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Lician Financial Data API

REST JSON at https://lician.com. Paid plans also work with the MCP server. Get a free key or start a 7-day Basic/Pro trial from API pricing.

Authentication

Send the key from signup or checkout. Both headers are accepted.

curl "https://lician.com/api/v1/prices/snapshot?ticker=AAPL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lc_your_key"

curl "https://lician.com/api/v1/prices/snapshot?ticker=AAPL" \
  -H "X-API-Key: lc_your_key"

Rate limits

PlanPriceDaily requests
Free$0100 / day
Basic$29 / month10,000 / day
Pro$99 / month100,000 / day

Over the daily cap returns 429. Anonymous calls without a key get a short teaser, not the paid series.

Example endpoints

GET/api/v1/prices/snapshot

Current price, day change, volume, and market cap.

curl "https://lician.com/api/v1/prices/snapshot?ticker=AAPL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lc_your_key"
GET/api/v1/financials/income-statements

Revenue, profit, and EPS by period.

curl "https://lician.com/api/v1/financials/income-statements?ticker=AAPL&period=quarterly&limit=4" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lc_your_key"
GET/api/v1/insider-trades

SEC Form 4 insider transactions.

curl "https://lician.com/api/v1/insider-trades?ticker=AAPL&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lc_your_key"

Also live: balance sheets, cash flow, financial metrics, institutional ownership, analyst ratings, company facts, filings, and news. See the list on /developers.

MCP server

The published package is @lician/mcp-server.

npx -y @lician/mcp-server
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lician": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@lician/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "LICIAN_API_KEY": "lc_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Get access

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