Finance, markets and sports data: feeds, licences and timing
Quotes, indicators, scores and player statistics look public but usually come from licensed feeds. The official route is often a paid vendor plan; public pages suit research and monitoring where a delay and the site's terms are acceptable.
The short answer
Market and sports data is mostly licensed: exchanges, leagues and data vendors sell the official feeds. Public pages show delayed or summary numbers. Decide first whether you need real-time, licensed data or public research snapshots.
10 websites, 14 catalogue Actors, 14 of them with a published output schema. Data checked 2026-11-12. How the routes are scored.Websites in this group
Each website link opens the full comparison, field matrix, official API route and legal notes. The table shows how many catalogue Actors cover each website, how many publish an output schema, the cheapest published rate per 1,000 and the official access status.
| Website | Category | Catalogue tools | Schemas | Cheapest / 1K | Official API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com | Finance and markets | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | No open API |
| Trading Economics tradingeconomics.com | Finance and markets | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| DEX Screener dexscreener.com | Finance and markets | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| StockTwits stocktwits.com | Finance and markets | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Partner only |
| ESPN espn.com | Sports and gaming | 2 | 2 | $0.99 / 1K | No open API |
| SofaScore sofascore.com | Sports and gaming | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | No open API |
| MLB.com mlb.com | Sports and gaming | 2 | 2 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| Transfermarkt transfermarkt.com | Sports and gaming | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | No open API |
| OP.GG op.gg | Sports and gaming | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| Steam store.steampowered.com | Sports and gaming | 3 | 3 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
Counts are catalogue Actors mapped to the website, not every tool on the public Store. A schema count is the number of tools with at least three published output fields. Prices exclude Actor start events and plan differences.
Ranked lists, API pricing and error fixes in this group
- Official API pricingTrading Economics API pricing, limits and access
Catalogue starting points
These are the highest-ranked catalogue routes across the vertical, one per website where possible. They are a starting point for the use case, not a claim that another catalogue Actor cannot fit a narrower job.
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…
Trading Economics Market, Indicator & Calendar Scraper
Get live commodity, currency, stock index, bond yield, and crypto quotes, country economic indicators and forecasts, global rankings, the economic…
DexScreener Token Pair & Boosted Token Scraper
Look up decentralized exchange trading pairs by token or pair address, search tokens by name or symbol, or pull the latest boosted tokens and…
StockTwits Ticker Sentiment & Trending Symbol Feed
Reads StockTwits' public message stream for any ticker or user, the market-wide trending-symbols list with trend summaries, and ticker search,…
ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper
Get live scores, final results and upcoming fixtures for 16 leagues across basketball, football, baseball, hockey and soccer, with optional…
ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League
Pull live and recent scores, league standings, team rosters, news headlines, and full game boxscores for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Premier League,…
What teams use this data for
Market research snapshots
Collect quotes, fundamentals or indicators on a schedule for research, with the timestamp and the stated delay of the source.
Sentiment and community signals
Track public posts or trending symbols for a ticker or token, keeping the post time and source URL.
Sports results and statistics
Collect schedules, scores, standings and player values by league and season, with the source's own IDs for teams and players.
What to check before you build
- Real-time market and league data is usually licensed. Public pages may be delayed and may not allow redistribution.
- Store the observation time and the source's stated delay with every price or score.
- Do not use collected numbers for trading or betting decisions without checking the licensed source. Not financial or legal advice.
Use the field finder for a specific field, the cost estimator for a row count, and the complete Actor catalogue for the full shelf.
Questions people ask
Is Yahoo Finance data free to use?
Yahoo Finance pages are free to view, but the data comes from licensed providers. The Yahoo Finance page here states the official route and its conditions, with the source and the date it was checked.
Where do official sports statistics come from?
Leagues and their licensed data partners. Some league sites expose data endpoints with usage notices that limit commercial or bulk use. Each website page states what the official route allows.
How fresh is public market data?
It depends on the page; many show delayed quotes. Record the timestamp the page shows and treat the value as a snapshot.
Sources and data notes
The website rows are generated from the catalogue. Official API status comes from each website's documented route and is dated below.
- Yahoo Finance API documentation
- Trading Economics API documentation
- DEX Screener API documentation
- StockTwits API documentation
- ESPN API documentation
- Data sources and check policy
- Ranking method and limits
Get Yahoo Finance data with a catalogue Actor
Yahoo Finance Market Data & Fundamentals Scraper returns 4 of 6 core Yahoo Finance fields at $0.99 per 1,000 results. Compare all 9 Yahoo Finance routes, or see Trading Economics, DEX Screener, StockTwits and ESPN.