ETFs

ETF Category

GET/v2/etfs/category

Returns ETF classification and categorization including asset class, focus, and niche.

Included in: 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 isin=IE00B4L5Y983.

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
symbol	query	string	one of symbol, isin	ETF ticker symbol (e.g., `IWDA.AS`). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin; clear the ISIN example before using a symbol.
isin	query	string	one of symbol, isin	ETF ISIN code (e.g., `IE00B4L5Y983`, iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin. Example `IE00B4L5Y983`

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symbol query

ETF ticker symbol (e.g., `IWDA.AS`). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin; clear the ISIN example before using a symbol.

isin query

ETF ISIN code (e.g., `IE00B4L5Y983`, iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF). Provide exactly one of symbol or isin.

GET /v2/etfs/category?isin=IE00B4L5Y983

API key

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

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curl 'https://api.bavest.co/v2/etfs/category?isin=IE00B4L5Y983' \
  -H "x-api-key: $BAVEST_API_KEY"

Samples read your key from BAVEST_API_KEY and follow the form.

Example response 200

{
  "data": {
    "assetClass": "Equity",
    "category": "Global Equity",
    "focus": "Broad Market",
    "niche": "MSCI World Index Exposure",
    "index": "MSCI World"
  },
  "meta": {
    "parameters": {
      "isin": "IE00B4L5Y983"
    },
    "time": 25
  }
}

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

Response 200

Successful response · application/json

dataETFCategory
ETF classification and categorization.
- assetClassstringrequired
  Broad asset class (e.g. Equity, Fixed Income, Commodity)
  Example Equity
- categorystring
  Investment category within the asset class (e.g. U.S. Equity)
  Example U.S. Equity
- focusstring
  Investment focus or strategy (e.g. Broad Market, Growth, Value)
  Example Broad Market
- nichestring
  Specific niche or investment approach (e.g. Index Tracking)
  Example Index Tracking
- indexstring | null
  Name of the tracked index as published by the issuer. Same value as indice on /v2/etfs/profile: free text, not normalised, either the index family (MSCI World) or the full variant (STOXX Europe 600 NR EUR). Intended for display; do not join or filter on it.
  Example MSCI World
metaResponseMeta
Response envelope metadata. Always present on a 200: time is set by core/response.py on every successful response. Errors carry the same block, built by the same code, so a client parses one meta shape whether the call succeeded or failed.
- timeinteger
  Server-side processing time in milliseconds
  Example 17
- parametersobject
  Echo of the request parameters the endpoint resolved

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.
503Bavest cannot read its data store right now. The security may well have data; retry after the `Retry-After` header interval.
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.