I think you are looking to retrieve Venue By Day, VBD files?

If this is correct, please refer to REST API Tutorial 2: Retrieving VBD files

If this is different, please update the question with more detail?

Thanks

@noah.kauffman, to add to Zoya's reply, on the topic of documentation:

• VBD extractions are also called "Standard extractions".
• VBD relevant calls are documented in the REST API User Guide chapter 11.
• The REST API Reference Tree is the API call reference describing all calls with their input parameters and outputs.

To experiment you can also run VBD calls and display the corresponding HTTP requests and responses using the C# example application, which has example calls under its section "Standard Extractions" (refer to screenshot below). The C# example application installation and usage are described in the Quick Start. Even though it is called the C# example application, as it displays HTTP requests and responses it is useful whatever programming language you use.

Thanks for the response. Any chance you could post a python file with an example call? That would be super helpful. Otherwise, can you simply explain what the JSON Request should look like? I'm running the following request string and getting a 400 response.:

requestUrl='https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/Packages'
requestHeaders={
    "Prefer":"respond-async",
    "Content-Type":"application/json",
    "charset":"utf-8",
    "Authorization": "token " + token
}




requestBody= {
  "@odata.context": "https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/$metadata#UserPackages",
  "value": [
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x0460dc1d24a62cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x0460dc1d24a62cb1",
      "PackageName": "US Insider Trading Model v3",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb3",
      "SubscriptionName": "Insider"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f21a8d1a559cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f21a8d1a559cb1",
      "PackageName": "CSI - CHINA SECURITIES INDEX COMPANY",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f9cf0080e59cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f9cf0080e59cb1",
      "PackageName": "ZHC - China Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f9cf0080a59cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f9cf0080a59cb1",
      "PackageName": "TOJ - Asia Composite",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f21a8d23f59cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f21a8d23f59cb1",
      "PackageName": "MCE - BME SPANISH EXCHANGE EQUITIES LEVEL 2",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f21a8d2a359cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f21a8d2a359cb1",
      "PackageName": "SAP - Sapporo Stock Exchange",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f21a8d20859cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f21a8d20859cb1",
      "PackageName": "JNX - SBI JAPANNEXT PTS Level 2",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    },
    {
      "UserPackageId": "0x04f21a8d2c059cb1",
      "PackageId": "0x04f21a8d2c059cb1",
      "PackageName": "SHF - Shanghai Futures Exchange",
      "SubscriptionId": "0x0400dc1d24a00cb4",
      "SubscriptionName": "TRTH Venue by Day"
    }
  ]
}


r2 = requests.post(requestUrl, json=requestBody,headers=requestHeaders)

I do not have VBD python script to share but the tutorial REST API Tutorial 2: Retrieving VBD files contains the complete details and requests, and sample responses for the steps that are necessary to retrieve VBD.

In the most basic form, they are:

Get available packages, with PackageIds:

GET https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/Packages

Get specific VBD file list by PackageId:

GET https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/UserPackageDeliveryGetUserPackageDeliveriesByPackageId(PackageId='0x04f21a8d28f59cb1') 

Get specific VBD file:

GET https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/UserPackageDeliveries('0x05a61154de8b3016')/$value 

Does this help?

So I took a look at the tutorial, which is how I came to form that JSON request in the first place (it's the example they give in the documentation). However, I receive a 400 response from the request string mentioned in the tutorial. If you cannot provide an example in python would you at least be able to provide a sample JSON request string that we should be using? Thanks much!

Hi @noah.kauffman,

Just to see how to request and use token in python, please refer to Python example in

TRTH Downloads Section

I'm able to connect and download reports for tick data on demand. However, that example has three components to a call (a) requestUrl (b) requestHeader and (c) requestBody.

What you have told me is that for the type of call described that no request body should be sent. However, what I am seeing is that calling as follows:

requestUrl='https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/Packages'
requestHeaders={
    "Prefer":"respond-async",
    "Content-Type":"application/json",
    "charset":"utf-8",
    "Authorization": "token " + token
}
r2 = requests.post(requestUrl, headers=requestHeaders)

... Results in a response code of: 400

And more simply calling with the following ...

requestUrl='https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/Packages'
r2 = requests.post(requestUrl)

....

Leads to a response code of 401.

Could you please specify how this call is supposed to be made without requestBody, because I'm not able to get it to work.

request-example-python.txt

Please see attached code, which generates a 400 response. Can you please let me know what the request call is supposed to look like if it is not supposed to look as I currently have it. Thanks!

Hello @noah.kauffman,

Please note, the request should be GET, not POST for VBD, please try the following

 requestUrl='https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/Packages'
requestHeaders={
    "Prefer":"respond-async",
    "Content-Type":"application/json",
    "Authorization": "token " + token
}
r2 = requests.get(requestUrl, headers=requestHeaders)

please let us know if you get back 200/202 status + data

nevermind - deleting last comment about packageids returning the same value.

I'm receiving response code 400 when pulling for the following exchanges ...

Error 1:

NMS - NASDAQ Stock Market Exchange Large Cap (formally known as NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET SYSTEM)

package_id: 0x04f21a8d26859cb1

GET: https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/UserPackageDeliveryGetUserPackageDeliveriesByPackageId(PackageId='0x04f21a8d26859cb1')


Error 2: 

NSQ - Consolidated Issue Listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market

package_id: 0x04f21a8d27059cb1

GET: https://hosted.datascopeapi.reuters.com/RestApi/v1/StandardExtractions/UserPackageDeliveryGetUserPackageDeliveriesByPackageId(PackageId='0x04f21a8d27059cb1')

other exchanges are working fine. Any idea why the error with the above exchanges?

ok - all good now. thanks!

So where do I submit the ticket regarding missing exchanges which I should be credentialed for.. is that via https://tickhistory.thomsonreuters.com/TickHistory/login.jsp or through another site?

The best way to get a content issue that you suspect, looked and investigated by the appropriate content group, is by MyAccount Raise A Case or by calling Thomson Reuters Helpdesk.