---
id: openbb-yfinance
version: "1.6.3"
license: AGPL-3.0-only
license_treatment: agpl
maintenance: active
---

# openbb-yfinance — yfinance extension for OpenBB

License: agpl · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 102.1K/mo

## What it is and what it does

openbb-yfinance is an extension that plugs Yahoo!Finance into the OpenBB Platform, a financial data and analysis framework. It acts as a provider adapter, translating OpenBB's standardized data requests into Yahoo!Finance queries and returning results in OpenBB's format. The package depends on openbb-core (the platform itself) and yfinance (the underlying data source), and is distributed as a pure-Python wheel with low installation friction.

You install it alongside OpenBB to add Yahoo!Finance as a data source option. It's maintained actively and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. The AGPL-3.0-only license means any modifications or derivative works must be shared under the same license terms.

Use it for:

- Fetch stock prices and historical market data from Yahoo!Finance within an OpenBB application workflow.
- Integrate Yahoo!Finance as a standardized data source alongside other OpenBB-compatible financial providers.
- Build financial analysis tools that leverage OpenBB's unified data interface with Yahoo!Finance as the backend.
- Access market data programmatically without writing direct Yahoo!Finance API calls.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Integrates Yahoo!Finance data into the OpenBB Platform, enabling access to financial market data through a standardized provider interface.

Yes, if you are already using OpenBB Platform and want Yahoo!Finance as a data provider. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and integrates cleanly into the OpenBB ecosystem. The AGPL license is a consideration for proprietary deployments. Not relevant if you are not using OpenBB.

## Install

pip install openbb-yfinance
uv add openbb-yfinance
poetry add openbb-yfinance

## Installing openbb-yfinance

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance status with a release 80 days ago. Requires openbb-core and yfinance as runtime dependencies.

License in practice: Licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, which requires derivative works and modifications to be distributed under the same license and makes source code available to users who interact with the software.

Quickstart:

pip install openbb-yfinance

from openbb_yfinance import YFinanceProvider
provider = YFinanceProvider()

Requires Python 3.10 or later and an existing OpenBB Platform installation to function as an extension.

Verify before relying:

- Specific financial data types and market coverage available through this provider beyond what yfinance offers
- Whether this extension requires an active OpenBB Platform installation or can function standalone
- Performance characteristics and rate limits when querying Yahoo!Finance through this provider

## Package facts

- License: AGPL-3.0-only (agpl)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 102.1K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

yahoo finance data provider, openbb financial data integration, stock market data api, finance data extension, openbb provider plugin, financial-data, market-data, openbb-ecosystem

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