NSE BSE Stock Data Scraper

Extract real-time and historical stock data from NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) India. Built for traders, analysts, and fintech applications.

What it does

• Live Quotes - Current price, change, open, high, low, volume, 52-week range
• Fundamental Data - Market cap, P/E ratio, traded value, impact cost
• Historical OHLCV - Open, High, Low, Close, Volume for any date range
• Both Exchanges - Fetch from NSE, BSE, or both simultaneously

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
symbols	array	required	Stock symbols (e.g., ["RELIANCE", "TCS", "INFY"])
exchange	enum	NSE	NSE, BSE, or BOTH
dataType	enum	quote	quote, historical, fundamentals, or all
fromDate	string	1 month ago	Start date for historical data (YYYY-MM-DD)
toDate	string	today	End date for historical data (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example input

{
    "symbols": ["RELIANCE", "TCS", "INFY"],
    "exchange": "NSE",
    "dataType": "all",
    "fromDate": "2026-02-01",
    "toDate": "2026-03-01"
}

Output

Each stock produces a dataset item:

{
    "symbol": "RELIANCE",
    "companyName": "Reliance Industries Limited",
    "exchange": "NSE",
    "currentPrice": 2450.50,
    "change": 25.30,
    "changePercent": 1.04,
    "open": 2430.00,
    "high": 2460.75,
    "low": 2425.10,
    "previousClose": 2425.20,
    "volume": 8523410,
    "marketCap": 1659432.50,
    "pe": 28.5,
    "weekHigh52": 2856.15,
    "weekLow52": 2180.00,
    "fundamentals": {
        "totalTradedVolume": 8523410,
        "totalTradedValue": 20834.56,
        "totalMarketCap": 1659432.50,
        "freeFloatMarketCap": 829716.25,
        "impactCost": 0.01
    },
    "historicalData": [
        {
            "date": "2026-03-01",
            "open": 2430.00,
            "high": 2460.75,
            "low": 2425.10,
            "close": 2450.50,
            "volume": 8523410
        }
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-07T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Failed symbols are recorded with an error field:

{
    "symbol": "INVALID",
    "exchange": "NSE",
    "error": "Response code 404 (Not Found)",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-07T12:00:00.000Z"
}

How it works

1. NSE: Initializes a browser-like session to obtain cookies (NSE requires valid cookies for API access), then calls NSE's JSON APIs for quote, trade info, and historical data.
2. BSE: Searches for the stock symbol via BSE's suggest API to get the scrip code, then fetches quote and historical data using BSE's public APIs.
3. Rate limiting: 1.5-second delay between symbols to avoid being blocked.

Use cases

• Algorithmic trading - Feed real-time price data into trading bots
• Portfolio tracking - Monitor your Indian stock holdings
• Financial research - Analyze historical price trends and fundamentals
• Screener tools - Build custom stock screeners with P/E, market cap, etc.
• Data pipelines - Integrate Indian stock data into dashboards and reports

Running locally

$apify run --input='{"symbols":["RELIANCE","TCS"],"exchange":"NSE","dataType":"quote"}'

Deploy to Apify

apify login
apify push

Technical notes

• NSE India blocks requests without proper cookies/headers. This actor handles session initialization automatically.
• BSE uses scrip codes internally; the actor resolves symbols to scrip codes via BSE's search API.
• Historical data defaults to the last 1 month if no date range is specified.
• Uses got-scraping for HTTP requests with browser-like fingerprints.
• No browser dependencies required - pure HTTP for fast execution and low resource usage.

Technology

• Apify SDK - Actor platform toolkit
• got-scraping - HTTP client with anti-bot fingerprints