Stooq Historical Data API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Stooq Historical Data API
  version: 1.0.0
  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. 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.
  contact:
    url: https://stooq.com/
  license:
    name: Free (non-commercial use)
    url: https://stooq.com/
servers:
  - url: https://stooq.com
    description: Stooq production server
paths:
  /q/d/l/:
    get:
      operationId: getHistoricalData
      summary: Download historical OHLCV data as CSV
      description: >-
        Returns a CSV file containing OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) time-series
        data for the specified ticker symbol and date range. 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.
      parameters:
        - name: s
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            Ticker symbol, optionally suffixed with an exchange code.
            Examples: aapl.us (Apple US), googl.us, btc.v (Bitcoin),
            gbp.v (GBP/USD), oil (crude oil), spx (S&P 500).
            Exchange suffixes: .US, .UK, .DE, .JP, .HK, .HU, .V
          schema:
            type: string
            example: aapl.us
        - name: d1
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Start date for the data range in YYYYMMDD format.
          schema:
            type: string
            pattern: '^\d{8}$'
            example: '20200101'
        - name: d2
          in: query
          required: false
          description: End date for the data range in YYYYMMDD format.
          schema:
            type: string
            pattern: '^\d{8}$'
            example: '20231231'
        - name: i
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Data interval. Options: d (daily), w (weekly), m (monthly),
            q (quarterly), y (yearly). Intraday intervals also supported:
            60 (hourly, ~9 months history), 5 (5-minute, ~1 month history).
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - d
              - w
              - m
              - q
              - y
              - '60'
              - '5'
            default: d
        - name: apikey
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            API key obtained from the Stooq website via a CAPTCHA form.
            Required as of early 2026.
          schema:
            type: string
            example: your_api_key_here
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            CSV file with OHLCV data. The response Content-Type is text/csv.
            The first row is a header line. If the daily quota is exceeded,
            the body contains the text "Exceeded the daily hits limit" instead
            of CSV data.
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Comma-separated values with header row. Columns: Date, Open,
                  High, Low, Close, Volume. Date format is YYYY-MM-DD for daily
                  and weekly intervals.
              example: |
                Date,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume
                2023-12-29,192.90,193.15,191.72,192.53,42628800
                2023-12-28,194.14,194.66,193.17,193.58,34049900
                2023-12-27,192.49,193.50,191.09,193.15,48087700
        '400':
          description: Bad request or invalid parameters.
        '429':
          description: >-
            Daily request quota exceeded. The response body may contain
            "Exceeded the daily hits limit".