Zacks.com API

The API returns the Zacks rank (from 1 = strong buy, to 5 = strong sell) of any given company by providing the ticker of the company (e.g. TSLA for Tesla).

See here for more information on the Zacks rank: www.zacks.com/education

Example Response for Tesla

{
  "ticker": "TSLA",
  "name": "Tesla, Inc.",
  "zacksRankText": "Strong Sell",
  "zacksRank": "5",
  "updatedAt": "2019-04-12T05:58:00.000Z"
}

Setup

You can use the API in the command line, or develop your own application using the API as imported package. How to set up either option is explained below.

Prerequisite

• Install Node.js if you haven't already. On Mac in the command line type brew install node. More information here: nodejs.org

1. Option: Command Line

To use the Zacks API via the command line, type in your command line

• npm install zacks-api --global to install the package to access the API
• zacks-api TSLA to get the Zacks rank of Tesla (ticker: TSLA)
• Done! Now you should see the Zacks rank of Tesla.

2. Option: Develop your own application

To set up a new Node.js project, type in the command line

• mkdir my-new-project && cd my-new-project to create a new folder
• npm init to scaffold the Node.js project
• touch index.js to create the file index.js
• npm install zacks-api to install the library to access the API
• Copy/paste the example code below inside the index.js file

const api = require('zacks-api');
api.getData('TSLA').then(console.log);

• node index.js to run the code inside the index.js file
• Done! Now you should see the Zacks rank of Tesla.