---
title: "Search specific financial metrics"
method: POST
path: "/financials/search/line-items"
tags: ["Financial Statements"]
---

# Search specific financial metrics

`POST /financials/search/line-items`

Search for specific financial metrics across income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for a list of tickers.

## Request body

- SearchLineItemsRequest
  - `line_items` string[], required — An array of line items to apply to the search.
  - `tickers` string[], required — An array of tickers to apply to the search.
  - `period` 'annual' | 'quarterly' | 'ttm' — The time period for the financial data.
  - `limit` integer — The maximum number of results to return.

## Response `200`

Successful search response

- FinancialsSearchResponse
  - `search_results` object[]
    - `ticker` string — The ticker symbol of the company.
    - `report_period` string, date — The reporting period of the financial data.
    - `period` 'annual' | 'quarterly' | 'ttm' — The time period of the financial data.
    - `currency` string — The currency of the financial data.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `402` — The request requires a paid subscription
- `404` — The specified resource was not found

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[API](https://skmtc.net/financialdatasets/apis/financial-datasets-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/financialdatasets/apis/financial-datasets-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/financialdatasets/financial-datasets-api/revisions/df2363101891/schema)