01What is a financial data API?
A financial data API lets software request company financial records in a machine-readable format. This product returns available company financial fields and statement groups for use in models, dashboards, applications and data pipelines.
02Why is it called deterministic?
Your application chooses the endpoint, company and parameters, and receives the endpoint’s defined response shape without generated commentary. Deterministic does not mean the source record is frozen; values can change when new filings or corrections become available.
03Which endpoint returns the financial data used by Veripoint?
After resolving the company, Veripoint pulls the dataset through GET /v2/kyb/{id}/financial. The wider Financials API also documents company-ID and ticker-based routes.
04What is the difference between the Financials API and Financial KYB?
Financials API is the product family for structured company financial data. Financial KYB is the entity-resolved route Veripoint uses to return years and statement groups for a known company ID, with optional provenance.
05Does it return full company financial statements?
It returns the financial fields available for that company and reporting period, organised into the groups provided by the source response. Availability varies by jurisdiction, company type, filing obligations and source coverage, so integrations must handle partial statements.
06Does it cover private and public companies?
The product is designed for company financial data across private and public companies where records are available. The exact fields, history and freshness depend on disclosure rules and the available source filings.
07Can the response include source information?
Yes. Supported KYB requests accept include_provenance=true. Preserve the returned source metadata with the figures when auditability or downstream evidence is required.
08How should missing financial fields be handled?
Keep null or absent values as unavailable. Do not convert them to zero or silently estimate them. Your application can show another relevant returned metric, but it should not relabel a different field as the missing one.
09Is this the right API for batch financial-data ingestion?
It is the better fit when the entity and required dataset are already known and your system needs a predictable schema. Confirm contracted limits and throughput before finalising a batch or scheduled architecture.
10When should I use the AI Financial Research API instead?
Use the AI API when the input is an open-ended question, the company still needs to be resolved, or the task may require several data tools. Use the deterministic API when your application already knows the route and needs structured values at scale.