Estimates

Upgrades & Downgrades

GET/v2/estimates/upgrades-downgrades

Returns analyst rating changes (upgrades, downgrades, initiations). Each item is a weekly snapshot that lists every rating action known on its date, so the newest snapshot holds the full history. By default only the newest snapshot is returned; page back with offset or cursor, at most 10 snapshots per request.

Included in: Startup, Pro, Growth.

Authentication

Send your API key in the x-api-key header on every request to https://api.bavest.co. The samples read it from the BAVEST_API_KEY environment variable. Get an API key · Authentication guide

Parameters

Required: one of symbol, isin, for example symbol=AAPL.

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
symbol	query	string	one of symbol, isin	Stock ticker symbol (e.g., `AAPL`, `MSFT`, `GOOGL`). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin. Example `AAPL`
isin	query	string	one of symbol, isin	ISIN code (e.g., `US0378331005`). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin. Clear the symbol example before using an ISIN.
limit	query	integer (int32)	no	Number of snapshots to return, newest first (default 1, max 10) Default `1`
offset	query	integer (int32)	no	Number of results to skip for pagination (default 0) Default `0`
cursor	query	string	no	Opaque cursor for cursor-based pagination. When provided, returns results after the cursor position. Takes precedence over offset.

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symbol query

Stock ticker symbol (e.g., `AAPL`, `MSFT`, `GOOGL`). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin.

isin query

ISIN code (e.g., `US0378331005`). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin. Clear the symbol example before using an ISIN.

GET /v2/estimates/upgrades-downgrades?symbol=AAPL

API key

Sent only to api.bavest.co for this request; not stored.

Sign in to send Get an API keySends with the key above, or sign in to use your account's key. Each request counts as one API call.

curl 'https://api.bavest.co/v2/estimates/upgrades-downgrades?symbol=AAPL' \
  -H "x-api-key: $BAVEST_API_KEY"

Samples read your key from BAVEST_API_KEY and follow the form.

Example response 200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2026-09-27",
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "ratings": [
        {
          "url": null,
          "title": null,
          "action": "maintain",
          "newGrade": "Buy",
          "previousGrade": "Buy",
          "publishedDate": "2026-09-23",
          "gradingCompany": "B of A Securities",
          "priceWhenPosted": null
        },
        {
          "url": null,
          "title": null,
          "action": "maintain",
          "newGrade": "Outperform",
          "previousGrade": "Outperform",
          "publishedDate": "2026-09-18",
          "gradingCompany": "Evercore ISI Group",
          "priceWhenPosted": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 1,
    "totalPages": 29,
    "totalCount": 29,
    "parameters": {
      "limit": "1",
      "symbol": "AAPL"
    },
    "time": 23
  }
}

From the docs, not your data. Long lists are cut to 3 items.

Response 200

Successful response · application/json

dataarray of UpgradeDowngradeRecord
- datestring (date)required
  Date of the rating change.
- symbolstringrequired
  Ticker symbol of the company.
  Example AAPL
- ratingsarray of object
  Detailed list of individual rating entries.
metaResponseMeta
Response metadata for paginated endpoints. Offset pagination returns page/pageSize/totalPages/totalCount; cursor pagination returns pageSize/hasMore/nextCursor and totalCount only when known.
- timeinteger
  Server-side processing time in milliseconds
  Example 17
- parametersobject
  Echo of the request parameters the endpoint resolved
- pageinteger
  Current page number (offset pagination)
  Example 1
- pageSizeinteger
  Number of results per page
  Example 50
- totalPagesinteger
  Total number of pages (offset pagination)
  Example 2
- totalCountinteger
  Total number of results across all pages
  Example 100
- hasMoreboolean
  Whether more results follow (cursor pagination)
- nextCursorstring | null
  Cursor for the next page (cursor pagination), null on the last page

Errors

400Invalid request parameters. Returned when required query parameters are missing, have invalid types, or violate constraints (e.g., providing both symbol and isin when they are mutually exclusive).
401Missing or invalid API key.
404Resource not found.
429Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the `Retry-After` header interval.
500An unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.
502Upstream data provider returned an error or is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.
504The request timed out waiting for a response from the upstream data provider. This may occur for complex queries or during peak load.
defaultAn unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.