# SentiSense Support Docs

> Step-by-step answers about SentiSense: getting started, plans, the app, the API and MCP connector, and what our data means.

Human-readable versions live at https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/<slug>/. The API reference is https://sentisense.ai/docs/api/llms.txt.

- [How do I make my first API call?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/first-api-call.md): Get a free API key, send it in a header, and read your first response in two minutes.
- [How do I connect SentiSense to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/connect-your-ai-assistant.md): Add the SentiSense MCP connector to your AI assistant, sign in, and ask about a stock. No API key to paste.
- [Do you offer a free trial?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/do-you-offer-a-free-trial.md): A free plan that never expires, and the 14-day money-back guarantee on your first paid subscription.
- [Why does my data say preview, and why do some companies show everything?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/preview-and-sample-companies.md): How previews work on the free plan, and which companies return full data.
- [Which plan do I need?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/which-plan-do-i-need.md): What the free plan, Pro, Pro Max and the Data License each cover, and how to choose.
- [Can I show SentiSense data in my product?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/can-i-show-data-in-my-product.md): Which plan covers showing our data to your users, and what the Data License allows.
- [How do I read the Options page?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/how-to-read-the-options-page.md): What the Radar, Intraday and Large prints views show, what each column means, and what the readings do not tell you.
- [Why does the API return a 404 for my ticker?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/why-404-no-coverage.md): What entity_not_found, no_coverage, ticker_is_etf and ticker_is_index mean, and what to do for each.
- [What do quota_exceeded and rate_limit_exceeded mean?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/quota-and-rate-limits.md): The two kinds of 429, how long each lasts, and how to pace your calls.
- [How fresh is SentiSense data?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/how-fresh-is-the-data.md): When each dataset updates, from delayed prices to quarterly filings, and how to check the date on a value.
- [What is the difference between the SentiSense Score, sentiment and the Rating?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/score-sentiment-rating.md): Three different measures, what each one reads, and how to tell them apart.
- [What does the earnings calendar include?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/earnings-calendar-what-it-includes.md): Report dates and timing, confirmed versus estimated dates, consensus estimates, and the reported results and surprise.
- [Why does a congressional trade show up weeks after it happened?](https://sentisense.ai/docs/support/why-congress-trades-appear-late.md): How STOCK Act disclosure timing works, and why trades show a dollar range.