aid: stooq
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stooq/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Stooq
kind: company
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Fintech
  - Market Data
  - Stocks
  - Indices
  - Currencies
  - Crypto
  - Commodities
  - Historical Data
  - Free
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: >-
  Stooq is a Poland-based financial data platform offering free access to historical and current
  market data for global equities, indices, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, bonds, and
  economic indicators. Data is delivered as CSV via a simple REST-style URL interface at
  https://stooq.com/q/d/l/ using query parameters for ticker symbol, date range, and interval.
  As of early 2026 an API key (obtained via CAPTCHA on the site) is required. A known daily
  request quota applies; exceeding it returns an "Exceeded the daily hits limit" message.
  Bulk point-in-time snapshots of the full database (12,000+ securities) are also available
  as ZIP-compressed CSVs from https://stooq.com/db/h/.
apis:
  - aid: stooq:historical-data-api
    name: Stooq Historical Data API
    tags:
      - Stocks
      - Indices
      - Currencies
      - Crypto
      - Commodities
      - OHLCV
      - Historical Data
      - CSV
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://stooq.com/q/d/l/
    humanURL: https://stooq.com/db/h/
    description: >-
      CSV-based REST endpoint returning OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) time series for a
      given ticker. Accepts query parameters: s (ticker symbol with optional exchange suffix such as
      .US, .UK, .DE, .JP, .HK, .HU), d1 (start date YYYYMMDD), d2 (end date YYYYMMDD), i (interval:
      d=daily, w=weekly, m=monthly, q=quarterly, y=yearly), and apikey. Covers 21,000+ global
      securities and ETFs, 1,980+ currency pairs, 130+ cryptocurrencies, global indices, commodities,
      and economic indicators. Daily history extends 30+ years for major instruments; hourly data
      spans ~9 months; 5-minute data ~1 month.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://stooq.com/db/h/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/stooq-historical-data-api-openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/stooq-ohlcv-record.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/stooq-query-parameters.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/stooq-apple-daily-ohlcv-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/stooq-bitcoin-weekly-ohlcv-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/stooq-quota-exceeded-example.json
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: vocabulary/stooq-vocabulary.json
      - type: JSONLD
        url: json-ld/stooq-jsonld.json
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/stooq-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/stooq-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/stooq-finops.yml
    x-features:
      - OHLCV CSV download for 21,000+ global securities
      - Multiple intervals - daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly
      - Hourly (9 months) and 5-minute (1 month) intraday data
      - Exchange-suffixed ticker convention (.US, .UK, .DE, .JP, .HK)
      - Bulk ZIP/CSV database snapshots at stooq.com/db/h/
      - Currencies, crypto, commodities, bonds, economic indicators
      - Free access via API key obtained on-site
    x-use-cases:
      - Download 30+ years of daily OHLCV data for backtesting strategies
      - Bulk-ingest cross-sectional snapshots for quantitative research
      - Source free historical FX and crypto price series
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://stooq.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://stooq.com/db/h/
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://stooq.com/db/h/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/stooq-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/stooq-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/stooq-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com