Audience: application and coding agent.
Canonical metadata
requestIdtraceparent
Example request
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: $SECAPI_API_KEY" \
-H "secapi-version: 2026-03-19" \
"https://api.secapi.ai/v1/factors/screen"
Example response
{
"object": "list",
"data": [
{
"object": "factor_return",
"id": "factor_return:VALUE:1m:2026-06-09",
"factorKey": "VALUE",
"factorName": "Value",
"category": "style",
"asOf": "2026-06-09T22:15:00.000Z",
"window": "1m",
"modelName": "secapi_stock_basket_factor_model_v1",
"rawReturn": 0.018,
"pureReturn": 0.014,
"scaledReturn": 0.021,
"zScore": 1.42,
"leverage": 1,
"qualityProof": {
"object": "factor_quality_proof",
"status": "ready",
"proofSource": "secapi_factor_pipeline",
"proofObservedAt": "2026-06-09T22:15:00.000Z",
"rowLevelProofAvailable": true,
"proofReady": true,
"firstDate": "2015-01-02",
"lastDate": "2026-06-09",
"firstRequiredMarketDate": "2015-01-02",
"latestMarketDay": "2026-06-09",
"targetHistoryStartDate": "2015-01-01",
"requiredHistoryStartDate": "2015-01-01",
"shortHistoryExempt": false,
"historyStartMarketDayLag": 0,
"latestMarketDayLag": 0,
"rowCount": 2882,
"distinctFactorDateCount": 2882,
"coveredMarketDateCount": 2882,
"expectedMarketDateCount": 2882,
"missingSessionCount": 0,
"coveragePct": 1,
"methodologyVersion": "secapi_factor_returns_v1",
"modelName": "secapi_stock_basket_factor_model_v1",
"methodologyUrl": "https://docs.secapi.ai/factors/methodology",
"sourceMetadata": {
"latestAsOf": "2026-06-09",
"latestSourcePublishedAt": "2026-06-09T21:30:00.000Z",
"observedModelNameCount": 1,
"observedModelNamesSample": [
"secapi_stock_basket_factor_model_v1"
],
"nonStockBasketRowCount": 0,
"metadataModelNames": [
"secapi_stock_basket_factor_model_v1"
],
"metadataModelVersions": [
"2026-06-09"
],
"metadataMethodologyUrls": [
"https://docs.secapi.ai/factors/methodology"
]
},
"degradedReasons": []
},
"responseMode": "compact",
"dataAsOf": "2026-06-09",
"freshnessStatus": "fresh",
"methodologyVersion": "secapi_factor_returns_v1",
"materializationVersion": "2026-06-09",
"provenance": {
"source": "secapi_factor_pipeline",
"sourceLabel": "SecAPI factor pipeline",
"accessionNumber": null,
"filingUrl": "https://docs.secapi.ai/factors/methodology",
"acceptedAt": null,
"retrievedAt": "2026-06-09T22:15:00.000Z",
"parserVersion": "secapi-factor-pipeline"
},
"freshness": {
"status": "fresh",
"asOf": "2026-06-09T22:15:00.000Z",
"sourcePublishedAt": "2026-06-09T21:30:00.000Z",
"lagMs": 2700000
},
"materialization": {
"parserVersion": "secapi-factor-pipeline",
"materializationVersion": "2026-06-09"
},
"sourceRights": {
"source": "secapi_owned_factor_pipeline",
"sourceLabel": "SecAPI factor pipeline",
"posture": "public_safe",
"publicAvailability": "public",
"contractStatus": "approved",
"restrictions": [],
"notes": "SecAPI-owned derived factor data."
},
"methodology": {
"id": "secapi_factor_returns",
"version": "v1",
"summary": "SecAPI-owned daily factor returns, exposures, and portfolio analytics built for agent and API workflows.",
"confidence": "high",
"launchState": "beta",
"inputs": [
"secapi_factor_returns",
"secapi_factor_exposures",
"market_calendar"
],
"validation": {
"launchHistoryFloor": "2015-01-01",
"marketCalendarAware": true
}
},
"revision": {
"sourcePublishedAt": "2026-06-09T21:30:00.000Z",
"retrievedAt": "2026-06-09T22:15:00.000Z",
"vintageId": "2026-06-09",
"revisedFrom": null
},
"degradedState": null
}
],
"hasMore": false,
"nextCursor": null,
"responseMode": "compact",
"requestId": "req_2ZK8Q1W9F4M6P7R3",
"traceparent": "00-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-01"
}
Give this prompt to your agent
Failure posture
- treat non-2xx responses as contract-aware failures, not free-form errors
- preserve
requestIdandtraceparentin logs and downstream reports - if provenance or freshness metadata is present, return it unchanged so trust is not lost in the handoff

