Finance APIs

Financial data and services

41 APIs in this category · last checked 30 October 2026
41
APIs listed
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need no API key (22%)
3
CORS enabled (7%)
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HTTPS (98%)

This directory lists 41 finance APIs. 1 of them require no API key and support CORS, so you can call them directly from browser JavaScript with no backend and no sign-up. Every entry shows whether it needs authentication, serves over HTTPS and allows cross-origin requests, so you can pick one that fits your stack before you read a single doc page.

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Best Finance APIs for Developers

A finance API allows developers to retrieve stock prices, market indices, earnings data, company financials, and investment metrics programmatically. These APIs are the foundation of fintech apps, trading dashboards, and personal finance tools.

Finance APIs split into market data, payments, and open banking, and free tiers vary enormously. SEC EDGAR and FRED need no key at all and cover US company filings and macroeconomic series, while Financial Modeling Prep and Twelve Data both give a few hundred free requests a day for stocks, forex, and crypto. Plaid and Mono stand out for linking bank accounts, in the US and across Africa, through a free sandbox ahead of a reviewed production approval. The main pitfall in this category is licensing and freshness: realtime exchange data almost always needs a paid plan, and most free tiers are delayed by 15 minutes. Alpaca suits hobbyist traders who want free paper trading and IEX sourced data with no funded brokerage account required.

What to check before you pick one

  • Data latency: Real-time trading apps require live data feeds, while portfolio trackers can often use 15-minute delayed data available on free tiers.
  • Historical depth: For backtesting investment strategies, APIs with 10+ years of daily OHLCV data are essential.
  • Fundamental data: P/E ratios, earnings, and balance sheets enable more sophisticated investment analysis applications.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are finance APIs?

Finance APIs provide programmatic access to stock prices, market indices, company financials, earnings reports, banking data, and investment portfolio information for fintech and trading applications.

Is there a free stock market data API?

Yes. Alpha Vantage offers a free tier with up to 25 API calls per day for stock prices and financial indicators. Polygon.io also provides a free tier with delayed market data.

Can I access company financial statements through an API?

Yes. APIs like Financial Modeling Prep and Alpha Vantage provide income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for publicly traded companies in JSON format.