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# FINRA short interest.

One ticker settlement date, with short positions and days to cover. Every response carries its sources and dates.

- [See plans](https://gloom.sh/datasets/pricing)
- [Read the reference](https://gloom.sh/datasets/docs/datasets/short-interest)

Request 2 credits

```
curl "https://api.gloom.sh/v1/short-interest?symbols=AAPL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLOOM_DATASETS_KEY"
```

With your key, this call returns the latest data. The response is one record of the [free sample](https://api.gloom.sh/v1/datasets/short-interest/sample), which needs no key.

Response · data[1]

```
{
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "settlementDate": "2026-02-13",
  "sharesShort": 133373267,
  "previousSharesShort": 116854414,
  "averageDailyVolume": 59148111,
  "daysToCover": 2.25,
  "changePercent": 14.14,
  "revised": false
}
```

Trimmed real output

## Who uses it.

- ### Quant teams

  Track short interest and days to cover.
- ### Research agents

  Answer how heavily a stock is shorted.
- ### Fintech apps

  Short interest on your stock pages.

## Coverage and price.

- **route**: 1
- **source**: 1
- **credits a call**: 2

In all 44 datasets on every plan, from $200/mo. [See plans](https://gloom.sh/datasets/pricing)

**Routes and credits (1)**

- `GET /v1/short-interest` Settlement-date short interest and days to cover 2 credits

## Related.

- [FINRA short volume](https://gloom.sh/datasets/short-volume)
- [Yield curves and macro series](https://gloom.sh/datasets/macro)
- [CFTC positioning](https://gloom.sh/datasets/cot)