Yahoo Finance Ticker Search – Company Name to Symbol

Don't know the ticker symbol? Type any company name and instantly get the matching Yahoo Finance ticker with exchange info — perfect for automating pipelines or building watchlists without manual lookup.

When to use this

• You have company names but need ticker symbols for automation
• A company trades on multiple exchanges and you need the right one
• You're building a watchlist or pipeline that starts from names, not tickers

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	—	Company name, ticker, or keyword (e.g. "Apple", "TSLA", "Onward Medical")
limit	integer	No	20	Max results to return (1–50)

Output

Field	Description
symbol	Full ticker with exchange suffix (e.g. AAPL, ONWD.BR)
shortname	Short company name
longname	Full legal company name (if available)
exchange	Exchange code (e.g. NMS = NASDAQ, LSE = London)

Examples

Search by company name

Input:  { "query": "Apple", "limit": 5 }

Output: [
  { "symbol": "AAPL",   "shortname": "Apple Inc.", "exchange": "NMS" },
  { "symbol": "AAPL.L", "shortname": "Apple Inc.", "exchange": "LSE" }
]

Search by partial symbol across exchanges

Input:  { "query": "ONWD", "limit": 10 }

Output: [
  { "symbol": "ONWD.BR",  "shortname": "Onward Medical", "exchange": "BRU" },
  { "symbol": "ONWD-GB",  "shortname": "Onward Medical", "exchange": "LSE" }
]

Tips

• Always use the full symbol (with exchange suffix) when feeding results into other actors — bare symbols like ONWD may return "Quote not found"
• Check the exchange field — pick NMS for US markets, LSE for London, etc.
• 10–20 results is enough for most lookups; use limit to keep runs fast

Next step

Once you have your ticker symbols, get full stock data — prices, financials, news, historical data and more — with:

👉 Yahoo Finance – Full Stock Info