finlight

finlight provides real-time financial news data and sentiment analysis through an API designed for developers, startups, and enterprises. It offers multiple consumption methods, including REST API, WebSocket streams, and webhooks, with an emphasis on configurable queries and structured data. The service targets applications that need timely market intelligence and automated workflow capabilities, across various scales and use cases.

The platform explains how to build precise queries using field-level filtering, boolean logic, and complex expressions. It supports access through SDKs in multiple languages and direct REST calls, enabling integration into web apps, trading systems, or analytics pipelines. The system emphasizes reliability, scalability, and developer-friendly tooling.

finlight highlights its data includes sentiment analysis, company extraction, and rich metadata from a variety of trusted sources. It provides real-time streams with low latency, and enables automated alerts and workflow automation through webhooks and integrations with automation platforms.

It notes real-time access via REST, WebSocket, and webhooks, along with limits such as per-plan request counts, webhook and websocket allowances, and availability of sentiment analysis and historical data depending on the plan.

Use cases

• High-frequency trading and real-time alerts using sentiment signals