Yahoo Finance API
How to Import Share Price Data into Excel (with Yahoo!
Finance)
IMPORTANT: On 2 November 2017, Yahoo blocked access to the CSV API. No
solution is yet known.
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Yahoo! and Google both uno!cially provide a free way to download stock quotes
using an API.
Yahoo! Finance
Financial data can be downloaded in a CSV, imported into an existing Excel
Spreadsheet, or downloaded in XML / JSON formatted data to display on a
website using the Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) API.
Google Finance
Share price data can be imported into an existing Excel spreadsheet or
downloaded in a JSON string for use on a website.
This article will cover two uses of the Yahoo! Finance API.
1. How to download Share Price Data in a CSV
2. How to Import Share Price Data into an Excel Spreadsheet
Disclaimer
Displaying share price data on a website (even delayed
data) usually requires a license from the relevant stock
exchange/s.
The Google Finance API was o!cially deprecated in June
2011. It may cease to work at any time.
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The Yahoo Finance API is not o!cially supported and
prone to “glitches” and inaccurate data. Use for
commercial reasons may result in a breach of Yahoo!’s
T&Cs.
How to Download Share Price Data in a CSV
Yahoo! Finance provides the simplest way to import "nancial data into a
spreadsheet. The data (including stock prices, indices and company
fundamentals) can be automatically downloaded in a CSV by simply entering a
URL into your browser’s address bar. The CSV can then be opened in Excel and
manipulated as required.
Real-time data is limited to a few US exchanges and most countries have a 1030min delay due to licensing restrictions.
Step 1: Call the Yahoo! Finance API
Start with the base URL: http://download."nance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv
Step 2: Add stock codes
Add ?s= to your base URL followed by the stock symbols you want to download.
To download multiple companies at once, simply use the “+” sign in between the
company codes.
http://download."nance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?
s=^AORD+BHP.AX+BLT.L+AAPL
The above URL will call:
• Australian All Ordinaries Index
• BHP Billiton Ltd in Australia
• BHP Billiton Ltd in UK
• Apple Inc. in USA.
How to Find the Correct Stock Code
:
All listed companies have a stock ticker between 1 and 4 characters. E.g.
Apple has the stock ticker AAPL.
As there are multiple exchanges around the world, you must specify which
exchange your code relates to by adding a su!x.
• Australian listed companies require the su!x “.AX” to be added to the
companies stock code (e.g. BHP.AX).
• UK listed companies require the su!x “.L” to be added to the companies
stock code (e.g. BLT.L).
Note: Most US listed companies do not require a su!x
Most stock indices use a “^" pre"x prior to the index code along with a
country identi"er.
• The Australian All Ordinaries index has the pre"x “^A” (e.g. ^AORD).
• The NASDAQ Composite uses the code “^IXIC”.
To !nd the correct su"x for a company or pre!x for an index, visit
https://!nance.yahoo.com and start typing the name of the company into
the “Look Up” box.
Step 3: Specify the information you want to download using "Tags"
:
Add &f= to your URL string followed by the Yahoo! Tags for the data you want to
download.
http://download."nance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?
s=^AORD+BHP.AX+BLT.L+AAPL&f=nd1l1v
The above URL will fetch:
• Name
• Last Trade Date
• Last Trade Price
• Volume
Yahoo! Tags
:
Company Details
n
Name
x
Stock Exchange
j1
Market Capitalisation
f6
Float Shares
b4
Book Value
:
Trading Data
a
Ask
Applicable to the most recent b
trading day (including today).
Bid
a5
Ask Size
b6
Bid Size
d1
Last trade Date
t1
Last trade Time
l1
Last trade Price
k3
Last trade Size
c1
Change
p2
Change in Percent
o
Open
h
Day's High
g
Day's Low
m
Day's Range
v
Volume
a2
Average Daily Volume
p
Previous Close
Historical Performance
52-week data only.
Fundamental Analysis
w
52-week Range
k
52-week High
j
52-week Low
k4
Change From 52-week High
j5
Change From 52-week Low
k5
% Change From 52-week High
j6
% Change From 52-week Low
e
Earnings/Share
Dividend and Target Price data j4
are not always available and
often restricted to US listed r
:
companies.
EBITDA
P/E Ratio
r5
PEG Ratio
d
Dividend/Share
q
Ex-Dividend Date
r1
Dividend Pay Date
y
Dividend Yield
t8
1 yr Target Price
Technical Analysis
m3 50-day Moving Average
The 50 and 200 day moving
averages are two of the most
m4 200-day Moving Average
commonly used indicators in
the "nance industry.
m5 Change From 200-day Moving Average
m6 Percent Change From 200-day Moving Average
m7 Change From 50-day Moving Average
m8 Percent Change From 50-day Moving Average
Step 4: Download the CSV
Enter the above URL strong into your browser’s address bar and hit return/enter.
The CSV will be automatically downloaded to your computer.
How to Import Share Price Data into an Excel Spreadsheet
Excel provides a simple way to download "nancial data into a precon"gured
spreadsheet at the click of a button.
Only advanced users can create a spreadsheet as Macros are required to
download the data. For the less tech-savvy, here's a spreadsheet that will do the
hard work for you.
Click to download
Yahoo! Share Price Spreadsheet (XLS)
You will get two warnings when you open the !le:
1. The workbook contains Marcos (to process the data)
2. The workbook requires a data connection (to download data from the
internet - duh!)
You must accept/enable both for the spreadsheet to work. The Macros are not
:
password protected so you are free to view and manipulate all code anyway you
like.
STEP 1: Open the Spreadsheet
The Spreadsheet is in XLS so it’s backwards compatible to MS Excel 97. Saving it
as an .XLSX will break the spreadsheet.
STEP 2: Enter Stock Codes into Column A
:
Don’t forget to add the correct su!x or pre"x as detailed above.
STEP 3: Click the “Download Data” Button
A few caveats:
• Dow Jones data will not import due to licensing restrictions.
• Financial data (e.g. dividends, ratios and target prices) are often only available
for US listed companies.
• Most exchanges have a delay on their data of 10 - 30mins.
• You’re limited to calling 200 codes at a time.
Want to select your own column headers?
No problem.
Enter the Yahoo! Tags for the information you want to download into cell C2. The
data will be displayed in the order you specify in the Yahoo! Tag string. You will
need to rename the column headers to match the order of the tags you speci"ed
:
in C2.
Using Google Docs/Sheets?
You can use the Yahoo Finance API to import data into Google Docs (Sheets)
by using the =IMPORTDATA function. For example:
=IMPORTDATA("http://download."nance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv ?
s=AAPL&f=nd1l1")
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