Circuit Stocks API - ChartsMaze EDL Pipeline

Overview

The Circuit Stocks API retrieves lists of stocks that have hit upper or lower circuit limits during the trading day. It uses a triple-fallback strategy: Dhan ScanX Analytics API (primary), Next.js API (secondary), and web scraping (tertiary) for maximum reliability. Source File: fetch_circuit_stocks.py

Endpoint Details

Primary Source: ScanX Analytics API

URL

string

required

https://ow-scanx-analytics.dhan.co/customscan/fetchdt

Method

string

required

POST

Secondary Source: Dhan Next.js API

URL

string

required

https://dhan.co/_next/data/{BUILD_ID}/{PAGE_KEY}.json

Method

string

required

GET

Tertiary Source: Web Scraping

URL

string

required

https://dhan.co/{PAGE_URL}/

Method

string

required

GET

Configuration

Upper Circuit

Filter Field

string

LiveData.UpperCircuitBreak

Filter Value

string

"1" (stocks at upper circuit)

Web URL

string

https://dhan.co/stocks/market/shares-with-upper-circuit/

Output File

string

upper_circuit_stocks.json

Lower Circuit

Filter Field

string

LiveData.LowerCircuitBreak

Filter Value

string

"1" (stocks at lower circuit)

Web URL

string

https://dhan.co/stocks/market/lower-circuit-stocks/

Output File

string

lower_circuit_stocks.json

Request Headers

{
  "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

Request Payload (Primary API)

data.sort

string

default:"Mcap"

Sort field (market cap)

data.sorder

string

default:"desc"

Sort order

data.count

integer

default:"500"

Maximum results to return

data.fields

array

required

Fields to retrieve

data.params

array

required

Filter parameters including circuit flag

data.pgno

integer

default:"1"

Page number (1-indexed)

Example Payload (Upper Circuit)

{
  "data": {
    "sort": "Mcap",
    "sorder": "desc",
    "count": 500,
    "fields": [
      "Sym", "DispSym", "Ltp", "PPerchange", "Mcap", "Volume",
      "High5yr", "Low1Yr", "High1Yr", "Pe", "Pb", "DivYeild"
    ],
    "params": [
      {"field": "LiveData.UpperCircuitBreak", "op": "", "val": "1"},
      {"field": "OgInst", "op": "", "val": "ES"},
      {"field": "Seg", "op": "", "val": "E"}
    ],
    "pgno": 1
  }
}

Example Payload (Lower Circuit)

{
  "data": {
    "sort": "Mcap",
    "sorder": "desc",
    "count": 500,
    "fields": [
      "Sym", "DispSym", "Ltp", "PPerchange", "Mcap", "Volume",
      "High5yr", "Low1Yr", "High1Yr", "Pe", "Pb", "DivYeild"
    ],
    "params": [
      {"field": "LiveData.LowerCircuitBreak", "op": "", "val": "1"},
      {"field": "OgInst", "op": "", "val": "ES"},
      {"field": "Seg", "op": "", "val": "E"}
    ],
    "pgno": 1
  }
}

Example Request

curl -X POST https://ow-scanx-analytics.dhan.co/customscan/fetchdt \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0" \
  -d '{
    "data": {
      "sort": "Mcap",
      "sorder": "desc",
      "count": 500,
      "fields": ["Sym", "DispSym", "Ltp", "PPerchange", "Mcap", "Volume"],
      "params": [
        {"field": "LiveData.UpperCircuitBreak", "op": "", "val": "1"},
        {"field": "OgInst", "op": "", "val": "ES"},
        {"field": "Seg", "op": "", "val": "E"}
      ],
      "pgno": 1
    }
  }'

Response Structure

data

array

Array of stock objects at circuit limits

Stock Object Fields

Sym

string

Trading symbol

DispSym

string

Display name

Ltp

number

Last traded price

PPerchange

number

Percentage change from previous close

Mcap

number

Market capitalization

Volume

number

Trading volume

High5yr

number

5-year high

High1Yr

number

1-year high

Low1Yr

number

1-year low

number

Price to Earnings ratio

number

Price to Book ratio

DivYeild

number

Dividend yield

Example Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "Sym": "EXAMPLE",
      "DispSym": "Example Company Ltd.",
      "Ltp": 550.0,
      "PPerchange": 20.0,
      "Mcap": 25000.0,
      "Volume": 1500000,
      "High5yr": 600.0,
      "High1Yr": 580.0,
      "Low1Yr": 350.0,
      "Pe": 25.5,
      "Pb": 3.2,
      "DivYeild": 1.5
    }
  ]
}

Implementation Details

Triple-Fallback Strategy

import requests
import json
import re
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

api_url = "https://ow-scanx-analytics.dhan.co/customscan/fetchdt"

scans_config = {
    "upper_circuit_stocks.json": {
        "val": "1",
        "field": "LiveData.UpperCircuitBreak",
        "web_key": "stocks/market/shares-with-upper-circuit",
        "web_url": "https://dhan.co/stocks/market/shares-with-upper-circuit/"
    },
    "lower_circuit_stocks.json": {
        "val": "1",
        "field": "LiveData.LowerCircuitBreak",
        "web_key": "stocks/market/lower-circuit-stocks",
        "web_url": "https://dhan.co/stocks/market/lower-circuit-stocks/"
    }
}

build_id = get_build_id()

for filename, config in scans_config.items():
    cleaned_list = []
    success = False
    
    # Attempt 1: ScanX Analytics API
    try:
        payload = {
            "data": {
                "sort": "Mcap", "sorder": "desc", "count": 500,
                "fields": ["Sym", "DispSym", "Ltp", "PPerchange", "Mcap", "Volume",
                          "High5yr", "Low1Yr", "High1Yr", "Pe", "Pb", "DivYeild"],
                "params": [
                    {"field": config['field'], "op": "", "val": config['val']},
                    {"field": "OgInst", "op": "", "val": "ES"},
                    {"field": "Seg", "op": "", "val": "E"}
                ],
                "pgno": 1
            }
        }
        response = requests.post(api_url, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            stocks = response.json().get('data', [])
            for item in stocks:
                cleaned_list.append({
                    "Symbol": item.get('Sym'),
                    "Name": item.get('DispSym'),
                    "LTP": item.get('Ltp'),
                    "ChangePercent": item.get('PPerchange'),
                    "MarketCap": item.get('Mcap'),
                    "Volume": item.get('Volume'),
                    "High5Yr": item.get('High5yr'),
                    "High1Yr": item.get('High1Yr'),
                    "Low1Yr": item.get('Low1Yr'),
                    "PE": item.get('Pe'),
                    "PB": item.get('Pb'),
                    "DivYield": item.get('DivYeild')
                })
            success = True
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"ScanX API Failed: {e}")
    
    # Attempt 2: Next.js API (if primary failed)
    # Attempt 3: Web scraping (if both failed)
    
    if success:
        with open(filename, "w") as f:
            json.dump(cleaned_list, f, indent=4)

Output Structure

upper_circuit_stocks.json

[
  {
    "Symbol": "EXAMPLE",
    "Name": "Example Company Ltd.",
    "LTP": 550.0,
    "ChangePercent": 20.0,
    "MarketCap": 25000.0,
    "Volume": 1500000,
    "High5Yr": 600.0,
    "High1Yr": 580.0,
    "Low1Yr": 350.0,
    "PE": 25.5,
    "PB": 3.2,
    "DivYield": 1.5
  }
]

lower_circuit_stocks.json

[
  {
    "Symbol": "DOWNSTOCK",
    "Name": "Downtrend Company Ltd.",
    "LTP": 80.0,
    "ChangePercent": -20.0,
    "MarketCap": 5000.0,
    "Volume": 2000000,
    "High5Yr": 250.0,
    "High1Yr": 150.0,
    "Low1Yr": 75.0,
    "PE": 8.5,
    "PB": 0.9,
    "DivYield": 0.0
  }
]

Circuit Limit Rules

Standard Stocks

Upper Circuit: +20% from previous close
Lower Circuit: -20% from previous close

Surveillance/Special Stocks

Upper/Lower: ±10%, ±5%, or ±2% (varies by category)

Newly Listed Stocks

First Day: No upper circuit (but lower circuit applies)
Subsequent Days: Standard limits apply

Use Cases

Momentum Trading: Identify stocks with extreme buying/selling pressure
Breakout Detection: Upper circuit stocks showing strong breakouts
Panic Selling: Lower circuit stocks in distress
Volume Analysis: Circuit stocks with high volume indicate conviction
Risk Management: Avoid entering positions in circuit-locked stocks
News Correlation: Cross-reference with news API for circuit triggers

Performance Metrics

Upper Circuit Count: 10-50 stocks (typical trading day)
Lower Circuit Count: 5-30 stocks (typical trading day)
Fetch Time: 2-5 seconds per list
Success Rate: >99% (triple fallback)
Update Frequency: Real-time during market hours

Circuit Analysis

Strong Momentum (Upper Circuit)

# High volume + upper circuit = strong momentum
strong_momentum = [
    stock for stock in upper_circuit
    if stock["Volume"] > 1000000 and stock["ChangePercent"] >= 20
]

Near 52-Week High

# Upper circuit near 1-year high = breakout
breakout_candidates = [
    stock for stock in upper_circuit
    if stock["LTP"] >= stock["High1Yr"] * 0.95
]

Oversold Bounce (Lower Circuit)

# Lower circuit with low P/B = potential value
value_plays = [
    stock for stock in lower_circuit
    if stock["PB"] < 1.0 and stock["PE"] > 0
]

Trading Considerations

Upper Circuit

Buying: Difficult or impossible (no sellers)
Selling: Easy (strong demand)
Next Day: Often opens gap up and continues higher
Risk: FOMO-driven, potential reversal

Lower Circuit

Selling: Difficult or impossible (no buyers)
Buying: Risky (catching falling knife)
Next Day: Often opens gap down and continues lower
Risk: Further decline, liquidity issues

Integration Example

# Load circuit stocks
with open("upper_circuit_stocks.json", "r") as f:
    upper_circuit = json.load(f)

with open("lower_circuit_stocks.json", "r") as f:
    lower_circuit = json.load(f)

# Combine for analysis
circuit_symbols = set(
    [s["Symbol"] for s in upper_circuit] + 
    [s["Symbol"] for s in lower_circuit]
)

# Filter watchlist
watchlist_safe = [
    stock for stock in watchlist
    if stock["Symbol"] not in circuit_symbols
]

Error Handling

try:
    response = requests.post(api_url, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        stocks = response.json().get('data', [])
        # Process stocks
    else:
        print(f"HTTP Error: {response.status_code}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"ScanX API Failed: {e}")
    # Fall back to Next.js API or web scraping

Notes

Circuit data is only relevant during market hours (9:15 AM - 3:30 PM IST)
Post-market, circuit flags reset for next trading day
Some stocks may hit circuit multiple days in a row
Circuit limits are based on previous day’s closing price
Stocks can lock at circuit with zero trades (all buyers/sellers)
Run during market hours for real-time circuit monitoring
Small caps more likely to hit circuits than large caps
Corporate actions (bonus, split) affect circuit calculation on ex-date

Endpoints

Output Fields

​Overview

​Endpoint Details

​Primary Source: ScanX Analytics API

​Secondary Source: Dhan Next.js API

​Tertiary Source: Web Scraping

​Configuration

​Upper Circuit

​Lower Circuit

​Request Headers

​Request Payload (Primary API)

​Example Payload (Upper Circuit)

​Example Payload (Lower Circuit)

​Example Request

​Response Structure

​Stock Object Fields

​Example Response

​Implementation Details

​Triple-Fallback Strategy

​Output Structure

​upper_circuit_stocks.json

​lower_circuit_stocks.json

​Circuit Limit Rules

​Standard Stocks

​Surveillance/Special Stocks

​Newly Listed Stocks

​Use Cases

​Performance Metrics

​Circuit Analysis

​Strong Momentum (Upper Circuit)

​Near 52-Week High

​Oversold Bounce (Lower Circuit)

​Trading Considerations

​Upper Circuit

​Lower Circuit

​Integration Example

​Error Handling

​Notes

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Overview

Endpoint Details

Primary Source: ScanX Analytics API

Secondary Source: Dhan Next.js API

Tertiary Source: Web Scraping

Configuration

Upper Circuit

Lower Circuit

Request Headers

Request Payload (Primary API)

Example Payload (Upper Circuit)

Example Payload (Lower Circuit)

Example Request

Response Structure

Stock Object Fields

Example Response

Implementation Details

Triple-Fallback Strategy

Output Structure

upper_circuit_stocks.json

lower_circuit_stocks.json

Circuit Limit Rules

Standard Stocks

Surveillance/Special Stocks

Newly Listed Stocks

Use Cases

Performance Metrics

Circuit Analysis

Strong Momentum (Upper Circuit)

Near 52-Week High

Oversold Bounce (Lower Circuit)

Trading Considerations

Upper Circuit

Lower Circuit

Integration Example

Error Handling

Notes