getShortInterestCalendar
Settlement dates, member reporting deadlines and FINRA publication dates. Short interest changes only 24 times a year, so this lets you schedule refreshes instead of polling. Available on every plan, including free.
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What getShortInterestCalendar does on API Ninjas
AI agents call getShortInterestCalendar to retrieve information from API Ninjas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
year | integer | — | Restrict to one calendar year (2018 onward). |
limit | integer | — | Number of dates to return, 1 to 120. Defaults to 24 (one year). |
upcoming | string | — | Set true to return only future, not-yet-published settlement dates in ascending order. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getShortInterestCalendar is rated Low
Even though getShortInterestCalendar only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs getShortInterestCalendar safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and API Ninjas, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getShortInterestCalendar, this is the rule to start with:
getShortInterestCalendar is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect API Ninjas, apply this rule, and every getShortInterestCalendar call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getShortInterestCalendar
Settlement dates, member reporting deadlines and FINRA publication dates. Short interest changes only 24 times a year, so this lets you schedule refreshes instead of polling. Available on every plan, including free. It is categorised as a Read tool in the API Ninjas MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getShortInterestCalendar accepts 3 parameters: year, limit, upcoming. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the API Ninjas MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getShortInterestCalendar: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches API Ninjas. Nothing to install.
getShortInterestCalendar is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getShortInterestCalendar rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getShortInterestCalendar. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getShortInterestCalendar is provided by the API Ninjas MCP server (https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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