Clarification on Currency/Unit Handling for Actuals and Summary APIs

waikerai

Hello,

I would like to clarify how to consistently identify the currency and unit values for the following endpoints:
• /view-actuals/interim
• /view-actuals/annual
• /view-summary/interim
• /view-summary/annual

In our testing, these APIs do not include explicit fields for currency or unit in the response payload. In addition, it appears that no dedicated metadata API is provided to map each measure to its appropriate unit (e.g., Money, Percentage, Ratio).

Typical measures we are working with include Revenue, EPS, EBITDA, ROE, and similar financial metrics.

Could you please confirm:
1. What is the correct source of truth for determining the currency (e.g., USD, KRW) and scale factor for monetary fields such as Revenue, EPS, or EBITDA?
2. For ratio or percentage fields such as ROE or margins, should we assume the unit is always fixed as a percentage, or is there an official reference?
3. Is it necessary to cross-check the reporting currency from another API (such as company-info or coverage) when interpreting the values from these endpoints?

We would appreciate your guidance on the recommended approach to reliably interpret the unit and currency information for these Actuals and Summary datasets.

Thank you for your support.

Jirapongse

@waikerai

Thank you for reaching out to us.

I assume that you are using the Estimates API for Wealth product.

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