Schwab Market Data API

Overview

Access financial data from Schwab API for real-time stock quotes and historical prices.

Authentication

Re-Authorize with Schwab Clear Tokens & Force Re-Authorization

Available Endpoints

Stock Quotes

GET /quote?symbols=AAPL,MSFT,GOOGL

Parameter	Description	Values
symbols	Comma-separated list of symbols (required)	Stock symbols (e.g., AAPL, AAPL,MSFT,GOOGL) Also supports: indices ($DJI, $SPX), options, futures (/ESH26), forex (EUR/USD)
fields	Filter response data by root nodes	quote, fundamental, reference, extended, regular, all (default: all)
indicative	Include indicative quotes for ETF symbols	true, false (default: false)

Returns: Current price, bid/ask, change, volume, and other trading metrics.

Example Requests

Apple (AAPL) Microsoft (MSFT) Multiple Stocks AAPL (quote & reference) Indices ($DJI, $SPX) SPY with Indicative

Price History

GET /pricehistory?symbol=AAPL&periodType=year&period=1&frequencyType=daily

Get historical Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume for a given frequency (aggregation).

Parameter	Description	Values
symbol	Stock symbol (required)	Any valid equity symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT)
periodType	Chart period type	day, month, year, ytd
period	Number of periods	By periodType: • day: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 (default: 10) • month: 1, 2, 3, 6 (default: 1) • year: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 (default: 1) • ytd: 1 (default: 1)
frequencyType	Time frequency type	By periodType: • day: minute (default: minute) • month: daily, weekly (default: weekly) • year: daily, weekly, monthly (default: monthly) • ytd: daily, weekly (default: weekly)
frequency	Time frequency duration	By frequencyType: • minute: 1, 5, 10, 15, 30 • daily: 1 • weekly: 1 • monthly: 1 (default: 1)
startDate	Start date (EPOCH ms)	Integer timestamp (e.g., 1451624400000). If not specified: (endDate - period) excluding weekends/holidays
endDate	End date (EPOCH ms)	Integer timestamp (default: market close of previous business day)
needExtendedHoursData	Include extended hours data	true, false
needPreviousClose	Include previous close price/date	true, false

Returns: Candle data with open, high, low, close, volume, and datetime (EPOCH ms).

Example Requests

5-Day (5min) 10-Day (1min) 1-Day (30min) 3-Month Daily 6-Month Weekly 1-Year Weekly 5-Year Monthly Year-to-Date Daily 1-Year + Previous Close 5-Day Extended Hours

Market Movers

GET /movers/$DJI?sort=PERCENT_CHANGE_UP&frequency=0

Get top 10 securities movement for a specific index.

Parameter	Description	Values
symbol_id (path)	Index Symbol (required)	$DJI, $COMPX, $SPX, NYSE, NASDAQ, OTCBB, INDEX_ALL, EQUITY_ALL, OPTION_ALL, OPTION_PUT, OPTION_CALL
sort	Sort by attribute	VOLUME, TRADES, PERCENT_CHANGE_UP, PERCENT_CHANGE_DOWN
frequency	Time frequency (minutes)	0, 1, 5, 10, 30, 60 (default: 0)

Returns: List of screeners with change, description, direction, last price, symbol, and volume.

Example Requests

Dow Jones NASDAQ Composite S&P 500 $DJI by Volume $DJI Gainers $DJI Losers

Market Hours

GET /markets?markets=equity,option

Get market hours for different markets (equity, option, bond, future, forex).

Parameter	Description	Values
markets	Comma-separated list of markets (required)	equity, option, bond, future, forex
date	Date for market hours	Format: YYYY-MM-DD (default: current day, max: 1 year from today)

Returns: Market hours including pre-market, regular market, and post-market sessions with open/close times.

Example Requests

Equity Hours Option Hours Equity & Option All Markets