mansaapi (Python)

Official Python SDK for Mansa API — African market data, bank codes, location, and financial identity in one clean REST layer.

Install

pip install mansaapi

Quick start

from mansaapi import MansaAPI

mansa = MansaAPI(api_key="mansa_live_sk_...")

# GTBank by code
bank = mansa.identity.get_bank("058")
print(bank["data"]["name"])        # "Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank)"
print(bank["data"]["swift_code"])  # "GTBINGLA"

# Pan-African market movers
movers = mansa.markets.get_pan_african_movers(limit=10)

# Nigerian public holidays 2026
holidays = mansa.location.get_holidays("NG", 2026)

Get a free API key at mansaapi.com — 100 requests/day, no credit card.

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Markets

mansa.markets.get_exchanges()
mansa.markets.get_stocks("NGX", sector="Banking", limit=20)
mansa.markets.get_stock("NGX", "GTCO")
mansa.markets.get_movers("NGX", type="gainers")
mansa.markets.get_pan_african_movers()
mansa.markets.get_indices("NGX")
mansa.markets.get_etfs("NGX")
mansa.markets.get_forex()
mansa.markets.get_commodities()
mansa.markets.search("Zenith", exchange="NGX")

Premium endpoints

Starter tier or higher for dividends, disclosures, recommendations. Pro tier for insider trades. See mansaapi.com/pricing.

mansa.markets.get_dividends("NGX", "GTCO")          # Starter+
mansa.markets.get_disclosures("NGX", symbol="GTCO")  # Starter+
mansa.markets.get_recommendations("NGX")             # Starter+
mansa.markets.get_insider_trades("NGX", days=30)     # Pro+

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Identity

mansa.identity.get_banks()                     # all African banks
mansa.identity.get_banks(country="NG")         # filter by country
mansa.identity.get_bank("057")                 # single bank by code
mansa.identity.get_mobile_networks(country="GH")
mansa.identity.lookup_mobile_network("08031234567")
mansa.identity.get_currencies()
mansa.identity.validate_nuban("0123456789", "058")

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Location

mansa.location.get_countries()
mansa.location.get_country("NG")
mansa.location.get_states("NG")
mansa.location.get_lgas("NG", "LA")        # Lagos LGAs
mansa.location.get_holidays("NG", 2026)

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Error handling

from mansaapi import MansaAPI, MansaAPIError

mansa = MansaAPI(api_key="mansa_live_sk_...")

try:
    data = mansa.markets.get_insider_trades("NGX")
except MansaAPIError as err:
    print(err.code)     # "TIER_REQUIRED"
    print(err.status)   # 403
    print(err.message)  # "This endpoint requires a professional tier key..."

Error codes

Code	Status	Meaning
INVALID_API_KEY	401	Key not found or revoked
RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED	429	Daily request limit reached
TIER_REQUIRED	403	Endpoint requires a higher tier
NOT_FOUND	404	Resource not found
UPSTREAM_ERROR	502	Upstream data source unreachable

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Supported exchanges

NGX (Nigeria), GSE (Ghana), NSE (Kenya), JSE (South Africa), BRVM (West Africa), DSE (Tanzania), LUSE (Zambia).

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Links

• Documentation
• Python quickstart
• Pricing
• OpenAPI spec
• api@mansamarkets.com