How to use Free API

Try API in Developer Portal

1. Sign in to our Developer Portal (sign up first, if you didn't already).

2. Navigate to APIs, Free API, type the API name in "Your new product subscription name" textbox, check "I agree to the Terms of Use", and hit "Subscribe".

3. Navigate to APIs, Free API, scroll down and click "* Free API: Company IPO Date" link.

4. Click green button "Try it", enter a ticker symbol, or CIK in the Parameters section, check that your subscription key is populated in Ocp-Apim-Subscr. field (it will be hidden), scroll down and hit "Send".

5. A good response will return a ticker symbol, company name, and the offer date.

Send the request using Postman

1. Sign in to our Developer Portal (sign up first, if you didn't already).

2. Navigate to Profile, and copy your subscription key.

3. In Postman, create a new GET request, for example: https://api.renaissancecapital.com/free/CompanyIpoDate?TickerSymbol=JZ. In Headers, add a key "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key", and paste your subscription key into the value. Send.

4. A good response will return a ticker symbol, company name, and the offer date.