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.
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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.
- CategoryData & Analytics
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsWeb
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?
Get a free account: Sign up to access all API features with no credit card.
Install an SDK: Run the one-line install for the TypeScript or Python client, or use REST directly.
Build a query: Use field filters, boolean logic, and grouping to target the news you need.
Choose a delivery method: Pull via REST, stream over WebSocket, or push with webhooks.
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
