> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://finance.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Symbol Information

> Retrieves detailed information about a specific trading symbol including exchange details, timezone, session hours, supported resolutions, price scale, and format. This information is essential for properly displaying and formatting chart data for the symbol.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://spec.speakeasy.com/aries/aries/aries-trading-platform-api-with-code-samples get /v1/chart/symbols
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Aries Trading Platform API
  description: >-
    Complete API documentation for the Aries trading platform including user
    management, authentication, account management, order management, market
    data, and analytics
  contact:
    name: Aries Financial
    email: dev@aries.com
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.tradearies.dev
    description: Production server
security: []
tags:
  - name: Accounts
    description: Account management endpoints for positions, orders, and balances
  - name: Analytics
    description: >-
      Analytics endpoints for market data analysis including top gainers,
      losers, volume leaders, sector analysis, analyst ratings, market breadth,
      and net inflow
  - name: Authentication
    description: User authentication endpoints
  - name: Calendars
    description: Calendar endpoints for economic events and historical data
  - name: Market Data
    description: >-
      Market data endpoints for symbol search, real-time data access, and equity
      details
  - name: Orders
    description: >-
      Order management endpoints for placing, updating, canceling, and
      previewing orders
  - name: Users
    description: User management endpoints
  - name: Health
    description: Service health endpoints
paths:
  /v1/chart/symbols:
    get:
      tags:
        - Chart
      summary: Get Symbol Information
      description: >-
        Retrieves detailed information about a specific trading symbol including
        exchange details, timezone, session hours, supported resolutions, price
        scale, and format. This information is essential for properly displaying
        and formatting chart data for the symbol.
      operationId: getSymbolInfo
      parameters:
        - name: symbol
          in: query
          description: The stock symbol to get information for (e.g., 'AAPL', 'GOOGL')
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: AAPL
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Symbol information retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SymbolInfo'
              example:
                ticker: AAPL
                name: AAPL
                description: Apple Inc.
                type: stock
                session: 0930-1600
                timezone: America/New_York
                exchange: NASDAQ
                format: price
                minmov: 1
                pricescale: 100
                has_intraday: true
                intraday_multipliers:
                  - '1'
                  - '5'
                  - '15'
                  - '30'
                  - '60'
                has_seconds: true
                visible_plots_set: ohlcv
                has_weekly_and_monthly: true
                supported_resolutions:
                  - '1'
                  - '5'
                  - '15'
                  - '30'
                  - '60'
                  - 1D
                  - 1W
                  - 1M
                volume_precision: 0
                listed_exchange: NASDAQ
        '400':
          description: Bad request - symbol parameter is required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error: symbol is required
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid authentication
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Symbol not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: python
          label: Python (SDK)
          source: |-
            from finance_dev import FinanceDev, models
            import os


            with FinanceDev(
                security=models.Security(
                    client_id=os.getenv("FINANCEDEV_CLIENT_ID", ""),
                    client_secret=os.getenv("FINANCEDEV_CLIENT_SECRET", ""),
                ),
            ) as fd_client:

                res = fd_client.chart.get_symbol_info(symbol="AAPL")

                # Handle response
                print(res)
        - lang: java
          label: Java (SDK)
          source: |-
            package hello.world;

            import java.lang.Exception;
            import org.openapis.openapi.AriesJava;
            import org.openapis.openapi.models.errors.ErrorResponse;
            import org.openapis.openapi.models.operations.GetSymbolInfoResponse;

            public class Application {

                public static void main(String[] args) throws ErrorResponse, Exception {

                    AriesJava sdk = AriesJava.builder()
                            .bearerAuth(System.getenv().getOrDefault("BEARER_AUTH", ""))
                        .build();

                    GetSymbolInfoResponse res = sdk.chart().getSymbolInfo()
                            .symbol("AAPL")
                            .call();

                    if (res.symbolInfo().isPresent()) {
                        // handle response
                    }
                }
            }
components:
  schemas:
    SymbolInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        ticker:
          type: string
          description: Symbol ticker
        name:
          type: string
          description: Symbol name
        description:
          type: string
          description: Full description of the symbol/company
        type:
          type: string
          description: Instrument type (stock, etf, index, etc.)
        session:
          type: string
          description: Trading session hours (e.g., '0930-1600')
        timezone:
          type: string
          description: Timezone of the exchange (e.g., 'America/New_York')
        exchange:
          type: string
          description: Exchange where the symbol is traded
        format:
          type: string
          description: Price format (usually 'price')
        minmov:
          type: number
          description: Minimum price movement
        pricescale:
          type: integer
          description: Price scale (e.g., 100 means divide price by 100)
        has_intraday:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether intraday data is available
        intraday_multipliers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Available intraday time multipliers
        has_seconds:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether seconds resolution is available
        visible_plots_set:
          type: string
          description: Visible plots (e.g., 'ohlcv' for OHLC + Volume)
        has_weekly_and_monthly:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether weekly and monthly data is available
        supported_resolutions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Resolutions supported for this symbol
        volume_precision:
          type: number
          description: Volume precision (decimal places)
        listed_exchange:
          type: string
          description: Primary exchange where the symbol is listed
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        codes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
                description: Error code
              description:
                type: string
                description: Error description
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````