IPO

IPO Documents

GET/v2/ipo/documents

Returns the document catalog for a single IPO (prospectus, SEC filings, multi-language prospectus summaries). The optional language parameter filters documents to the requested language (only that language is returned); the optional type parameter filters to a single document type. Supports offset and cursor pagination.

Included in: Growth.

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Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
symbol	query	string	no	IPO ticker symbol (e.g., `SPCX` for SpaceX). Symbol only — ISIN is not supported for IPO endpoints. Example `SPCX`
language	query	string	no	Filter documents to this language (ISO 639-1 / BCP-47). Only documents in the requested language are returned; omit for the full multi-language catalog. Example when explicitly filtering: `de`.
type	query	string	no	Filter to a single document type (e.g. `prospectus`, `sec_s1`, `prospectus_summary`). Example when explicitly filtering: `prospectus_summary`.
limit	query	integer (int32)	no	Maximum number of results to return (default 100, max 1000) Default `100`
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

IPO ticker symbol (e.g., `SPCX` for SpaceX). Symbol only — ISIN is not supported for IPO endpoints.

GET /v2/ipo/documents?symbol=SPCX

API key

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curl 'https://api.bavest.co/v2/ipo/documents?symbol=SPCX' \
  -H "x-api-key: $BAVEST_API_KEY"

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Example response 200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "docType": "prospectus",
      "label": "Prospectus",
      "language": "en",
      "format": "pdf",
      "isPrimary": true,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "docType": "prospectus_summary",
      "label": "Prospectus Summary",
      "language": "en",
      "format": "pdf",
      "isPrimary": true,
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 100,
    "totalPages": 1,
    "totalCount": 8,
    "parameters": {
      "limit": "100",
      "symbol": "SPCX"
    },
    "time": 2349
  }
}

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

Response 200

Successful response · application/json

dataarray of IPODocument
- docTypestring
  Document type key (e.g. prospectus, sec_s1, prospectus_summary)
  Example sec_s1
- labelstring | null
  Localized document label
  Example SEC S-1
- languagestring | null
  Document language (ISO 639-1 / BCP-47)
  Example en
- formatstring | null
  Document format
  One of pdf html
  Example html
- isPrimaryboolean | null
  Whether this is the canonical language for its docType (used as fallback)
  Example true
- urlstring | null
  Document URL, or null when not yet published
  Example https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm
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.