Docs/Reference/Investors/Search Investors
GET/v1/investors/searchTier · Free

Search Investors

Search investors by name or EDINET code.

Searches across ownership trajectories and large shareholding filings. Matches Japanese filer names, English names in parentheses, and company names.

Query parameters · 2

Optional filters and modifiers. Pass as URL-encoded ?key=value.

qstringrequired

Search by investor name or EDINET code

limitintegeroptional
default 20

Request headers · 1

Authentication.

Authorizationstringrequired

Production API key. Pass it as Bearer ax_live_…

Returns · 200

The standard { data, meta } envelope. data contains an array of InvestorSearchResult.

Envelope

dataInvestorSearchResult[]

Array of result objects.

metaMeta

Pagination and request metadata, including request_id, data_as_of, and ontology_version.

ontology_version 2.1.0replay meta.as_of · ?as_of=<token>

InvestorSearchResult

edinet_codestring | null

The investor's own EDINET code. Null when the investor has none, which is the case for a group resolved across several filers. Use filer_code to look the investor up.

filer_codestring | null

Stable identifier for the investor. Pass it to /investors/{code}/positions. Equals edinet_code when the investor has one, and otherwise names a group of filers that act as one investor.

name_jpstring | null
name_enstring | null
positionsinteger | null

Errors

Standard HTTP status codes plus a typed error.code in the { error: { code, message } } envelope.

Every endpoint returns the same typed error envelope ({ error: { code, message } }). For the full list of codes, see the Errors reference.