Get Social Sentiment
Fetch social media sentiment for a stock symbol from Finnhub (Reddit, X/Twitter mentions). Returns hourly buckets with mention counts and sentiment scores (-1..1), plus aggregated totalMentions and mention-weighted averageScore. Ideal for: sentiment-based trading signals, social buzz alerts, monitoring retail interest in a stock.
Catalog action Blockchain Data
Fetch social media sentiment for a stock symbol from Finnhub (Reddit, X/Twitter mentions). Returns hourly buckets with mention counts and sentiment scores (-1..1), plus aggregated totalMentions and mention-weighted averageScore. Ideal for: sentiment-based trading signals, social buzz alerts, monitoring retail interest in a stock.
At a Glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Action ID | finnhub-get-social-sentiment |
| Category | Blockchain Data |
| Connector | Not required |
| Requires gas | No |
| Funds movement | None declared |
| Tags | finnhub, stock, sentiment, social, analysis, read |
Payload Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock symbol to get social sentiment for, e.g. 'AAPL', 'TSLA'. |
from | string | No | Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Default: API default range (most recent data). |
to | string | No | End date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Default: API default range. |
Result Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | The symbol sentiment is for |
data | array | Yes | Hourly sentiment buckets, most recent first |
totalMentions | number | Yes | Sum of mentions across all returned buckets |
averageScore | number | null | No | Mention-weighted average sentiment score (-1..1) across buckets; null when no data |
Examples
json{ "type": "finnhub-get-social-sentiment", "payload": { "symbol": "ETH" }, "children": []}
bashcurl -X POST "https://api.b3os.org/v1/actions/finnhub-get-social-sentiment/test" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "inputs": { "symbol": "ETH" }}'
Payload fields can use workflow expressions such as {{$trigger.body.amount}}, {{$nodes.fetch.result.price}}, and {{$props.asset}} when the value should come from a trigger, prior node, or reusable workflow prop.
