tickerbot_scan
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Every ticker matching a SQL WHERE clause. Right now, or with asof, as of any past date. The q grammar is a flat SQL WHERE over signal names: AND/OR/NOT, comparisons, numeric and string literals, custom signals by name. No JOIN or subqueries. With group_by the result is rollup rows, not tickers. Example: gap_up AND market_cap < 2000000000 AND NOT earnings_this_week.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | yes | SQL WHERE expression. Max 4000 chars; semicolons, comments and write keywords are rejected. Your custom signals are valid here — each expands to its SQL at run time. |
| asof | string | no | Optional. Target moment as `YYYY-MM-DD` (that day's close) or an ISO timestamp (that intraday moment) — the same read as it stood then, unlimited depth. Full contract under As of a past date. |
| interval | string | no | Grain the past state is reconstructed at: `1m`, `1h`, `1d`, or `auto` (default). Only valid alongside `asof` — a live read with `interval` is a 400. Details under As of a past date. |
| order | string | no | Signal to sort by. In aggregate mode the default is the count alias `tickers` — or, with a custom `select`, the last item's alias — sorted NULLS LAST with the group keys as tiebreak. |
| dir | string | no | Sort direction. |
| limit | integer | no | Page size. Max 100. Aggregate mode does not paginate — it sets `truncated: true` when groups were cut, so sort with `order` to keep the ones you want. |
| cursor | string | no | Opaque cursor from the previous response's `next_cursor`. Row mode only. |
| columns | string | no | Extra signals per row, ADDITIVE — the defaults are always present (ticker, name, asset_class, asset_type, price, change_1d_pct, gap_pct, relative_volume, market_cap). `fields` accepted as an alias. |
| full | boolean | no | Return every signal instead of the default set. Mutually exclusive with `columns` — passing both is a 400. |
| universe | string | no | Slug of a system universe (`top_10`, `top_100`) or one of your own. Omitted, the scan runs across all ~21,053 tracked tickers. |
| asset_class | string | no | One or more asset classes — slug or comma-separated list (`stocks`, `rates`, `crypto`, `fx`). Validated for shape, not against a fixed list, so a well-formed class we don't track simply matches nothing. Echoed in `query`. |
| group_by | string | no | AGGREGATE MODE: 1–6 group keys (signals, expressions, or one of your custom signals as a boolean key). Results become rollup rows. Name a key with `AS` to choose its JSON key (`market_cap > 1e11 AS mega`); an un-named expression is named for you rather than returned as `?column?`. Incompatible with `columns`/`full`/`cursor`; works with `asof`. |
| select | string | no | Aggregate output items (requires `group_by`). Default: the group keys + `COUNT(*) AS tickers`. Supports count/avg/sum/min/max/stddev/string_agg/bool_and/bool_or plus `FILTER (WHERE …)`, and your custom signals inside expressions. Alias with `AS`; a last item without one is a 400. |
| having | string | no | Filter the aggregate rows (requires `group_by`). Custom signals are valid here too. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "SQL WHERE expression. Max 4000 chars; semicolons, comments and write keywords are rejected. Your custom signals are valid here — each expands to its SQL at run time."
},
"asof": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Target moment as `YYYY-MM-DD` (that day's close) or an ISO timestamp (that intraday moment) — the same read as it stood then, unlimited depth. Full contract under As of a past date."
},
"interval": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Grain the past state is reconstructed at: `1m`, `1h`, `1d`, or `auto` (default). Only valid alongside `asof` — a live read with `interval` is a 400. Details under As of a past date.",
"enum": [
"1m",
"1h",
"1d",
"auto"
],
"default": "auto"
},
"order": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Signal to sort by. In aggregate mode the default is the count alias `tickers` — or, with a custom `select`, the last item's alias — sorted NULLS LAST with the group keys as tiebreak.",
"default": "change_1d_pct"
},
"dir": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Sort direction.",
"enum": [
"asc",
"desc"
],
"default": "desc"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Page size. Max 100. Aggregate mode does not paginate — it sets `truncated: true` when groups were cut, so sort with `order` to keep the ones you want.",
"default": 50
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Opaque cursor from the previous response's `next_cursor`. Row mode only."
},
"columns": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Extra signals per row, ADDITIVE — the defaults are always present (ticker, name, asset_class, asset_type, price, change_1d_pct, gap_pct, relative_volume, market_cap). `fields` accepted as an alias."
},
"full": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Return every signal instead of the default set. Mutually exclusive with `columns` — passing both is a 400.",
"default": false
},
"universe": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Slug of a system universe (`top_10`, `top_100`) or one of your own. Omitted, the scan runs across all ~21,053 tracked tickers."
},
"asset_class": {
"type": "string",
"description": "One or more asset classes — slug or comma-separated list (`stocks`, `rates`, `crypto`, `fx`). Validated for shape, not against a fixed list, so a well-formed class we don't track simply matches nothing. Echoed in `query`."
},
"group_by": {
"type": "string",
"description": "AGGREGATE MODE: 1–6 group keys (signals, expressions, or one of your custom signals as a boolean key). Results become rollup rows. Name a key with `AS` to choose its JSON key (`market_cap > 1e11 AS mega`); an un-named expression is named for you rather than returned as `?column?`. Incompatible with `columns`/`full`/`cursor`; works with `asof`."
},
"select": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Aggregate output items (requires `group_by`). Default: the group keys + `COUNT(*) AS tickers`. Supports count/avg/sum/min/max/stddev/string_agg/bool_and/bool_or plus `FILTER (WHERE …)`, and your custom signals inside expressions. Alias with `AS`; a last item without one is a 400."
},
"having": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter the aggregate rows (requires `group_by`). Custom signals are valid here too."
}
},
"required": [
"q"
]
}