AnswerPool

XBRL Metric Catalog API: List the metric keys the XBRL views accept — free lookup

List the metric keys the XBRL views accept — revenue, net income, cash, capex and more, each mapped to its us-gaap tags — free. Use once before calling concept, compare, frame or financials.

Free — no key, no signup, rate-limited to 60 calls per minute per client.

How do you call it?

GET /v1/sec/xbrl/metrics — product id sec_metrics_catalog. Over MCP, call answerpool_get with product_id=sec_metrics_catalog.

curl "https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/xbrl/metrics"

Live call: https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/xbrl/metrics · JSON sample: /v1/samples/sec_metrics_catalog

What does the answer look like?

A representative response, the same static sample served at /v1/samples/sec_metrics_catalog.

as_of2026-08-31T14:00:00Z
count1
refresh_after2026-09-17T11:15:00.000Z

metrics

metricus_gaap_tags
revenueRevenues, RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, SalesRevenueNet
The same sample as raw JSON
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-31T14:00:00Z",
 "count": 1,
 "metrics": [
  {
   "metric": "revenue",
   "us_gaap_tags": [
    "Revenues",
    "RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax",
    "SalesRevenueNet"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "refresh_after": "2026-09-17T11:15:00.000Z"
}

How fresh is it, and where does the data come from?

The fastest source behind this answer can change every 15 minutes, so every response carries a refresh_after timestamp — right now it would be 2026-09-17T11:15:00.000Z. Schedule the next call on that value rather than on a guess.

Method version 0.1.0 · serving cache 1 day · every response carries a result_id you can resolve at /v1/provenance.

When should you use it?

First call before any XBRL view.

What you skip building

When should you not use it?

n/a - free reference data.

Where else can you find this?