Result detail

GET /v1/items/{id}

Full detail for one result, by the id another endpoint returned: story:, x:, video: or letter:. A letter names every company it mentions, where lists name only the ones it is mainly about. Any other parameter is refused.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string, in the path, required	The id of a result another endpoint returned, such as story:123. Its number is at most 2147483647.

curl Python JavaScript

curl "https://api.bullpen.news/v1/items/story:5301754" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BULLPEN_KEY"

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.bullpen.news/v1/items/story:5301754",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BULLPEN_KEY']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch('https://api.bullpen.news/v1/items/story:5301754', {
	headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BULLPEN_KEY}` }
});
if (!r.ok) throw new Error((await r.json()).detail);
console.log(await r.json());

What comes back

Field	Type	Description
`result`	Story, XPost, Video or Letter
`tickers`	map of TickerEntry	Each company the results name, by ticker.

Header	Sent with	Description
`Request-Id`	every answer	This request's id, such as req_ followed by 24 letters and digits. Quote it to support.
`RateLimit-Policy`	200, 400, 404, 429, 500, 503	Your plan's quotas, per minute and per day (IETF draft-11). It may change to match the RFC.
`RateLimit`	200, 400, 404, 429, 500, 503	What each window has left, and the seconds until it resets (IETF draft-11).
`WWW-Authenticate`	401	Bearer realm="bullpen.news"
`Retry-After`	429, 503	How many seconds to wait.

GET /v1/items/story:5301754

{
  "result": {
    "id": "story:5301754",
    "kind": "story",
    "title": "When the liquidity does not add up",
    "summary": "Arbor Realty Trust’s dividend suspension is presented as creating $60 million of liquidity, raising questions about its ability to meet 2027 debt maturities.",
    "source": "John Hempton's Newsletter",
    "published": "2026-10-31T05:50:32Z",
    "wentLive": "2026-10-31T05:55:59Z",
    "url": "https://johnhempton.substack.com/p/when-the-liquidity-does-not-add-up",
    "companies": [
      "ABR"
    ]
  },
  "tickers": {
    "ABR": {
      "name": "Arbor Realty Trust INC",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "marketCapUsd": 2244160000,
      "bullpenUrl": "https://bullpen.news/ticker/ABR"
    }
  }
}

Status codes

Status	Meaning	Codes
`200`	The answer.
`400`	A parameter is invalid or unknown (invalid_request), a key is in the URL (key_in_url), or a cursor is not this call's (invalid_cursor).	`key_in_url`, `invalid_request`, `invalid_cursor`
`401`	No valid key (unauthorized), or a revoked one (revoked).	`unauthorized`, `revoked`
`403`	Your account can't use this endpoint now: invite, disabled, terms, no_plan, ended, unpaid or tool.	`no_plan`, `ended`, `unpaid`, `terms`, `disabled`, `invite`, `tool`
`404`	Nothing by that ticker, firm, id or day (not_found).	`not_found`
`429`	Your plan's minute or day limit is reached (minute, day).	`minute`, `day`
`500`	Something went wrong on bullpen.news (internal).	`internal`
`503`	The API is paused (off), busy (ceiling) or having trouble (unavailable). Retry-After comes with all but off.	`ceiling`, `off`, `unavailable`

Fresh: Up to a minute old. A taken-down result answers 404.
History: Any result we've returned.
Cost: One call.