Thursday, July 10, 2025
finlight API Version 2 Is Here: Smarter, Sharper, and Ready to Power Your Workflows
Finlight - Content Manager
We're thrilled to announce that finlight API Version 2 is now live!
This major upgrade brings a new level of power and precision to your news and data workflows — and it's designed to make your life a whole lot easier.
🔍 What’s New in Version 2?
Whether you're building apps, automating research, or integrating financial intelligence into your tools, Version 2 has the flexibility you need:
- Flexible Query Logic
Build complex queries using intuitivefield:value
filters and Boolean operators (AND
,OR
,NOT
) — find exactly what you’re looking for. - Big Query Support (POST)
Send large, advanced queries viaPOST
with body payloads for better performance and clarity. - 📈 Tickers (Beta)
Extract company and instrument mentions directly from articles. Ticker detection is now available to all paid plans. - New Filters
Filter by ticker, isin, exchange, and more to refine your results with laser precision. includeContent
Toggle
Want the full article content? Just setincludeContent=true
. No need for the old extended endpoint.excludeEmptyContent
Option
Skip low-quality articles that don’t have meaningful content.- Automatic Entity Enrichment
UseincludeEntities
to enrich your search results with company data — no extra calls needed. - Updated SDKs & Docs
We’ve refreshed our npm and Python libraries, plus upgraded our documentation and API tester UI.
⚙️ Still Using Version 1?
No stress — Version 1 is still fully supported. But when you're ready for more power and flexibility, Version 2 is just a few clicks away.
Head over to our docs and try it out:
👉 https://docs.finlight.me
💬 Questions or Feedback?
We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line or connect with us via the dashboard chat.
Let’s build smarter, together.
– The finlight Team