finlight

Description

finlight is a real-time financial news API that lets developers power applications with financial news, AI-driven sentiment analysis, and company extraction. The same data is available three ways: a REST API for on-demand requests and batch processing, WebSocket streams with sub-second latency for live applications, and webhooks that push matching articles to your endpoints automatically.

Its query engine supports field-level filtering with operators such as ticker, exchange, source, and content, along with boolean logic, inclusion and exclusion operators, exact-phrase matching, and parenthetical grouping for precise retrieval. Every article includes AI-powered sentiment with confidence scores and extracts mentioned companies with their tickers, exchanges, and sectors.

finlight offers official SDKs for TypeScript/JavaScript and Python, connects to automation platforms like Make, Zapier, and n8n, and provides an MCP server so assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can access financial news directly. A free tier gives access to all features with generous rate limits and no credit card required.

finlight's Core Features

• Real-time financial news via REST, WebSocket, and webhooks

• Advanced query builder with field-level filtering and boolean logic

• AI sentiment analysis with confidence scores

• Company extraction with tickers, exchanges, and sectors

• Sub-second WebSocket latency

• Official TypeScript and Python SDKs

• MCP server for AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT

• Integrations with Make, Zapier, and n8n

How to use finlight?

1. 1

   Get a free account: Sign up to access all API features with no credit card.

2. 2

   Install an SDK: Run the one-line install for the TypeScript or Python client, or use REST directly.

3. 3

   Build a query: Use field filters, boolean logic, and grouping to target the news you need.

4. 4

   Choose a delivery method: Pull via REST, stream over WebSocket, or push with webhooks.

5. 5

   Automate: Wire up webhooks or no-code platforms to trigger alerts and workflows.

finlight's Use Cases

• Trading signals
• Live market apps
• Sentiment monitoring
• AI assistant integration

FAQ from finlight

• What makes finlight's query system advanced?

  It supports field-level filters like ticker, exchange, source, and content, boolean logic, inclusion and exclusion operators, exact-phrase matching, and parenthetical grouping for precise retrieval.

• What is the difference between REST, WebSocket, and webhooks?

  REST provides on-demand data over HTTP for batch processing, WebSocket streams news in real time with sub-second latency, and webhooks push matching articles to your endpoints automatically.

• Does it include sentiment and company data?

  Yes. Every article includes AI-powered sentiment with confidence scores and extracts mentioned companies with tickers, exchanges, sectors, and confidence levels.

• Which languages are supported?

  Official SDKs are available for TypeScript/JavaScript and Python, and the REST API works with any language that supports HTTP requests.

• Is there a free tier?

  Yes. The free tier includes access to all API features with generous rate limits and no credit card required.