Google Finance Markets
Perform Search
Overview
| Method | Endpoint | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
POST |
/api/v1/open/search |
v1 | Google Search API endpoint for retrieving search results |
Request Headers
| Header | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type |
string |
Yes | Must be set to application/json |
Accept |
string |
No | Response format (defaults to application/json) |
Authentication
API Key Authentication
- Pass the API key as a request parameter:
api_key=your_api_key - Example:
"api_key": "your_api_key_here"
HTTP Status Codes
| Code | Status | Description | Retry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | OK | Request successful | No |
Response Codes
| Code | Description | Retry |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | Request successful | No |
| 400100 | Unsupported search engine | No |
| 400200 | The search service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later | No |
| 400300 | ForUserQuery contains prohibited content | No |
| 400400 | No results found, please adjust keywords and try again | No |
| 400500 | Authorization failed, please check your API credentials | No |
| 400600 | The request frequency is too high, please try again later | No |
| 400700 | You have reached the daily search limit | No |
| 400710 | Insufficient Balance | No |
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
api_key |
string |
Yes | API key for authentication | |
engine |
string |
Yes | Search engine type, currently engine value is google_finance |
|
trend |
string |
Yes | Parameter is used for retrieving different market trends. Available options: indexes - Market indexes, most-active - Most active, gainers - Gainers, losers - Losers, climate-leaders - Climate leaders, cryptocurrencies - Crypto, currencies - Currencies | |
gl |
string |
No | Search country code (e.g., us-United States, uk-United Kingdom, fr-France). Head to the Google countries page for a full list of supported Google countries. | |
hl |
string |
No | Search language code (e.g., en-English, es-Spanish, fr-French). Head to the Google languages page for a full list of supported Google languages. | |
index_market |
string |
No | Parameter is used for expanding market indexes by region and retrieving more results. Available options: americas - Americas europe-middle-east-africa - Europe, Middle East, and Africa asia-pacific - Asia Pacific Parameter can be used only when trend parameter is set to: indexes. | |
html |
string |
No | Whether to return HTML format, 1-yes, 0-no | 0 |
Response Example
Complete Response Parameters Overview
search_metadata
object Contains metadata about the search execution
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Unique identifier for the search request | desktop |
json_endpoint |
string |
Provide an interface endpoint for searching related JSON data, through which JSON-formatted search data can be obtained | desktop |
created_at |
string |
The timestamp when the search request was created, recording the time when the search was initiated | desktop |
processed_at |
string |
The timestamp when the search results were processed and became available for return, recording the time point from processing to completion of the search | desktop |
google_url |
string |
The Google search URL, which contains the search keyword "coffee" along with language parameters (hl=en for English), regional parameters (gl=us for the United States), and other search parameters, used to redirect to the corresponding Google search page | desktop |
status |
string |
Status of the search execution (e.g., Success) | desktop |
raw_html_file |
string |
Identifier for the original HTML file | desktop |
total_time_taken |
number |
The total time spent on the entire search process (including request sending, result parsing, and other stages) | desktop |
search_information
object Contains information about the search results
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
time_taken_displayed |
number |
TDisplay time (i.e., the time spent on displaying the search results) | desktop |
search_parameters
object Contains the parameters used for the search
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
trend |
string |
Section options of Google Finance Markets | desktop |
engine |
string |
Search engine used for this query (e.g., google_web) | desktop |
google_domain |
string |
Specifies the corresponding Google domain (e.g., google.com, etc., used to distinguish Google services in different regions/locales) | desktop |
device |
string |
Device type used during search (e.g., desktop) | desktop |
html |
string |
When HTML=0, returns JSON; when HTML=1, returns HTML; when HTML=2, returns both JSON and HTML | desktop |
markets
object Real-time market data: including key metrics such as stock price, change, intraday high/low points, market cap
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
stock |
string |
Stock/index identifier | desktop |
link |
string |
Link to the Google Finance detail page for stock/index | desktop |
name |
string |
Stock/index name | desktop |
price |
string |
Stock/index price | desktop |
price_movement |
object |
Price change data collection | desktop |
price_movement.percentage |
string |
Percentage change | desktop |
price_movement.value |
string |
Absolute change | desktop |
price_movement.move |
string |
Direction of price change | desktop |
news_results
object[] News results related to the financial markets, including headlines, links, publication time, and other details
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
snippet |
string |
Summary snippet of the news, used to quickly present the core content of the article | desktop |
link |
string |
Web link to the original news article, redirecting to the full news page | desktop |
source |
string |
Source of the content (e.g., website name, media platform, or other origin identifiers) | desktop |
date |
string |
Content date (publication date or update date, typically in "YYYY-MM-DD" format) | desktop |
thumbnail |
string |
Thumbnail link (URL of small-sized preview image related to the content, used for quick visual recognition, including data:image/png;base64) | desktop |
stocks |
object[] |
Array of financial instruments related to the news | desktop |
stocks[].name |
string |
Name of financial instruments such as stocks | desktop |
stocks[].link |
string |
Link to the stock’s detail page on Google Finance, where more information can be viewed | desktop |
stocks[].stock |
string |
Identifier code of financial instruments such as stocks | desktop |
stocks[].price_movement |
object |
Object containing stock price change information, including percentage change and direction | desktop |
stocks[].price_movement.percentage |
string |
Percentage change in stock price | desktop |
stocks[].price_movement.movement |
string |
Direction of stock price change | desktop |
market_trends
object[] Trend-related data, such as overall market movement and popular sector trends
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
string |
Title of the market trends section | desktop |
results |
object[] |
Array of specific market trend results | desktop |
results[].stock |
string |
Identifier code of specific financial instruments such as stocks and indices | desktop |
results[].link |
string |
Link to the financial instrument’s detail page on Google Finance | desktop |
results[].name |
string |
Title of the financial instrument | desktop |
results[].price |
string |
Latest price of the financial instrument | desktop |
results[].extracted_price |
string |
Extracted raw price value | desktop |
results[].price_movement |
object |
Object containing price change information | desktop |
results[].price_movement.percentage |
string |
Percentage change | desktop |
results[].price_movement.value |
string |
Specific value of the price change | desktop |
results[].price_movement.movement |
string |
Direction of the price change | desktop |
discover_more
object[] Entry point or information hub for financial market content, including recommendations and feature guidance
| Parameter | Type | Description | Applicable Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
string |
Indicate the theme of this section | desktop |
items |
object[] |
Collection of preferred financial instruments | desktop |
items[].stock |
string |
Symbol representing financial instruments like equities and indexes | desktop |
items[].link |
string |
URL to the Google Finance profile of the financial instrument | desktop |
items[].name |
string |
Title of the financial instrument | desktop |
items[].price |
string |
Latest price of the financial instrument | desktop |
items[].extracted_price |
string |
Extracted pure price value | desktop |
items[].price_movement |
object |
Collection of price change data | desktop |
items[].price_movement.percentage |
string |
Percentage change in price | desktop |
items[].price_movement.movement |
string |
Direction of price change | desktop |