Template Types

[motdam]

Hi,

Thanks so much for your work putting this together, as a beginner working with API's it has been really helpful for me to get up and running with the quickfs api.

I just wanted to flag that when requesting batch data from several companies in a loop, it becomes important to know which template the companies data is structured in. QFS supports 3 types of company; normal', 'bank' & 'insurance'.

Many requests statements will not work across across the different types as they will return 'None' data when asked for a batch of metrics which are not supported within a specific type.

You can get around this by first requesting the template type (the template_type metric shows this info) as a test for the ticker requested and adjust your programs accordingly to only request appropriate metrics for the relevant template type.

I had a bit of trouble with this and got stuck so thought I would share my experience in case it helps anyone else.

Thanks again for your work here it's so helpful!!

BuckoIII

[LautaroParada]

Thank you very much for your observation! Can you share with me an example of a URL that you're using? (related to this issue)

If you want to request information for several companies, it is highly recommended to use the bulk endpoint, rather than a loop.

Have a good day.