FINRA API Platform API

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) · Regulatory adviser data · developer.finra.org

Open: self-serve docs and keys Last checked Oct 17, 2026

FINRA's API Platform exposes Query, Notification and Submission APIs plus fileX file transfer, with public docs and a dataset catalog. Credentials are created in the API Console in FINRA Gateway; a Mock credential and a $0 Public credential exist, and a Firm credential is $1,650 per month.

Developer surface

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FINRA API Platform developer facts
API access	Open: self-serve docs and keys Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “if you are logged-in to the API Console as an Individual User, the allowable selections will include mock and public.” Source https://developer.finra.org/docs Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note Documentation and catalog are public, and the docs call the API Console 'self-service'. An individual who creates a FINRA Gateway account can create Mock and Public credentials themselves; the quote shows which credential types an Individual User can select. Firm credentials are different: a firm's Super Account Administrator must first request the API Console entitlement, and the fees page shows $1,650 per month for a Firm credential. Which datasets each credential type can reach was not verified.
Developer docs	developer.finra.org Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “The FINRA Developer Center is a strategic FINRA initiative to support the automation goals of member firms and the broader financial services industry.” Source https://developer.finra.org/ Checked Oct 17, 2026
API style	REST Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “All API requests must use HTTPS protocol.” Source https://developer.finra.org/docs Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note Also a fileX product for file transfer (SFTP, HTTPS REST or AWS S3 Direct per the support page). The Query, Notification and Submission APIs are the HTTPS APIs.
Authentication	OAuth 2.0 (client credentials) Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “The FINRA API Platform authentication and authorization scheme is based on OAuth 2.0.” Source https://developer.finra.org/docs Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note Client ID and secret sent as Basic auth to the FINRA Identity Platform with grant_type=client_credentials; the returned access_token is used as a Bearer token.
How to get access	Firm users: the firm's Super Account Administrator requests the API Console entitlement, then credentials are created in the API Console in FINRA Gateway. Individuals can create an account for a Test Credential with mock data. Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “Create an Individual Account and start building right away with a Test Credential and mock data.” Source https://developer.finra.org/fees Checked Oct 17, 2026
Sandbox	Yes, self-serve Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “Create an Individual Account and start building right away with a Test Credential and mock data.” Source https://developer.finra.org/fees Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note Mock credential works only with datasets whose names end in MOCK. A separate QA Test Environment exists for firms already onboarded to production (docs page).
Rate limits	Each FIRM credential has a data limit of 10GB per month. FINRA reserves the right to limit requests; the docs list a Request Throttling section but the numbers were not in the captured text. Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “each FIRM Credential has a data limit of 10GB per month” Source https://developer.finra.org/docs Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note Per-request limits not captured. HTTP 429 means too many requests from the same client within a given amount of time.
Webhooks	No Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “The Notification API allows third-party systems to detect changes related to FINRA datasets/resources via polling.” Source https://developer.finra.org/products/notification-api Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note Change detection is by polling, not push webhooks.
SDKs	Not found Not found · Oct 17, 2026 Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note No SDKs or client libraries mentioned. Pages read: developer.finra.org home, /docs, /fees, /support, /catalog, /products and the Query and Notification API product pages. The terms-of-service page returned HTTP 429 to the capture tool.
OpenAPI spec	Not found Not found · Oct 17, 2026 Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note No OpenAPI spec or Swagger file linked. Pages read: developer.finra.org home, /docs, /fees, /support, /catalog, /products and the Query and Notification API product pages. The terms-of-service page returned HTTP 429 to the capture tool.
Partner program	On Behalf Of (OBO) feature for authorized third-party vendors Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “The On Behalf Of (OBO) feature is available at the FINRA Enterprise level and enables authorized third-party vendors (or another firm) to access data and perform submissions on behalf of FINRA member firms” Source https://developer.finra.org/docs Checked Oct 17, 2026
Public integration list	developer.finra.org Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “Explore our featured products and catalog of datasets.” Source https://developer.finra.org/ Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note The catalog lists datasets (not integrations) grouped under Query API, such as Equity, FINRA Content and Registration.
Ways to connect	Native API, File exchange Checked on the source's own page · Oct 17, 2026 “The Submission API allows third-party systems to submit filings and other data to FINRA via a standard submission interface.” Source https://developer.finra.org/ Checked Oct 17, 2026 Note HTTPS REST APIs plus fileX file transfer. Mechanism list is from the product navigation (Query API, Notification API, Submission API, fileX).

MCP servers and AI connectors

None recorded. We found no MCP server or AI connector for FINRA API Platform on the public pages we checked. See all MCP servers.

What the docs don't say

The FAQ answers on the support page are collapsed and were not in the captured text, so statements about which registration data is limited were not verified.
The docs list Request Throttling and Responsible Use Guidelines sections, but no request-per-second figure was in the captured text.
The fees page shows $1,650 per month for a Firm credential and $0 for a Public credential, with a per-dataset availability grid; the grid's cell meanings were not verified.
No BrokerCheck API is named on the catalog and product pages read.

Changes

No changes recorded since this record was first published (Oct 17, 2026). Changes show up here and in the changelog.

Other regulatory data sources

SEC EDGAR APIs
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SEC Form ADV data files and IAPD compilation feeds
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