Google Finance APIs and Tools

How do I start?

If you're new to the Google Finance Portfolio Data API, here's how we recommend you get started:

Get familiar with the Google Data APIs.
Read the Finance Portfolio Data API Developer's Guide.
Refer to the Reference Guide as needed.

What are the Google Finance APIs and tools?

Google Finance offers a variety of ways to access data programmatically, including the Google Finance Portfolio Data API and the ability to create financial gadgets.

Google Finance Portfolio Data API

The Google Finance Portfolio Data API allows client applications to retrieve user portfolio content in the form of Google Data API feeds. Your client application can request a list of a user's portfolios, retrieve performance and return statistics on an existing portfolio, query the positions and transactions in a portfolio, and create new portfolios and transactions.

Here are some of the things you can create with the Finance Portfolio Data API:

Desktop and website gadgets displaying and tracking portfolio performance.
Custom portfolio importers and exporters.
A portfolio analyzer or notifier.

Finance gadgets

Retrieve and display stock market information using financial gadgets.


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