Google Finance stock search and quote data 📈

📈 Two focused operations, one complete finance record

Research symbols and quote observations without maintaining a browser.

🔎 What is the Google Finance Data Scraper — and when should you use it?

The Google Finance Data Scraper turns Google Finance stock searches and quotes as complete JSON records into clean, structured rows you can filter, export and feed straight into a spreadsheet, database or AI agent. No account, no portal API key, no browser automation to maintain.

Use it when you need: ranked instrument matches or a stock quote with available price fields.

Use something else when: you need Yahoo Finance market data. Use Yahoo Finance Scraper for Yahoo Finance data. This actor does not provide historical time series or executable trading prices.

🤖 Use with AI agents

Already connected to the Apify MCP server? Just ask for this Actor by name: sian.agency/google-finance-data-scraper

Agentic payments: Availability of x402 and Skyfire depends on this Actor's current Store eligibility. Check the published listing for supported payment methods. One completed search or quote record is charged. A valid empty search is charged once. Failed retrievals have no result charge; a separate run-start fee applies.

Otherwise copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP-enabled assistant:

I want Google Finance instrument research using the Apify Actor `sian.agency/google-finance-data-scraper`.

Use it when I need: ranked instrument matches or a stock quote with available price fields.

Don't use it when: you need Yahoo Finance market data — use yahoo-finance-scraper instead.

How to call it: set operation search with query, or quote with a full symbol such as AAPL:NASDAQ.

Start with this input:
{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "apple"
}

Ask me whether they need instrument discovery or a stock quote, and the query or symbol, then run the Actor and summarise the results as a table.

Things you can ask your agent for:

• Find Apple instruments and list their returned symbols.
• Retrieve AAPL:NASDAQ and show its price and quote update time.
• Save a Microsoft instrument search as JSON.

Machine-readable API, MCP config and OpenAPI definition for this Actor are published at apify.com/sian.agency/google-finance-data-scraper.md.

📋 Overview

Google Finance Data Scraper searches instruments or retrieves a stock quote for a full symbol. Each completed request creates one record containing the returned data. Prices can be delayed; check the quote timestamp.

• ✅ Complete records: All returned search groups remain in JSON.
• 🏷️ Symbol checks: Quote output must match the requested instrument.
• 🕒 Available timestamps: Preserve source quote times without inventing freshness.
• 💰 Clear billing: One result event per completed request, including an empty search.
• 📄 Run report: Review the result, charges and any retry advice.

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✨ Features

• 🔎 Instrument discovery: Search companies or ticker phrases.
• 📈 Stock quotes: Retrieve price, OHLC, volume and other available values.
• 📦 Nested JSON: Keep every returned group and quote field.
• 🏷️ Exact quote symbol: Reject a response for another symbol.
• 🔍 Empty observations: See zero-result searches explicitly.
• 📊 Exports: Download JSON, CSV or Excel from Apify.
• 🗓️ Scheduling: Save your own repeated observations.

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🎬 Quick Start

Choose search and enter a company, or choose quote and enter a symbol such as AAPL:NASDAQ. Start the actor and open the dataset. Work inputs are examples in the Console; API callers must supply them.

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~google-finance-data-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"operation":"search","query":"apple"}'

🚀 Getting Started

Step 1: Choose your operation

Use search for instrument discovery or quote for a stock symbol.

Step 2: Supply the input

Enter a query or a Google Finance symbol including its exchange.

Step 3: Review and export

Open the completed record and download JSON to preserve all nested data.

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📥 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
operation	select	No	search or quote; defaults to search
query	string	For search	Company or instrument search phrase
symbol	string	For quote	Full symbol, for example AAPL:NASDAQ

{"operation":"quote","symbol":"AAPL:NASDAQ"}

One request runs at a time. Bulk input, localization, historical series and portfolio calculations are outside this actor's scope.

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📤 Output

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Search phrase, when searching
symbol	string	Verified quote symbol
nameText	string	First match or quoted company name
price	number	Available first-match or quote price
resultCount	integer	Instruments in the record
symbols	array	Returned instrument symbols
instruments	object	Full search result groups
quote	object	Full quote response
lastUpdateUtc	string	Available source quote update time
empty	boolean	Whether a completed search has zero matches
complete	boolean	Whether retrieval completed
_fetchedAt	string	Actor retrieval time
processedAt	string	UTC ISO observation timestamp
scrapingDate	string	Same UTC ISO timestamp as processedAt
status	string	success or error

{"status":"success","complete":true,"_operation":"quote","symbol":"AAPL:NASDAQ","nameText":"Apple Inc","price":342.96,"resultCount":1,"symbols":["AAPL:NASDAQ"],"empty":false,"lastUpdateUtc":"2026-10-15 00:30:00"}

The example is a recorded observation, not a current price. Search can include related companies. Currency is never inferred from the exchange when absent.

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💼 Use Cases & Examples

1. Financial researchers

Search for apple, then inspect the returned stock and ETF groups before choosing a symbol. Use a second quote request for AAPL:NASDAQ when the listing matters; the quote must match the symbol you supplied.

2. Market analysts

Schedule a quote for MSFT:NASDAQ and keep each returned record with processedAt and the available quote update time. Compare your saved observations after checking their timestamps; the actor does not return a historical price series.

3. Content editors

Check the full stock symbol named in a draft and save the returned quote alongside your source notes. Prices can be delayed, so include the available update time and verify any price before publishing it.

4. Data teams

Export a company search as JSON and inspect its stock, ETF, index and other returned groups in your own pipeline. One search creates one observation record, even when it contains several instrument matches.

5. Educators

Use an Apple or Microsoft search to discuss company names, exchange-qualified symbols and the difference between search discovery and a quote. Follow a selected symbol into quote mode rather than assuming the first company-name match is the intended listing.

6. Automation teams

Trigger a quote lookup from an Apify schedule or a workflow when a known Google Finance symbol needs checking. Route a failed symbol check for review instead of treating an absent quote as a zero price.

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🔗 Integration Examples

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('sian.agency/google-finance-data-scraper').call({ operation: 'quote', symbol: 'AAPL:NASDAQ' });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient('YOUR_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('sian.agency/google-finance-data-scraper').call(run_input={'operation': 'search', 'query': 'microsoft'})
for item in client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).iterate_items():
    print(item)

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~google-finance-data-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"operation":"search","query":"apple"}'

Automation Workflows (N8N / Zapier / Make)

1. Trigger from a schedule or webhook.
2. Run the actor with a query or symbol.
3. Read the completed record and check status.
4. Save the observation or compare it with your earlier records.

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📊 Performance & Pricing

One completed search or quote record is charged once. Matches inside a search add no result charges. A valid empty search is also a completed, billable observation. Failed retrievals have no result-event charge.

A separate platform run-start fee applies, including invalid or stopped runs. Paid Apify plans receive tier discounts. Free-plan users can test one record per run from the Console or MCP; direct API access requires a paying plan.

View the live tier prices before starting. There is no claim that every query is supported or that prices are suitable for trading.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is charged?

One completed search or quote record. An empty completed search is charged. Failed retrievals have no result-event charge; a separate run-start fee applies.

Q: Are these trading prices?

No. Quotes may be delayed. Check the source timestamp and use a licensed market feed for execution.

Q: Why are related companies returned?

Search is ranked instrument discovery, not an exact keyword filter.

Q: Can I download price history?

This actor covers instrument search and one stock quote only.

Q: Does an empty API input run the example?

No. Work inputs have Console prefills and no API default.

Q: Which exports keep full data?

JSON preserves nested groups and quote fields. CSV and Excel encode nested values as text.

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🐛 Troubleshooting

No useful instrument match

• Try the company name or a full symbol. Search is ranked discovery and can include related companies.

Quote unavailable

• Check the exchange suffix and the symbol's Google Finance page. No result-event charge applies to a failed retrieval.

Request stopped

• Check the maximum charge, available credits and free-run allowance before restarting.

Data looks older than expected

• Read lastUpdateUtc inside the quote record. Retrieval time and market update time are different.

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⚖️ Is it legal to scrape data?

Use public financial information for a lawful purpose and respect applicable rights and source terms. Public availability does not itself grant a redistribution license. This actor does not provide investment advice or trading execution data.

Results may contain personal data. If you process it, establish an appropriate legal basis under GDPR or other applicable rules. Read Apify's overview of web scraping legality and obtain advice for your use case when needed.

Google and Google Finance are trademarks of Google LLC. SIÁN Agency is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.

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🤝 Support

Open an actor issue with the run link and input. Send questions to apify@sian-agency.online.

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