Errors
Understand the error responses you may encounter when using the Guavy API, including authentication failures, rate limit violations, and standard HTTP status codes. Learn how to handle these errors gracefully in your application.
Authentication Errors
Authentication errors occur when you make a request without a valid Bearer token or API key in the Authorization header. When authentication fails, the API returns a JSON response with
"error": true
and an HTTP 401 Unauthorized status code.
HTTP Response Codes
The Guavy API uses standard HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request. Here are some common response codes you may encounter:
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401Unauthorized - Missing or invalid Bearer token in the Authorization header -
404Not Found - The requested endpoint or resource does not exist -
422Unprocessable Entity - The request was well-formed but contains invalid data or parameters -
429Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded, retry after the time specified in the response headers
Token Costs
Each API call consumes tokens from your monthly budget. Endpoints that return richer or deeper data cost more tokens. Historical endpoints scale with the amount of data requested.
| Endpoint | Token Cost |
|---|---|
| GET /api/v1/ping | 1 |
| GET /api/v1/instruments/list-symbols | 1 |
| GET /api/v1/instruments/search-instruments/:query | 2 |
| GET /api/v1/instruments/get-detail/:symbol | 5 |
| GET /api/v1/instruments/scorecard/:symbol | 10 |
| GET /api/v1/newsroom/get-market-summary | 3 |
| GET /api/v1/newsroom/get-article/:id | 3 |
| GET /api/v1/newsroom/get-recent-briefs/:symbol | 3 – 8 (scales with limit) |
| GET /api/v1/newsroom/search-briefs/:symbol | 3 – 8 (scales with limit) |
| GET /api/v1/newsroom/get-instrument-analysis/:symbol | 10 |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-recent-buys | 3 |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-recent-sells | 3 |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-recommendations | 5 |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-current-action/:symbol/:strategy | 5 |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-trend-history/:symbol/:limit | 5 – 15 (scales with limit) |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-backtest-history/:symbol/:strategy | 8 – 20 (scales with years) |
| GET /api/v1/trades/get-backtest-summary/:symbol/:strategy | 8 – 20 (scales with years) |
| GET /api/v1/sentiment/get-sentiment-history/:symbol | 3 – 12 (scales with limit) |
| GET /api/v1/technical-analysis/get-price-history/:symbol | 5 |
| GET /api/v1/technical-analysis/get-indicators/:symbol | 8 |
Account Limits
Each plan includes a monthly token budget: 3,000 for Sandbox, 250,000 for Quant, and 2,000,000 for Commercial. You can top up at any time with a one-time token pack — unused tokens roll over every month. If you exceed your budget, the API returns a 403 until the next reset or until you purchase more tokens.
Connection Limits
The Guavy API has a limit of 10 simultaneous connections and a 120-second timeout per request. We recommend caching responses that don't change frequently to reduce token consumption and improve performance.
