{"categories":[{"label":"Information Analysis","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-information-analysis/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Unified interface to fetch financial market data from multiple providers (stocks, crypto, commodities, economic indicators) with a built-in REST API for cross-language access.","skillfed_tags":["financial-data","rest-api","data-aggregation"],"use_cases":["Fetch historical stock prices, crypto data, or commodity prices for backtesting trading strategies.","Build a financial dashboard or reporting tool that aggregates data from multiple free and paid sources.","Query economic indicators (FRED, IMF, OECD) for macroeconomic analysis without writing separate API clients.","Deploy a REST API server to serve financial data to web or mobile applications written in any language.","Integrate SEC filings, congressional data, or regulatory reports into compliance or research workflows."],"what_it_does":"OpenBB Platform is a Python library that centralizes access to financial market data across multiple public and commercial data sources. Instead of writing separate connectors for each provider (Yahoo Finance, FRED, SEC, Polygon, Benzinga, etc.), you import a single module and call methods like obb.equity.price.historical() to fetch data. The library handles authentication, data normalization, and error handling across providers.\n\nIt ships with a REST API built on FastAPI, allowing developers in any language to query financial data over HTTP. The core package installs with a selection of free data providers; additional paid sources and features (charting, MCP server integration) are available as optional extensions. Configuration uses a JSON settings file or runtime credential assignment.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need unified access to diverse financial data sources and can accept the AGPL-3.0 license terms. Install friction is low and maintenance is active. The 30-dependency footprint is substantial but unavoidable given the breadth of providers. Not suitable for proprietary closed-source applications without license review. Verify that your intended data providers are included or available as optional extensions before committing."},"id":"openbb","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/openbb","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/openbb.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/openbb/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"agpl","name":"openbb","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Investment research for everyone, anywhere."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":117136,"position":12177,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.7.2"}