Yahoo Finance

Overview

Financial data portal. Stock quotes, charts, financials, market screeners, analyst ratings, and company insights via Yahoo Finance internal APIs.

Workflows

Look up a stock and get current price + chart

1. searchTickers(q) → quotes[].symbol
2. getChart(symbol ← searchTickers, range) → OHLCV price history + meta.regularMarketPrice

Compare multiple stocks quickly

1. getSparkline(symbols) → mini price charts for multiple symbols at once (comma-separated)

Screen market movers and drill into a pick

1. getScreener(scrIds) → top gainers/losers/most active → pick quotes[].symbol
2. getChart(symbol ← getScreener) → price history
3. getInsights(symbols ← getScreener) → technicals, valuation, analyst recommendation

Research a company fundamentals

1. searchTickers(q) → quotes[].symbol
2. getTimeSeries(symbol ← searchTickers, type, period1, period2) → revenue, net income, EPS over time
3. getRatings(symbol ← searchTickers) → analyst ratings and price targets
4. getInsights(symbols ← searchTickers) → valuation, company snapshot, SEC filings

Check upcoming market events

1. getCalendarEvents() → IPOs, earnings, splits by date → pick ticker
2. getQuoteType(symbol ← ticker) → classify a symbol (equity, ETF, index, crypto)

Operations

Operation	Intent	Key Input	Key Output	Notes
searchTickers	search stocks by keyword	q	symbol, shortname, quoteType, exchange; news[]	entry point
getChart	historical OHLCV prices	symbol ← searchTickers, range or period1/period2	meta.regularMarketPrice, timestamp[], open/high/low/close/volume arrays
getSparkline	quick multi-symbol price snapshot	symbols (comma-sep)	regularMarketPrice, previousClose, close[]	entry point (symbols known)
getScreener	market movers list	scrIds ("most_actives" / "day_gainers" / "day_losers")	quotes[].symbol, shortName, price.raw, change.raw, volume.raw	entry point; results change each call
getRatings	analyst ratings	symbol ← searchTickers	analyst, rating_current, pt_current per category (dir/mm/pt/fin_score)	nullable fields when no active rating
getInsights	company insights + technicals	symbols ← searchTickers	technicalEvents outlooks, keyTechnicals, valuation, recommendation, secReports
getTimeSeries	financial fundamentals over time	symbol ← searchTickers, type (metric names), period1, period2	metric values with reportedValue.raw + timestamps	requires Unix timestamps
getCalendarEvents	upcoming market events	--	ipoEvents[], earnings[], splits[] with ticker, companyShortName, date	entry point
getQuoteType	symbol classification	symbol ← searchTickers	quoteType, exchange, shortName, market

Quick Start

# Search for a ticker
openweb yahoo-finance exec searchTickers '{"q": "AAPL"}'

# Get 1-month price chart
openweb yahoo-finance exec getChart '{"symbol": "AAPL", "range": "1mo"}'

# Quick price snapshot for multiple symbols
openweb yahoo-finance exec getSparkline '{"symbols": "AAPL,MSFT,GOOGL"}'

# Top market movers (most active)
openweb yahoo-finance exec getScreener '{"scrIds": "most_actives"}'

# Analyst ratings
openweb yahoo-finance exec getRatings '{"symbol": "AAPL"}'

# Company insights and technicals
openweb yahoo-finance exec getInsights '{"symbols": "AAPL"}'

# Revenue and earnings history (last 5 years)
openweb yahoo-finance exec getTimeSeries '{"symbol": "AAPL", "type": "annualTotalRevenue,annualNetIncome,annualBasicEPS", "period1": 1585699200, "period2": 1743465600}'

# Upcoming IPOs, earnings, splits
openweb yahoo-finance exec getCalendarEvents '{}'

# Check what type a symbol is
openweb yahoo-finance exec getQuoteType '{"symbol": "AAPL"}'