Getting rate limits immediately on Free plan
Finnhub - keep getting too many requests even with limiter
Limit for API calls
Is Finnhub free for commerical use and what use-cases it supports?
Does Finnhub provide WebSocket streaming?
What unique data does Finnhub provide?
Does Finnhub offer international stock data?
Hey!
So I am pulling ticker data and it doesn't matter what I set the limit too (even if it's just 2 API calls a second) after about 30 seconds or so I get 429 Too Many Requests.
Is there another limit, say per minute that I'm not seeing?
Thanks
Just found out about Finnhub and it looks like it's a popular API for stock data.
Is Finnhub free for commercial use? Couldnt find that here https://finnhub.io/pricing or in the TOS.
Also, can someone who has used the APIs comment on whether the following use-cases will be supported by Finnhub's APIs, before I spend days on it? I appreciate it.
Project Needs:
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Free access to APIs
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Realtime API data for stocks (at least all US-based stocks: Nasdaq, NYSE, OTC, or any other exchange), ETFs.
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Nice to have: Realtime data for Options, Mutual funds, Crypto
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High API limits (at least 60 API calls/min)
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Commercial use allowed
Use-cases:
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Lookup realtime stock prices for US-based stocks (any exchange), ETFs
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(nice to have) Execute actual transactions - buy/sell trades for stocks and ETFs (like what Robinhood, eTrade and other brokerages do) with real money -- is this possible with the APIs?
Appreciate any pointers to APIs I should be looking at.
📊 API Provider Comparison for Stock Data Access
| Feature / Provider | Polygon | Nasdaq | Finnhub | Prixe.io | FMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | 5 requests/min | 2 requests/min | 60 requests/min | 60 requests/min | 250 requests/day |
| Paid Tier (Personal) | $29/month | $15/month | $3000/month | $6/month | $19/month |
| Paid API Limit | Unlimited (15 min delay) | 500 requests/min | 900 requests/min | 600 requests/min | 300 requests/min |
| Real-Time Data | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Historical Data | ✅ (5-year limit) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (5-year limit) |
| WebSocket Support | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |