Makerhook
Finance

Yahoo Finance API

Access Yahoo Finance's data catalog with our reliable scraping API. Get symbol, price, change, and more with a single API call.

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What you can extract

  • Stock quotes
  • Financial data
  • Company profiles
  • Market news
  • Historical data
99.9%
Success rate
<2s
Avg response
The Problem

Get Yahoo Finance data, no workarounds needed

Web scraping Yahoo Finance is a pain. Here's what you typically deal with:

Blocked by anti-bot systems

Yahoo Finance uses sophisticated protection that blocks traditional scrapers and proxies.

Proxy management headaches

Rotating proxies, managing IP pools, and handling rate limits takes valuable engineering time.

Layout changes break your code

Yahoo Finance frequently updates their HTML structure, breaking your parsing logic.

JavaScript rendering issues

Modern sites require headless browsers, adding complexity and infrastructure costs.

Data cleaning nightmares

Raw HTML requires extensive parsing, normalization, and validation before it's usable.

Scaling is expensive

Running scraping infrastructure at scale requires DevOps expertise and significant costs.

Whether you're monitoring data or analyzing at scale, you shouldn't need a DevOps team for reliable results.

Makerhook handles all of this for you

Yahoo Finance data, effortlessly

Simple integration in any language

1import requests
2
3def scrape_yahoo_finance():
4 response = requests.get(
5 url="https://api.makerhook.com/v1/scraper/yahoo-finance",
6 params={
7 "url": "TARGET_URL"
8 },
9 headers={
10 "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
11 }
12 )
13
14 print("Status:", response.status_code)
15 print("Data:", response.json())
16 return response.json()
17
18scrape_yahoo_finance()
Response200 OK
{
"success": true,
"request_id": "req_8r24w9aq",
"credits_used": 1,
"data": {
"symbol": "example_symbol_value",
"price": {
"amount": 99.99,
"currency": "USD"
},
"change": "example_change_value",
"volume": "example_volume_value",
"market_cap": "example_market_cap_value",
"pe_ratio": "example_pe_ratio_value"
}
}

All responses return clean, structured JSON data ready to use in your application.

Input Parameters

Configure your request in seconds

urlRequired

The Yahoo Finance URL you want to scrape. This should be a valid URL pointing to the target page.

Example: https://www.yahoo-finance.com/example
format

Response format (json or csv)

Example: json
callback_url

Webhook URL for async responses

Example: https://your-webhook.com/callback

Check our full documentation for all available parameters.

Available data points

Structured JSON fields returned by this scraper

symbol
price
change
volume
market_cap
pe_ratio

Need additional data points? Contact us for custom scraper development.

Workflow

With vs Without Makerhook

Here's what your workflow looks like with or without Makerhook

Without Makerhook
With Makerhook
SetupProxy pool, browser infra, retry logicOne simple API call
Data FormatRaw HTML, constant cleaningStructured JSON
Anti-bot handlingManual troubleshootingAutomatic
Geo-targetingManual proxies & VPNsBuilt-in
Time to resultsHours or daysMinutes only
Use Cases

What can you do with Yahoo Finance data?

Real-world applications powered by our Yahoo Finance API

Investment Research

Get real-time financial data for informed investment decisions.

Portfolio Tracking

Monitor stock prices and portfolio performance in real-time.

Market Analysis

Analyze market trends and identify investment opportunities.

Startup Research

Track funding rounds and startup ecosystem data.

Our Solution

One simple API call.
All the Yahoo Finance data at your fingertips.

Makerhook saves you hours of setup, blocked requests, and broken code—from the first call to full-scale automation.

Built-in Localization

Get location-specific data. Use country codes to scrape results as they appear in different regions worldwide.

Instant Data

Get real-time data in one clean, structured JSON response. Perfect for monitoring and competitive analysis.

Dev-Ready Integration

No framework needed. Use Python, JS, PHP, curl, and more. Start in minutes with clear docs and code snippets.

Developer Experience

Top-rated support & documentation

Our team is here to guide you when you need extra assistance

Fantastic documentation

Take a look at our documentation and get started in minutes!

Code samples

Whatever programming language you enjoy, we have code samples ready.

Knowledge base

Our extensive knowledge base covers the most frequent use cases with code samples.

Exceptional support

Fast, engineer-led support via live chat or email.

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