Yahoo Finance: scrapers and the official API, compared
Quotes, price history, financial statements, dividends, analyst ratings and news for tickers on Yahoo Finance.
Short answer
For most Yahoo Finance jobs, start with Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper: it covers 4 of 6 core fields (ticker, company, sector, currency) at $0.99 per 1,000 results on Apify's Free plan. It also has the top published score for Yahoo Finance (77 of 100).
From published Store listings, output schemas and the official documentation. Checked 2026-10-29. How the ranking works.Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper: inputs, code and costOpen in Apify Store
Route map
Each line is one way to get Yahoo Finance data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.
- 1 Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper 25 output fields, pay per event 4 of 6 core fields
$0.99 / 1K - + 8 other Store tools, combined Reference only 3 of 6 core fields
from $0.50 / 1K - API No official Yahoo Finance data API No open API fields not compared
Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.
Catalogue Actors for Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper
Pull live quotes, historical OHLCV candles, financial statements, dividends, splits, news, analyst ratings and holder data from Yahoo Finance for…
Field matrix: who returns what
Every tool with a published output schema, against the 6 fields most Yahoo Finance jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.
| Tool | ticker | company | current | market | sector | currency | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper | ● | ● | – | – | ● | ● | 4/6 |
| Yahoo Finance ScraperReference only, by automation-lab | ● | – | – | – | – | ● | 2/6 |
| Yahoo Finance Fundamentals ScraperReference only, by haketa | – | – | – | – | ● | ● | 2/6 |
| Yahoo Finance ScraperReference only, by kaix | – | – | – | – | – | ● | 1/6 |
| Yahoo Finance ScraperReference only, by alwaysprimedev | – | – | – | – | ● | ● | 2/6 |
| Yahoo Finance Scraper: yfinance Alternative, Financials & NewsReference only, by benthepythondev | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0/6 |
| Yahoo Finance ScraperReference only, by bovi | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0/6 |
| Yahoo Finance ScraperReference only, by nexgendata | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0/6 |
| Yahoo Finance ScraperReference only, by viralanalyzer | – | – | – | – | ● | ● | 2/6 |
| Tools returning it | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Field dictionary: the exact keys
The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every Yahoo Finance Actor by field.
| Core field | Yahoo Finance Market Data… |
|---|---|
| ticker | ticker |
| company | companyName |
| current | – |
| market | – |
| sector | sector |
| currency | currency |
All 9 tools, scored
Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.
| Sample fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper Catalogue Actor, pay per event | ticker, companyName, sector | 25 | $0.99 | 17 runs, too few to rate | Oct 2026 |
Other Store tools, for reference
Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.
| Sample fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Yahoo Finance Scraper Reference only, by automation-lab | requestedTicker, currency, errorCode | 25 | $3.45 | 100% of 214 runs | Sep 2026 |
| 76 | Yahoo Finance Fundamentals Scraper Reference only, by haketa | sector, currency, symbol | 13 | $2.50 | 100% of 72 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 75 | Yahoo Finance Scraper Reference only, by kaix | quote.currency, symbol, quote.shortName | 7 | $0.50 | 99% of 4,967 runs | Oct 2026 |
| 73 | Yahoo Finance Scraper Reference only, by alwaysprimedev | sector, currency, symbol | 120 | $3.00 | 89% of 35 runs | May 2026 |
| 69 | Yahoo Finance Scraper: yfinance Alternative, Financials & News Reference only, by benthepythondev | symbol, name, price | 7 | $5.00 | 100% of 821 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 69 | Yahoo Finance Scraper Reference only, by bovi | symbol, regular_price, market_cap | 11 | $0.89 | 100% of 868 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 58 | Yahoo Finance Scraper Reference only, by nexgendata | symbol, name, currentPrice | 12 | $40 | 100% of 47 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 57 | Yahoo Finance Scraper Reference only, by viralanalyzer | sector, currency, symbol | 61 | $80 | 100% of 36 runs | Aug 2026 |
Official API route
No official Yahoo Finance data API
Yahoo's developer API directory lists OAuth, Sign In With Yahoo and the Fantasy Sports API; it lists no Finance data API. Yahoo Finance licenses its market and company data from providers such as ICE Data Services and Morningstar.
Price. No official API is offered.
Limits. Yahoo Finance states its information must not be redistributed.
Terms and personal data
Yahoo's terms prohibit automated collection without prior permission, and the underlying market data is licensed from third parties. This is general information, not legal advice.
Read Yahoo Finance's terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.
How to start
- Open Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper and start from its default input; its Actor page has the full example input and code.
- Set the Yahoo Finance search, profile, listing or URL you need and a result limit; the required input is mode.
- Run it and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from the Apify API.
Call Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper from code
The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own Yahoo Finance query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.
Python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
"mode": "tickers",
"tickers": [
"AAPL"
],
"searchQuery": "Apple",
"maxSearchResults": 10,
"screenerId": "day_gainers",
"screenerSort": "intradaymarketcap",
"region": "US",
"language": "en-US",
"range": "5d",
"interval": "1d",
"includePrePost": False,
"includeHistory": False,
"includeDividends": False,
"includeSplits": False,
"includeNews": False,
"maxNews": 10,
"includeFinancials": False,
"includeQuarterlyFinancials": False,
"includeHolders": False,
"includeInsiders": False,
"includeOptions": False,
"optionExpirations": 1,
"maxOptionContracts": 50,
"optionContractType": "both",
"includeRecommendations": False,
"includeUpgradesDowngrades": False,
"includeAnalystPriceTargets": False,
"includeEarningsHistory": False,
"includeEarningsEstimates": False,
"includeEarningsCalendar": False,
"includeFundData": False,
"includeSecFilings": False,
"includeInsights": False,
"includeRelatedSymbols": False,
"maxResults": 1,
"concurrency": 1
}
run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/yahoo-finance-market-data-and-fundamentals-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)pip install apify-client
JavaScript
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
"mode": "tickers",
"tickers": [
"AAPL"
],
"searchQuery": "Apple",
"maxSearchResults": 10,
"screenerId": "day_gainers",
"screenerSort": "intradaymarketcap",
"region": "US",
"language": "en-US",
"range": "5d",
"interval": "1d",
"includePrePost": false,
"includeHistory": false,
"includeDividends": false,
"includeSplits": false,
"includeNews": false,
"maxNews": 10,
"includeFinancials": false,
"includeQuarterlyFinancials": false,
"includeHolders": false,
"includeInsiders": false,
"includeOptions": false,
"optionExpirations": 1,
"maxOptionContracts": 50,
"optionContractType": "both",
"includeRecommendations": false,
"includeUpgradesDowngrades": false,
"includeAnalystPriceTargets": false,
"includeEarningsHistory": false,
"includeEarningsEstimates": false,
"includeEarningsCalendar": false,
"includeFundData": false,
"includeSecFilings": false,
"includeInsights": false,
"includeRelatedSymbols": false,
"maxResults": 1,
"concurrency": 1
};
const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/yahoo-finance-market-data-and-fundamentals-scraper").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);npm install apify-client
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~yahoo-finance-market-data-and-fundamentals-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mode":"tickers","tickers":["AAPL"],"searchQuery":"Apple","maxSearchResults":10,"screenerId":"day_gainers","screenerSort":"intradaymarketcap","region":"US","language":"en-US","range":"5d","interval":"1d","includePrePost":false,"includeHistory":false,"includeDividends":false,"includeSplits":false,"includeNews":false,"maxNews":10,"includeFinancials":false,"includeQuarterlyFinancials":false,"includeHolders":false,"includeInsiders":false,"includeOptions":false,"optionExpirations":1,"maxOptionContracts":50,"optionContractType":"both","includeRecommendations":false,"includeUpgradesDowngrades":false,"includeAnalystPriceTargets":false,"includeEarningsHistory":false,"includeEarningsEstimates":false,"includeEarningsCalendar":false,"includeFundData":false,"includeSecFilings":false,"includeInsights":false,"includeRelatedSymbols":false,"maxResults":1,"concurrency":1}'Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).
MCP (AI agents)
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/yahoo-finance-market-data-and-fundamentals-scraper",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest catalogue Actor for Yahoo Finance data?
Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper lists $0.99 per 1,000 results (pay per event), with 25 fields in its published output schema. Start events and platform usage are billed separately. Checked 2026-10-29.
Which Yahoo Finance scraper returns the most core fields?
Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper covers 4 of the 6 core Yahoo Finance fields this page tracks (ticker, company, current, market, sector, currency), based on its published output schema.
Does Yahoo Finance have an official API?
No open API: Yahoo's developer API directory lists OAuth, Sign In With Yahoo and the Fantasy Sports API; it lists no Finance data API. Yahoo Finance licenses its market and company data from providers such as ICE Data Services and Morningstar. No official API is offered.
Is it legal to scrape Yahoo Finance?
It depends on what you collect and how. Yahoo's terms prohibit automated collection without prior permission, and the underlying market data is licensed from third parties. Read Yahoo Finance's terms (https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/otos/index.html) before you collect, and check whether personal data is involved. This is general information, not legal advice.
More on Yahoo Finance
Related websites
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Sources
- Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper on Apify Store
- No official Yahoo Finance data API documentation
- Official source, checked 2026-11-11
- Yahoo Finance terms
Cite this page
Scraper Finder. "How to get Yahoo Finance data." https://scraperfinder.com/sites/yahoo-finance/ (data checked 2026-10-29).
Highest-scoring catalogue Actor
Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper: 4 of 6 core fields, $0.99 per 1,000 results, score 77.