> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get scores

> The published scores for the stocks you name. Each stock counts once per Pacific day toward the plan, whichever day's score you get; asking again that day is free. At the limit the whole call is refused (limit_reached) and nothing counts.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/scores
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Forward Model scores API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Today's published Forward Model stock scores. One set per trading day,
    published before the US market opens (usually by 9:00 a.m. Eastern); a day's
    scores never change, so cache by (symbol, date). Needs a Plus plan and an
    API key from console.forwardmodel.ai.
servers:
  - url: https://api.forwardmodel.ai
security:
  - bearer: []
paths:
  /v1/scores:
    get:
      summary: Get scores
      description: >-
        The published scores for the stocks you name. Each stock counts once per
        Pacific day toward the plan, whichever day's score you get; asking again
        that day is free. At the limit the whole call is refused (limit_reached)
        and nothing counts.
      operationId: getScores
      parameters:
        - name: symbols
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            Up to 50 US stock tickers, comma-separated, such as COST,MSFT,BRK-B
            (share classes use a hyphen). Unknown tickers come back under
            not_scored.
          schema:
            type: string
          example: COST,MSFT
        - name: date
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            A trading day as YYYY-MM-DD within the last 21 trading days, the
            latest included. A day with no published scores returns
            invalid_date. Leave it out for the latest scores.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
        - name: detail
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            full or short. Defaults to full for 1 to 10 symbols (after
            duplicates are dropped), short for more. Short entries leave out
            notice; show 'Published score, the same for everyone. Not personal
            investment advice.' with any score you display.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - full
              - short
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The scores.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scores'
        '400':
          description: 'invalid_input or invalid_date: fix the input named in field.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: 'unauthenticated or key_revoked: a valid key is needed.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '402':
          description: >-
            plan_required: needs Plus, or the date is older than the plan
            covers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: >-
            limit_reached (wait until resets_at) or rate_limited (wait
            retry_after_seconds).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: >-
                Seconds to wait before retrying (rate_limited,
                model_unavailable).
        '500':
          description: 'server_error: retry once.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '503':
          description: 'model_unavailable: retry after retry_after_seconds.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: >-
                Seconds to wait before retrying (rate_limited,
                model_unavailable).
components:
  schemas:
    Scores:
      type: object
      required:
        - date
        - entries
        - not_scored
        - of
        - scores_left_words
      properties:
        date:
          type: string
          description: The trading day of these scores.
          format: date
        of:
          type: integer
          description: How many stocks were scored that day.
        entries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
        not_scored:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotScored'
        scores_left_words:
          type: string
          enum:
            - plenty left
            - running low
            - none left until your plan renews
          description: How much of the plan's allowance is left until it renews, in words.
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - type
            - message
            - request_id
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - invalid_input
                - invalid_date
                - unauthenticated
                - key_revoked
                - plan_required
                - limit_reached
                - rate_limited
                - model_unavailable
                - server_error
            message:
              type: string
              description: What happened, in plain words.
            request_id:
              type: string
              description: Quote it to support.
            field:
              type: string
              description: The input that was wrong.
            retry_after_seconds:
              type: integer
            resets_at:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
              description: >-
                When the limit resets: the next midnight Pacific for the daily
                limit, the plan's renewal for the monthly one; null if not
                known.
    Entry:
      type: object
      required:
        - symbol
        - name
        - date
        - score
        - band
        - top_pct
      properties:
        symbol:
          type: string
          description: The ticker.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The company.
        date:
          type: string
          description: The trading day of the score.
          format: date
        context_through:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            The newest information the score could use (US Eastern offset). ISO
            8601 to the minute, e.g. 2026-11-16T07:14-05:00.
        scored_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            When the stock was scored. ISO 8601 to the minute, e.g.
            2026-11-16T07:14-05:00.
        set_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            When the day's scores were locked and published. ISO 8601 to the
            minute, e.g. 2026-11-16T07:14-05:00.
        score:
          type: number
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 10
          description: >-
            1.00 to 10.00: the stock's position among that day's scored stocks.
            Compare within a day.
        out_of:
          type: number
          const: 10
        band:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Strong
            - Above average
            - Middle
            - Below average
            - Weak
        top_pct:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          description: 35 means the top 35% of the day's scores.
        summary:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: One line on the stock.
        for:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Main points for. May be empty.
        against:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Main points against. May be empty.
        watch:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Things to watch. Often empty.
        graded_after_trading_days:
          type: integer
          const: 21
        notice:
          type: string
          description: Show this line with any score you display.
    NotScored:
      type: object
      required:
        - symbol
        - reason
      properties:
        symbol:
          type: string
          description: The ticker asked for.
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Why there's no score, for example a fund or ETF.
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: An API key from console.forwardmodel.ai, starting fm_live_.

````

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