Yahoo Finance Scraper - Stocks, Crypto & Historical Data

Scrape public Yahoo Finance quote data for stocks, ETFs, indices, forex pairs, and crypto tickers. The Actor returns one clean row per ticker with price, previous close, change, day range, 52-week range, volume, currency, exchange, market time, and optional historical OHLCV bars.

Use it for watchlists, dashboards, market research, data enrichment, and scheduled exports. It does not require a login or API key. This Actor provides public market data for research and informational use only; it is not financial advice.

Quick Start

{
  "symbols": ["AAPL"],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "includeHistorical": false,
  "historicalRange": "1mo",
  "historicalInterval": "1d",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

This retrieves one quote without historical bars, keeping the first run fast and low-cost.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Notes
symbols	string array	["AAPL"]	Yahoo ticker symbols such as AAPL, MSFT, BTC-USD, EURUSD=X, or ^GSPC.
searchQueries	string array	[]	Company or asset names to resolve to ticker symbols.
includeHistorical	boolean	false	Include OHLCV bars inside each quote row.
historicalRange	string	1mo	Range used when historical prices are enabled.
historicalInterval	string	1d	Candle interval used when historical prices are enabled.
proxyConfiguration	object	disabled	Usually not needed for small public API runs. Enable only for larger or repeated runs.

Output

Each dataset row is one unique ticker:

Field	Description
symbol, name, instrumentType	Ticker and Yahoo Finance metadata.
price, previousClose, change, changePercent	Current quote and price movement.
dayHigh, dayLow	Intraday range.
fiftyTwoWeekHigh, fiftyTwoWeekLow	52-week range when available.
volume, currency, exchange	Market metadata.
marketTime	Quote timestamp.
historicalRange, historicalInterval, historicalCount, history	Optional OHLCV time series details.
scrapedAt	Actor scrape timestamp.

Verified Sample

An existing successful run for AAPL returned this row:

{
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "name": "Apple Inc.",
  "instrumentType": "EQUITY",
  "currency": "USD",
  "exchange": "NasdaqGS",
  "price": 298.01,
  "previousClose": 295.63,
  "change": 2.38,
  "changePercent": 0.81,
  "volume": 85962201,
  "marketTime": "2026-06-18T20:00:01.000Z",
  "historicalCount": 0
}

Pricing

Active pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Price
quote-scraped	$0.002 per ticker quote
apify-actor-start	$0.00005 per GB at run start

Each unique ticker is saved and charged atomically, including optional historical data when enabled. Duplicate symbols from direct input and search results are skipped, and the Actor stops further requests when the user's spending limit is reached.

Common Workflows

1. Pull a scheduled watchlist for stocks, ETFs, crypto, forex, or indices.
2. Resolve company names through searchQueries, then fetch the matching quote rows.
3. Enable historical bars for small ticker sets when you need OHLCV data.
4. Export to CSV, Excel, JSON, HTML, or connect through the Apify API.

Notes and Limits

• Symbols must follow Yahoo Finance format, for example BTC-USD, EURUSD=X, or ^GSPC.
• Market data availability, delay, and coverage follow Yahoo Finance.
• Historical data increases response size and runtime; test with one or two symbols first.
• This Actor is for data extraction and research workflows, not investment recommendations.

Responsible Use

Use this Actor for lawful collection of publicly available market data. Respect Yahoo Finance terms and any rules that apply to how you store, redistribute, or use exported financial data.

License

Apache-2.0