How to pull a list of all the RICs/instrument from Refinitiv?

Jovanni
Jovanni Newcomer

I would like to know how I can get a list of all the RICs/Instruments used and saved in the lseg/refinitiv database?

additional:
I would like to know how I may retrieve historical data? example: GDP unemployment rate, interest rate, inflation rate, bonds, commodities. Will I be able to pull data dating back 10years?

FYI, I am using the git repository as my guide, but they are a bit limited as I would like to pull historical data as well: https://github.com/LSEG-API-Samples/Example.DataLibrary.Python/blob/lseg-data-examples/Examples/

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Apologies, If I may be overlooking a small detail in the guide above.

FYI, I used the examples provided in the GIT Repository to test. please see text files, and thank you for your assistance.

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  • Jirapongse
    Jirapongse ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Jovanni

    Thank you for reaching out to us.

    According to this How can I get a list of all RICs available on Refinitiv Real-time? article, there are millions of instruments on the real-time feed. We provide several tools that can help developers search for RICs or instruments. For example:

    After you get the requried instruments, such as RICs, or ISINs, you can use the methods (get_data, or get_history) in the library to retreive the data. In order to call those methods, you need to know fields and parameters that can provide the required data. You can use the following tools to search for fields and related parameters.

    This forum is dedicated to software developers using LSEG APIs. The moderators on this forum do not have deep expertise in every bit of content available through LSEG products, which is required to answer content questions such as this one.

    The best resource for content questions is Helpdesk, which can be reached by either calling the Helpdesk number in your country of by using Contact Us capability in your Eikon or Workspace application. The Helpdesk will either have the required content expertise ready available or can reach out to relevant content experts to get the answer for you.

    You need to ask for the Excel formula which can be used to retreive the required data. Then, we can convert the formula to Python code.

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