# Yahoo API: Get price history > Returns Yahoo Finance daily, weekly or monthly price history and total adjusted-close return for a stock, fund, index or cryptocurrency. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Yahoo. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/finance.yahoo.com/get-price-history - Method: `finance.yahoo.com/get_price_history`, version 1 - Website: finance.yahoo.com - Returns: name, ticker, currency, total return percent, price rows (date, open, high, low, close, adjusted close, volume) - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `asset` | string | yes | `"Apple"` | Company, fund, index, or cryptocurrency name or ticker, for example Apple, AAPL, S&P 500, or Bitcoin. | | `end_date` | string | no | `"2026-09-18"` | Last date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-18. Defaults to today. | | `frequency` | string | no | | Price grouping, for example weekly. Defaults to daily. One of "daily", "weekly", "monthly". Default "daily". | | `start_date` | string | no | `"2026-09-01"` | First date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-01-01. Defaults to one year ago. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "asset": "Apple", "end_date": "2026-09-18", "start_date": "2026-09-01" } ``` Its output: ```json { "name": "Apple Inc.", "prices": [ { "low": 314.7300109863281, "date": "2026-09-01", "high": 327.29998779296875, "open": 316.9800109863281, "close": 325.1300048828125, "volume": 53167400, "adjusted_close": 325.1300048828125 }, { "low": 323.5299987792969, "date": "2026-09-02", "high": 328.3999938964844, "open": 326.8699951171875, "close": 324.9599914550781, "volume": 33776400, "adjusted_close": 324.9599914550781 }, { "low": 324.1099853515625, "date": "2026-09-03", "high": 330.80999755859375, "open": 324.8699951171875, "close": 328.2099914550781, "volume": 37225800, "adjusted_close": 328.2099914550781 } ], "ticker": "AAPL", "currency": "USD", "yahoo_finance_link": "https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL/history/", "total_return_percent": 3.383262028973544 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"finance.yahoo.com/get_price_history","input":{"asset":"Apple","end_date":"2026-09-18","start_date":"2026-09-01"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the weekly closing prices for Tesla from January 2025 through June 2025, with the total return percentage. - I need the monthly adjusted close history for the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF over the last three years. - Pull daily open, high, low and volume data for Microsoft between 2026-03-01 and 2026-03-31 on Yahoo Finance. - What has Bitcoin's total return been over the past five years, grouped monthly? - Get the historical daily price rows for the NASDAQ Composite index for the period ending 2026-09-18, starting 2026-01-01. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "asset" ], "properties": { "asset": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Company, fund, index, or cryptocurrency name or ticker, for example Apple, AAPL, S&P 500, or Bitcoin." }, "end_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Last date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-18. Defaults to today." }, "frequency": { "enum": [ "daily", "weekly", "monthly" ], "type": "string", "default": "daily", "description": "Price grouping, for example weekly. Defaults to daily." }, "start_date": { "type": "string", "description": "First date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-01-01. Defaults to one year ago." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "ticker", "currency", "total_return_percent", "yahoo_finance_link", "prices" ], "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "prices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "date", "open", "high", "low", "close", "adjusted_close", "volume" ], "properties": { "low": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }, "high": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "open": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "close": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "volume": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "adjusted_close": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "maxItems": 5000 }, "ticker": { "type": "string" }, "currency": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "yahoo_finance_link": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "total_return_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Percentage change from first to last adjusted close; null when unavailable." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Yahoo API: Get quote](https://fous.com/methods/finance.yahoo.com/get-quote.md): Looks up a stock, fund, index, or cryptocurrency by name or ticker and returns its latest displayed price and key statistics. 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