# Short Volume and Ratio

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/shorts/{ticker}/volume-and-ratio`

Returns short volume and short ratio data for a ticker.


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Path Parameters

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


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `close_price` | Stock Close Price | The close stock price of the ticker. |
| `market_date` | date | The date for short interest. |
| `short_volume` | string | The short volume. |
| `short_volume_ratio` | string | The relative ratio of short volume to total volume. |
| `total_volume` | string | The total volume. |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/shorts/{ticker}/volume-and-ratio" \
  -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}/volume-and-ratio", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "close_price": "45.75",
      "market_date": "2023-04-10",
      "short_volume": 925000,
      "short_volume_ratio": "0.14",
      "total_volume": 6607143
    },
    {
      "close_price": "46.23",
      "market_date": "2023-04-11",
      "short_volume": 1150000,
      "short_volume_ratio": "0.15",
      "total_volume": 7666667
    },
    {
      "close_price": "45.92",
      "market_date": "2023-04-12",
      "short_volume": 875000,
      "short_volume_ratio": "0.13",
      "total_volume": 6730769
    },
    {
      "close_price": "46.45",
      "market_date": "2023-04-13",
      "short_volume": 1050000,
      "short_volume_ratio": "0.17",
      "total_volume": 6176471
    }
  ]
}
```