Introduction to Primate Data Requests

last updated:  06/06/01

version: 1.0 

Primate Software is dedicated to working with developers to build applications that will interact with our stock quote service.  It is our hope that by working together with you we can accomplish both our goals; namely, to provide our customers with stock quote information that can then be useful to them in tracking and charting their investments.  

You will see a lot in here about XML.  If you don't know anything about XML, don't worry.  We have taken the mystery and guesswork out of it.  All you have to do is follow the examples given to you and you'll be fine.

Data Request

A data request is just what it's name implies - a request for data!  Each different service that we provide is called a data request.  Click on any of the data requests to get a brief description of that service.

Requests

Each data request is sent in XML.  This is the method we chose to standardize data transferring.  The request is where you send your user informaton and the data you are requesting.  You can see an example and get a description of each services request format by clicking on it's Request link.

Response

You can request what format the response is sent in, either XML, Tab delimited, or CSV (comma separated values).  By clicking on a data requests Response link, you can see your choices of the response format.

Getting Started

From the Main Menu, start off with 'Overview of Data Requests', especially if you are not familiar with XML. This will give you a broad understanding of how our system is designed to work.  From there you can click the 'Request' and 'Response' links for the overview and see the standard formats of requests and responses.