---
name: "xpay-financial-modeling-prep-searchname"
description: "Search for ticker symbols, company names, and exchange details for equity securities and ETFs listed on various exchanges with the FMP Name Search API. This endpoint is useful for retrieving ticker symbols when you know the full or partial company or asset name but not the symbol identifier."
version: "1.0.0"
price: "$0.01/call"
provider: "Financial Modeling Prep"
---

# SearchName

Search for ticker symbols, company names, and exchange details for equity securities and ETFs listed on various exchanges with the FMP Name Search API. This endpoint is useful for retrieving ticker symbols when you know the full or partial company or asset name but not the symbol identifier.

**Provider:** Financial Modeling Prep
**Price:** $0.01/call
**Pricing model:** Flat rate per call

## When to Use

Use this tool when you need to search for ticker symbols, company names, and exchange details for equity securities and etfs listed on various exchanges with the fmp name search api. this endpoint is useful for retrieving ticker symbols when you know the full or partial company or asset name but not the symbol identifier.. This is part of the Financial Modeling Prep provider on xpay✦.

## MCP Connection

Connect to xpay✦ to access this tool (and 252+ others):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xpay": {
      "url": "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}
```

For Claude Code:
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http xpay "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## How to Execute

Use the xpay✦ meta-tools to run this tool:

1. **`xpay_details`** — Get full input schema: `xpay_details("financial-modeling-prep/searchName")`
2. **`xpay_run`** — Execute: `xpay_run("financial-modeling-prep/searchName", { ...inputs })`

## Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | number | No | Optional limit on number of results (default: 50) |
| `exchange` | string | No | Optional exchange filter (e.g., NASDAQ, NYSE) |
| `query` | string | Yes | The search query to find company names |

## Pricing

- **Cost:** $0.01/call
- **Balance check:** Use `xpay_balance` to check remaining credits
- Get your API key at [xpay.tools](https://xpay.tools/account/settings/api-keys/) — $5 free credits included

## Related Skills

- [Financial Modeling Prep (all tools)](https://xpay.tools/skills/financial-modeling-prep/SKILL.md) — 253 tools
- [SearchSymbol](https://xpay.tools/skills/financial-modeling-prep/searchsymbol/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [SearchCIK](https://xpay.tools/skills/financial-modeling-prep/searchcik/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [SearchCUSIP](https://xpay.tools/skills/financial-modeling-prep/searchcusip/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [SearchISIN](https://xpay.tools/skills/financial-modeling-prep/searchisin/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [StockScreener](https://xpay.tools/skills/financial-modeling-prep/stockscreener/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call

## Links

- Tool page: https://xpay.tools/financial-modeling-prep/searchname/
- Provider: https://xpay.tools/financial-modeling-prep/
- All tools: https://xpay.tools/explore