{"id":100,"date":"2021-03-01T00:33:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T00:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodhd.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=100"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:21:17","slug":"api-splits-dividends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodhd.com\/financial-apis\/api-splits-dividends","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Actions: Splits and Dividends API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dividends and stock splits are essential elements for investors and analysts looking to understand the value and growth potential of a company. Dividends represent periodic payments made to shareholders, reflecting a company’s profitability, while stock splits adjust the number of shares outstanding, often making stocks more accessible to investors. Understanding historical dividend data and tracking stock splits are crucial for portfolio management, financial modeling, and investment analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our API allows users to access free dividend history data with up to one year of historical dividend data, perfect for those seeking foundational insights. Additionally, we provide over 30 years of comprehensive data for paid users, enabling deep analysis and historical trends. You can easily download dividend history or integrate API dividend history into your projects for streamlined financial analysis. Whether you’re a casual investor, financial analyst, or developer, our free and premium data options empower you with the insights needed to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use our Calendar API<\/a> to get dates for upcoming split and dividend events.<\/p>\nCurrently, free users<\/strong> should contact support<\/a> in order to activate access to 1 year of Historical data for Dividends and Splits.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sign up & Get Data<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\nThere is a special API<\/a> for splits and dividends history bulk (multiple) download.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Dividends History API<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To get dividends for any ticker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/eodhd.com\/api\/div\/AAPL.US<\/span>?from=2000-01-01<\/span>&api_token=demo<\/span>&fmt=json<\/pre>\n                    
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curl --location \"https:\/\/eodhd.com\/api\/div\/AAPL.US<\/span>?from=2000-01-01<\/span>&api_token=demo<\/span>&fmt=json\"<\/pre>\n                    
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\n$curl = curl_init();\n\ncurl_setopt_array($curl, array(\n    CURLOPT_URL => 'https:\/\/eodhd.com\/api\/div\/AAPL.US<\/span>?from=2000-01-01<\/span>&api_token=demo<\/span>&fmt=json',\n    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,\n    CURLOPT_ENCODING => '',\n    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,\n    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,\n    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,\n    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,\n    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'GET',\n));\n\n$data = curl_exec($curl);\ncurl_close($curl);\n\ntry {\n    $data = json_decode($data, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);\n    var_dump($data);\n} catch (Exception $e) {\n    echo 'Error. '.$e->getMessage();\n}<\/pre>\n                    
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\nimport requests\n\nurl = f'https:\/\/eodhd.com\/api\/div\/AAPL.US<\/span>?from=2000-01-01<\/span>&api_token=demo<\/span>&fmt=json'\ndata = requests.get(url).json()\n\nprint(data)<\/pre>\n                    
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\nlibrary(httr)\nlibrary(jsonlite)\n\nurl <- 'https:\/\/eodhd.com\/api\/div\/AAPL.US<\/span>?from=2000-01-01<\/span>&api_token=demo<\/span>&fmt=json'\nresponse <- GET(url)\n\nif (http_type(response) == \"application\/json\") {\n    content <- content(response, \"text\", encoding = \"UTF-8\")\n    cat(content)\n} else {\n    cat(\"Error while receiving data\\n\")\n}<\/pre>\n                    
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\n                    New to coding? Our ChatGPT assistant can generate code in any language tailored to our API.\n                    Simply describe how you want to use our data, and get a working piece of code.\n                    Don\u2019t forget to replace the API token with your own.

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