Yahoo Finance Stock Data Scraper

Extract real-time stock quotes, historical prices, and financial data from Yahoo Finance. Supports stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, forex pairs, and market indices.

Features

• Real-time Quotes: Current price, change, volume, 52-week high/low
• Historical Data: OHLCV data with adjustable intervals and date ranges
• Multi-asset Support: Stocks, ETFs, crypto (BTC-USD), forex (EURUSD=X), indices (^GSPC)
• Fast & Lightweight: HTTP-only API calls, no browser overhead
• Pre/Post Market: Optional extended hours data

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
symbols	array	List of ticker symbols	["AAPL", "MSFT", "GOOGL"]
dataType	string	quote, historical, or both	quote
interval	string	Data interval: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 1d, 1wk, 1mo	1d
range	string	Date range: 1d, 5d, 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, 1y, 2y, 5y, 10y, ytd, max	1mo
includePrePost	boolean	Include pre-market and after-hours data	false

Symbol Formats

Type	Format	Examples
US Stocks	Ticker	AAPL, MSFT, TSLA
Crypto	Symbol-USD	BTC-USD, ETH-USD
Forex	PAIR=X	EURUSD=X, GBPUSD=X
Indices	^Symbol	^GSPC (S&P 500), ^DJI (Dow)
ETFs	Ticker	SPY, QQQ, VTI

Example Input

{
    "symbols": ["AAPL", "BTC-USD", "^GSPC"],
    "dataType": "both",
    "interval": "1d",
    "range": "1mo"
}

Output - Quote Data

{
    "symbol": "AAPL",
    "shortName": "Apple Inc.",
    "exchangeName": "NasdaqGS",
    "currency": "USD",
    "price": 254.09,
    "previousClose": 255.53,
    "change": -1.44,
    "changePercent": "-0.56%",
    "dayHigh": 255.5,
    "dayLow": 249.8,
    "volume": 26049358,
    "fiftyTwoWeekHigh": 288.62,
    "fiftyTwoWeekLow": 169.21,
    "instrumentType": "EQUITY",
    "dataType": "quote",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-01-26T15:30:00.000Z"
}

Output - Historical Data

{
    "symbol": "AAPL",
    "currency": "USD",
    "interval": "1d",
    "range": "1mo",
    "dataPoints": 20,
    "firstDate": "2026-01-02",
    "lastDate": "2026-01-26",
    "history": [
        {
            "date": "2026-01-26",
            "open": 251.48,
            "high": 255.5,
            "low": 249.8,
            "close": 254.09,
            "adjClose": 254.09,
            "volume": 26049358
        }
    ],
    "dataType": "historical",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-01-26T15:30:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

$0.002 per result (quote or historical dataset per symbol).

Use Cases

• Portfolio Tracking: Monitor your stock positions with real-time quotes
• Backtesting: Get historical OHLCV data for trading strategy analysis
• Market Research: Compare performance across stocks, crypto, and indices
• Data Pipelines: Feed stock data into analytics platforms
• Price Alerts: Build notification systems based on price movements

Limitations

• Minute-level data limited to recent trading days
• Some advanced financial metrics require quoteSummary endpoint (not included)
• Rate limits apply - scraper includes built-in delays for reliability

Legal

This scraper accesses Yahoo Finance's public API endpoints. Ensure your use case complies with Yahoo's Terms of Service.