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If you're using Google's unofficial finance "api", they just shut it down

12 points by eclipxe 13y ago

I was using this url for my WatchStocks android app: http://www.google.com/ig/api?stock=AAPL Google just turned this off (as of Friday Nov 1st). Recommended backup now is Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=AAPL However Yahoo doesn't support as many international exchanges or DJI. Anyone know of a good alternative? I'm now getting lots of refunds and 1-2 star reviews for my app due to data not updating this morning.

PaulHoule 13y ago
I used yahoo finance and never had trouble
- eclipxe 13y ago
  Yahoo finance doesn't support DJI anymore :-(
  - oijaf888 13y ago
    Can't you use ^DJI on yahoo?
    - PaulHoule 13y ago
      It worked the last time I tried it.
      - eclipxe 13y ago
        Not from their API
dangrossman 13y ago
Google announced the shutdown of iGoogle (which that 'API' was part of) in July 2012. You've had 17 months to update your app.
- eclipxe 13y ago
  My app was built 3 days ago
  - ericcumbee 13y ago
    no offense but did you do any research?
    - eclipxe 13y ago
      Absolutely, that is why the app has Yahoo as an alternate backend. The only issue with Yahoo is that it doesn't support Dow Jones via the API anymore. This isn't a rant against google - just a heads up for any app devs that are relying on the API and wondering why users might be complaining
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cubecul 13y ago
How about Markit On Demand? (http://dev.markitondemand.com/ http://dev.markitondemand.com/)