GICS Sectors
What are GICS sectors?
The Global Industry Classification Standard is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's for use by the global financial community.
We use them to classify companies and brands according to what they objectively do on a global basis.
List all GICS sectors
To list all of the GICS sectors and browse them via the API, use the list endpoint:
GET /api/v2/gics-sectors
Get a GICS sector
You may also directly retrieve a GICS sector's details if you already have its system ID.
GET /api/v2/gics-sectors/123
Where 123 is the system ID of the GICS sector.
Schema
Full response schema
| Key | Type | Filterable | Sortable | Configurable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
id | integer | ✅ (exact) | ✅ | ✅ | The system ID. |
code | string | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | The GICS sector code. |
name | float | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | The primary name of the GICS sector. |
created_at | string | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | A datetime string when this GICS sector was first created. |
updated_at | string | (updated since) | ✅ | ✅ | A datetime string when this GICS sector was last updated. |
Relationship Response Schema
The slim relationship schema is used when the GICS sector is used as part of an include in another resource.
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | integer | The system ID for the GICS sector. |
name | string | The primary name of the GICS sector. |