★ Market Data API

NGX Market Data.
Built for Developers.

Real-time and historical Nigerian stock market data through a modern REST API. 77 securities, OHLCV charts, sector analytics.

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# Get current quote for Dangote Cement $ curl https://api-staging.atlascapitalsystems.com/v1/stocks/DANGCEM/quote { "symbol": "DANGCEM", "name": "Dangote Cement", "exchange": "NGX", "price": 258.30, "change": 5.80, "changePercent": 2.30, "volume": 1842500, "marketStatus": "open" }
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77 NGX Securities

Complete coverage of actively traded stocks on the Nigerian Exchange with real-time pricing and historical OHLCV data.

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Low Latency

Redis-backed caching with sub-100ms response times. Prices update independently per symbol every 1–5 seconds.

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Historical Charts

200+ days of daily OHLCV candlestick data for every security. Build interactive charts and technical analysis tools.

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Market Intelligence

Top gainers, losers, sector performance, and market breadth. Everything for a market overview dashboard.

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API Key Auth

Simple X-Api-Key header authentication. Create multiple keys for different environments. Rate limit headers on every response.

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Built for Nigeria

Designed for the Nigerian capital market. NGN-denominated, NGX-aligned, SEC-aware. No workarounds needed.

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API Reference

Base URL: https://api-staging.atlascapitalsystems.com/v1

Authenticate with X-Api-Key: your_key header. Anonymous requests limited to 50/day.

Stocks & Quotes

GET /v1/stocks List all NGX securities

Returns all listed securities with symbol, name, sector, and industry.

Query params: sector — filter by sector (e.g., Energy, Healthcare)

/v1/stocks


          


          

            GET
            /v1/stocks/{symbol}
            Stock profile with current price
          

          

            
Returns detailed stock profile including current price, change, sector, and market status.

            
/v1/stocks/DANGCEM

            
            

          


          

            GET
            /v1/stocks/{symbol}/quote
            Real-time quote with OHLCV
          

          

            
Full quote with open, high, low, close, volume, previous close, change, and change percent.

            
/v1/stocks/GTCO/quote

            
            

          


          

            GET
            /v1/stocks/{symbol}/ohlcv
            Historical candlestick data
          

          

            
Daily OHLCV bars for charting and technical analysis.

            
Query params: timeframe (1D), limit (1–1000, default 365), period (1Y)

            
/v1/stocks/ZENITHBANK/ohlcv?limit=30

            
            

          

        


        

          
Market Overview

          

            GET
            /v1/market/summary
            Exchange breadth and market status
          

          

            
Market-wide metrics: total securities, advancing/declining/unchanged counts, market open/closed status.

            
            

          


          

            GET
            /v1/market/gainers
            Top gaining stocks
          

          

            
Top gainers by percentage change.

            
Query params: limit (1–50, default 10)

            
            

          


          

            GET
            /v1/market/losers
            Top declining stocks
          

          

            
Top losers by percentage change.

            
            

          


          

            GET
            /v1/market/sectors
            Sector performance overview
          

          

            
Average change per sector and stock count. Useful for heat maps and sector rotation analysis.

            
            

          

        


        

          
Code Examples

          

            

              
Python

# pip install requests
import requests

headers = {"X-Api-Key": "ak_live_..."}
r = requests.get(
    "https://api-staging.atlascapitalsystems.com/v1/stocks/DANGCEM/quote",
    headers=headers
)
data = r.json()
print(f"{data['symbol']}: ₦{data['price']}")
            

            

              
JavaScript

// Node.js / Browser
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api-staging.atlascapitalsystems.com/v1/stocks/DANGCEM/quote",
  { headers: { "X-Api-Key": "ak_live_..." } }
);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(`${data.symbol}: ₦${data.price}`);
            

          

        


        

          
Response Headers

          

            

              
X-RateLimit-LimitYour daily request quota

              
X-RateLimit-RemainingRequests remaining today

              
X-RateLimit-ResetUTC timestamp when quota resets

            

          

        

      

    

  


  
  

    

      

        
Simple, Transparent Pricing

        
Start free. Scale as you grow.

        

          

            
Free

            
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₦0 /mo

            
    
              
  • 100 requests / day
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  • All REST endpoints
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  • 20-minute delayed data
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  • 1 API key
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Developer

            
Production apps

            
₦75K /mo

            
    
              
  • 10,000 requests / day
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  • Real-time data
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  • OHLCV history (5 years)
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  • 5 API keys
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  • Email support
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Startup

            
High-volume apps

            
₦350K /mo

            
    
              
  • 100,000 requests / day
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  • Real-time + WebSocket
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  • Full history + intraday
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Enterprise

            
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Custom

            
    
              
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  • Dedicated WebSocket
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Quick Start

          

# Replace with your API key
$ curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
    https://api-staging.atlascapitalsystems.com/v1/stocks/DANGCEM/quote