Finding data quickly

What this workflow solves

It turns “I cannot find the data” into something locatable, verifiable and usable.

Read it as a developer quickstart: decide the ticker, choose the dataset, then check the query parameters and what the response says about data_gaps.

Which APIs it uses

• /v2/search
• /v2/query
• explainability layer

The minimal flow

• Use the Search API to find the instrument or topic
• Use the Query API to pull the fields you need
• Use explainability to check source role and how a value was computed

The order that works

Locate with search, extract with query, verify with explainability.

What to watch

• Confirm the symbol and its market first — a ticker that maps to nothing is the usual cause of an empty result.
• Check start_date/end_date and limit before concluding data is missing.
• If the response carries data_gaps, keep it and carry it into the analysis rather than dropping it.