyze news impact on stock prices
  • Sector Research - Research sector-specific news and trends
  • Company Research - Research company news and developments
  • Economic Analysis - Analyze economic news and policy impacts

Risk Management​

  • News Alerts - Set up alerts for important news events
  • Market Monitoring - Monitor news for market-moving events
  • Volatility Prediction - Use news to predict market volatility
  • Event Risk - Manage risk around news events

🔗 Related Resources​

🚀 Get Started Today​

Free Trial​

Start with our free tier and get instant access to:

  • 1,000 API calls per month
  • Basic news data
  • Documentation and support
  • SDK downloads

Professional Plans​

Upgrade to professional plans for:

  • Unlimited API calls
  • Premium news feeds
  • Priority support
  • Custom integrations

Enterprise Solutions​

Contact us for enterprise solutions:

  • Custom news feeds
  • Dedicated infrastructure
  • SLA guarantees
  • White-label solutions

Ready to access real-time financial news from Benzinga? Get started today and transform your trading with market-moving news and breaking alerts.