Looks like Yahoo Download API is now Dead - 11/1/2017

[hayman]

Since Yahoo terminated their API back in the May/June time frame, I was still able to get web-based data to download into EXCEL from a query such as:

https://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=SPY+DIA&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv

The above web query would yield:

spy 257.15 10/31/2017 4:00pm 0.4 257.18 257.44 256.8 60304781
dia 233.63 10/31/2017 4:00pm 0.3 233.64 233.91 233.2 1772047

Well, it seems that as of sometime today, this has become disabled as well. The above web-based query yields a:

"Sorry, Unable to process request at this time -- error 999."

So, assuming that this web service is dead in the water for good, can someone offer an alternative source (free or paid) that would yield the same, via a web-interface (or equivalent)?

Thanks in advance.

 

[helpme_please]

I was wondering if something was wrong with my PC. Now, it is confirmed the problem lies with Yahoo server.

 

[GiJoe500]

I also use this query every day to pull stats. I hope this is just temporary, but if not I too would be interested if anyone has suggestions on alternative ways to pull stock information.

Thanks

 

[jharmon]

Demand a refund!

 

[hayman]

Demand a refund!

I bet Verizon feels that way.

 

[helpme_please]

Demand a refund!

Haha. You're being unreasonable. The data was free to start with. However, what Yahoo did wrong was to pull the plug immediately. At least give some warning so that the customers can look for alternatives before this nasty surprise. Now, everyone is left vulnerable and fighting in the dark against the market. bad bad Yahoo.

 

[Overnight]

...The data was free to start with. However, what Yahoo did wrong was to pull the plug immediately...

You get what you paid for.

 

[helpme_please]

You get what you paid for.

I agree but for goodwill reasons even to non-paying customers, don't pull the rug under our feet without warning. Nobody likes that.

 

[Overnight]

I agree but for goodwill reasons even to non-paying customers, don't pull the rug under our feet without warning. Nobody likes that.

Seriously? I'll repeat it. You get what you paid for. No business is "in it for the feel-good goodwill of the thing." If they were, they'd be called a non-profit charity, which is also in the business of making money.

 

[truetype]

This is a blessing in disguise. Retail traders who rely on "free" Yahoo data are typically undercapitalized (else they'd subscribe to a real datafeed) and if this discontinuation keeps them out of the market, they'll be the richer for it in the long run.