fca-api 0.0.5

Python client library for the UK Financial Services (FCA) Register RESTful API

fca-api

A lightweight async Python client library for the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Financial Services Register RESTful API.

Overview

This package provides a simple, asynchronous interface to interact with the FCA's Financial Services Register API, allowing you to query information about:

• Financial firms and their details
• Individual professionals in the financial services industry
• Investment funds and their characteristics
• Regulatory permissions and restrictions
• Disciplinary actions and enforcement history

Note: This is an async fork of the financial-services-register-api package, optimized for modern async/await patterns.

Requirements

• Python 3.11 or higher
• httpx library for async HTTP requests

Installation

Install from PyPI using pip:

pip install fca-api

Key Features

• Asynchronous Operations: Built with async/await for efficient concurrent requests
• Type Hints: Full type annotation support for better development experience
• Comprehensive Coverage: Access to all major FCA Register endpoints
• Easy to Use: Intuitive API design with sensible defaults
• Lightweight: Minimal dependencies with httpx as the only requirement

Documentation

For detailed API reference, usage examples, and advanced configuration options, visit the complete documentation.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute to this project.

License

This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please:

1. Check the documentation
2. Search existing GitHub issues
3. Create a new issue if your problem hasn't been addressed