# V1 Short Interest and Float (Deprecated)

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/shorts/{ticker}/interest-float`

(This endpoint has been deprecated, use V2 now) Returns short interest and float data for percentage calculations for a ticker.
This endpoint provides information about the percentage of float that is shorted,
the float size, and the days to cover metric.


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `ticker` | SingleTicker | Yes | A single ticker |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `created_at` | string | The datetime the record was created. |
| `days_to_cover_returned` | string | The estimated number of days to cover all short positions based on average daily trading volume. |
| `market_date` | date | The date of the short interest data. |
| `percent_returned` | string | The percentage of float that is shorted. |
| `si_float_returned` | integer | The number of shares shorted. |
| `symbol` | string | The ticker symbol. |
| `total_float_returned` | integer | The float (available shares for trading). |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/shorts/{ticker}/interest-float" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/shorts/{ticker}/interest-float", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": {
    "created_at": "2023-04-15T16:30:00Z",
    "days_to_cover_returned": "2.1",
    "market_date": "2023-04-15",
    "percent_returned": "5.67",
    "si_float_returned": 4250000,
    "symbol": "EXMP",
    "total_float_returned": 75000000
  }
}
```