yahoo-finance-data

A node wrapper to call the various yahoo finance API's


Keywords
nodejs, npm-module, yahoo-finance-api, yql
License
MIT
Install
npm install yahoo-finance-data@3.1.1

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yahoo-finance

A node wrapper to call the various Yahoo! Finance API's.

Some services have been deprecated by Yahoo! as of May 18th, 2017. Please see API docs below.

Prerequisites

This module requires a Yahoo! API key. More info here.

Install

npm install yahoo-finance-data

Getting started

const YahooFinanceAPI = require('yahoo-finance-data');

const api = new YahooFinanceAPI({
  key: 'mylongyahooapikey',
  secret: 'mylongyahooapisecret'
});

API

getQuotes(symbolList)

DEPRECATED AS OF 3.2

getReatimeQuotes(symbolList)

Retrieves realtime quote data for one or more securities.

Param Type Desc
symbolList String the ticker list, comma-separated
api
  .getRealtimeQuotes('YHOO,MSFT,AAPL')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

getHistoricalData(symbol, [interval, range])

UPDATED IN v3!

Retrieves historical data for a given security.

Param Type Desc
symbol String the ticker
interval String OPTIONAL interval between data points (default: 1d)
range String OPTIONAL data range (default: 1y)

Valid ranges: ["1d","5d","1mo","3mo","6mo","1y","2y","5y","10y","ytd","max"]

api
  .getHistoricalData('AAPL', '1d', '1y')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

getForexData(exchanges)

UPDATED IN v3.2 !

Retrieves forex data for one or multiple currency pairs.

Param Type Desc
exchanges String the list of currency pairs, comma-separated
api
  .getForexData('eurusd,gbpusd,cadusd')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

getHeadlinesByTicker(ticker)

Retrieves news headlines for a given security.

Param Type Desc
ticker String the ticker
api
  .getHeadlinesByTicker('AAPL')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

getIntradayChartData(ticker, [interval, prePostData])

UPDATED IN v3!

Retrieves intraday chart data for a given security.

Param Type Desc
ticker String the ticker
interval String OPTIONAL time interval for data points (default: 2m)
prePostData Boolean OPTIONAL add pre/post data (default: true)
api
  .getIntradayChartData('AAPL', '2m', true)
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

tickerSearch(searchTerm, [region, lang])

Retrieves matches for a given search term.

Param Type Desc
searchTerm String the search query
region String OPTIONAL the region (default: US)
lang String OPTIONAL the language (default: en-US)
api
  .tickerSearch('Apple Inc.', 'US', 'en-US')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

quoteSummary(ticker)

NEW IN v3!

Retrieves company information based on its ticker.

Param Type Desc
ticker String the ticker
api
  .quoteSummary('AAPL')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

optionChain(ticker)

NEW IN v3!

Retrieves option chain for a given ticker.

Param Type Desc
ticker String the ticker
api
  .optionChain('AAPL')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

recommendations(ticker)

NEW IN v3!

Retrieves securities recommendations based on a given ticker.

Param Type Desc
ticker String the ticker
api
  .recommendations('AAPL')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

futures(market, [range, interval, prePostData])

NEW in v3.1!

Retrieves futures data for a given market.

Param Type Desc
market String the market symbol
range String OPTIONAL the amount of days (default: 5d)
interval String OPTIONAL time interval for data points (default: 1d)
prePostData Boolean OPTIONAL add pre/post data (default: false)
api
  .futures('NQ=F')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

commodities(commodities, [range, interval, prePostData])

NEW in v3.1!

Retrieves one or more commodities futures data.

Param Type Desc
commodities String the list of commodities (comma-separated)
range String OPTIONAL the amount of days (default: 1d)
interval String OPTIONAL time interval for data points (default: 5m)
prePostData Boolean OPTIONAL add pre/post data (default: false)
api
  .commodities('GC=F,SI=F,PL=F,HG=F')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));