Indian Stocks Financial Data scraper

What does this Actor do?

Indian Stocks Financial Data Scraper extracts comprehensive financial data from Screener.in, one of India's most popular financial screening platforms. This Actor allows you to programmatically scrape stock ratios, growth metrics, shareholding patterns, and company announcements for any publicly listed Indian company on NSE or BSE.

The easiest way to try it is to provide a stock symbol (like RELIANCE, INFY, or TCS) and the Actor will return structured financial data in JSON format. Perfect for building financial dashboards, investment research tools, or quantitative analysis pipelines.

Why use this Actor?

• Instant Financial Data - Get P/E ratios, ROE, ROCE, market cap, and other key metrics in seconds
• Investment Research - Access growth metrics (CAGR) over 3, 5, and 10 years for informed decision-making
• Portfolio Monitoring - Track shareholding patterns of promoters, FIIs, and DIIs for your watchlist
• No API Costs - Scrape publicly available data without expensive financial API subscriptions
• Apify Platform Benefits - Schedule runs, access via API, use proxies, and integrate with workflows

Features

• Financial Ratios - Market cap, P/E ratio, ROE, ROCE, book value, dividend yield
• Growth Metrics - Sales & profit CAGR over 3/5/10 years, stock price appreciation
• Shareholding Patterns - Promoter, FII, DII, and public shareholding percentages
• Company Announcements - Latest corporate announcements and results
• Pay-Per-Event Pricing - Only pay for successful results
• Performance Optimized - Retries, timeouts, and graceful error handling

How to scrape Indian stock data

1. Get your API token - Sign up at Apify and grab your API token
2. Choose a stock symbol - Enter any NSE or BSE listed company (e.g., INFY, RELIANCE, TCS)
3. Run the Actor - Execute via API, SDK, or directly on Apify Console
4. Get your data - Receive structured JSON with all financial metrics

Quick Start

{
  "stockSymbol": "RELIANCE"
}

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
stockSymbol	String	INFY	Stock symbol to scrape (e.g., INFY, RELIANCE, TCS)

Example Input

{
  "stockSymbol": "RELIANCE"
}

Output

The Actor outputs structured JSON with comprehensive financial data:

{
  "status": "success",
  "Symbol": "RELIANCE",
  "Company Name": "Reliance Industries Ltd",
  "Market Cap": "19,33,249",
  "Current Price": "1,429",
  "High": "1,551",
  "Low": "1,115",
  "Stock P/E": "25.8",
  "Book Value": "623",
  "Dividend Yield": "0.35",
  "ROCE": "9.43",
  "ROE": "8.51",
  "Face Value": "10.0",
  "Compounded Sales Growth - 10 Years": "10%",
  "Compounded Sales Growth - 5 Years": "10%",
  "Compounded Sales Growth - 3 Years": "12%",
  "Compounded Sales Growth - TTM": "8%",
  "Compounded Profit Growth - 10 Years": "12%",
  "Compounded Profit Growth - 5 Years": "10%",
  "Compounded Profit Growth - 3 Years": "6%",
  "Compounded Profit Growth - TTM": "5%",
  "Stock Price CAGR - 10 Years": "20%",
  "Stock Price CAGR - 5 Years": "9%",
  "Stock Price CAGR - 3 Years": "15%",
  "Stock Price CAGR - 1 Year": "8%",
  "Return on Equity - 10 Years": "11%",
  "Return on Equity - 5 Years": "10%",
  "Return on Equity - 3 Years": "9%",
  "Return on Equity - Last Year": "8%",
  "Promoters": "50.10%",
  "FIIs": "19.07%",
  "DIIs": "19.36%",
  "Public": "11.29%",
  "Government": "0.17%",
  "Announcement1": "Q1 FY26 results: 19% Jio revenue growth, 11% retail growth",
  "Announcement2": "Board meeting scheduled for Q2 results",
  "Announcement3": "Annual general meeting announcement",
  "Announcement4": "from bse",
  "Announcement5": "from nse",
  "No. of Shareholders": "47,65,728"
}

Output Fields

Category	Fields
Basic Info	status, Symbol, Company Name
Valuation	Market Cap, Current Price, High, Low, Stock P/E, Book Value, Face Value
Returns	ROCE, ROE, Dividend Yield
Sales Growth	Compounded Sales Growth - 10 Years, Compounded Sales Growth - 5 Years, Compounded Sales Growth - 3 Years, Compounded Sales Growth - TTM
Profit Growth	Compounded Profit Growth - 10 Years, Compounded Profit Growth - 5 Years, Compounded Profit Growth - 3 Years, Compounded Profit Growth - TTM
Price CAGR	Stock Price CAGR - 10 Years, Stock Price CAGR - 5 Years, Stock Price CAGR - 3 Years, Stock Price CAGR - 1 Year
ROE History	Return on Equity - 10 Years, Return on Equity - 5 Years, Return on Equity - 3 Years, Return on Equity - Last Year
Shareholding	Promoters, FIIs, DIIs, Public, Government, No. of Shareholders
Announcements	Announcement1 to Announcement5

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event pricing - you only pay for successful results:

Event	Price	Description
Actor Start	$0.00005	Charged once per run
Stock Data	$0.005	Per successfully scraped stock

Example: Scraping 100 stocks = $0.00005 + (100 × $0.005) = $0.50

Use Cases

• Financial Analysis - Get comprehensive ratios for investment research
• Portfolio Tracking - Monitor key metrics for your watchlist
• Data Pipelines - Integrate stock data into your applications
• Quantitative Analysis - Build financial models with historical growth data

Supported Stock Exchanges

• NSE (National Stock Exchange)
• BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)

Is it legal to scrape Screener.in?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data. They only extract what is publicly available on the website. We believe that web scraping for personal and educational purposes is acceptable when used responsibly. However, you should:

• Not use the data for commercial purposes without verifying with the source
• Respect the website's terms of service
• Not overload the website with requests

For official financial data, always refer to:

• NSE (National Stock Exchange)
• BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)
• SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)

Rate Limits & Error Handling

Rate Limits

The Actor implements:

• Built-in delays between requests to avoid rate limiting
• Automatic retries on failure
• Residential proxy for reliability

Error Handling

The Actor gracefully handles:

• Invalid stock symbols (returns error with status)
• Network timeouts (retries automatically)
• Rate limiting (retries with delay)
• Missing data fields (returns empty string)

API Usage

via Apify API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/akash9078~apify-screenerin-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"stockSymbol": "RELIANCE"}'

via JavaScript SDK

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('akash9078/apify-screenerin-scraper').call({
  stockSymbol: 'RELIANCE',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listData();
console.log(items);

via Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_API_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('akash9078/apify-screenerin-scraper').call(
    run_input={'stockSymbol': 'RELIANCE'}
)

items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(items)

FAQ

What stock exchanges are supported?

This scraper supports both NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange). Use the NSE symbol (e.g., RELIANCE not RS).

Can I scrape multiple stocks at once?

Currently, this Actor accepts a single stock symbol per run. For batch scraping, you can run the Actor multiple times or integrate it into a workflow.

What if the stock data is not available?

If a stock symbol is invalid or data is unavailable, the Actor returns an error status with details.

How often should I update the data?

Financial data on Screener.in updates daily after market hours. For real-time data, consider running the scraper after market close.

Support

• Feedback - We'd love to hear your feedback and use cases
• Custom Solutions - Contact for custom Actors or modifications

Disclaimer

This scraper is for educational and informational purposes only. Data is sourced from publicly available financial websites. Users should verify all information independently before making investment decisions. The author is not responsible for any losses or damages arising from the use of this data.

Keywords

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