Overview
AKShare is a completely free, open-source Python financial data library. No registration or API key required. It aggregates data from public sources (Sina, East Money, etc.) covering Chinese and global markets.
Quick Start
import akshare as ak
# A-share daily OHLCV (前复权)
df = ak.stock_zh_a_hist(symbol="000001", period="daily",
start_date="20240101", end_date="20260101", adjust="qfq")
# US stock daily
df = ak.stock_us_hist(symbol="105.AAPL", period="daily",
start_date="20240101", end_date="20260101", adjust="qfq")
# HK stock daily
df = ak.stock_hk_hist(symbol="00700", period="daily",
start_date="20240101", end_date="20260101", adjust="qfq")
Top 10 High-Frequency Interfaces
A-shares
| Function |
Description |
Key Params |
stock_zh_a_hist() |
A-share OHLCV |
symbol, period, start_date, end_date, adjust |
stock_zh_a_spot_em() |
Real-time A-share quotes |
(none) |
stock_individual_info_em() |
Stock basic info |
symbol |
stock_zh_a_hist_min_em() |
Intraday bars |
symbol, period(1/5/15/30/60) |
US / HK
| Function |
Description |
Key Params |
stock_us_hist() |
US stock OHLCV |
symbol (e.g. "105.AAPL"), period, start_date, end_date |
stock_hk_hist() |
HK stock OHLCV |
symbol (e.g. "00700"), period, start_date, end_date |
Macro / Forex / Futures
| Function |
Description |
macro_china_gdp() |
China GDP data |
macro_china_cpi() |
China CPI data |
futures_main_sina() |
Futures main contract quotes |
currency_boc_sina() |
BOC forex rates |
Column Names
AKShare returns Chinese column names by default:
| Chinese |
English |
Description |
| 日期 |
date |
Trade date |
| 开盘 |
open |
Open price |
| 最高 |
high |
High price |
| 最低 |
low |
Low price |
| 收盘 |
close |
Close price |
| 成交量 |
volume |
Volume |
| 成交额 |
amount |
Turnover |
| 涨跌幅 |
pct_change |
% change |
| 换手率 |
turnover_rate |
Turnover rate |
Date Format
- Input:
YYYYMMDD string (e.g. "20240101")
- Output:
日期 column as string, convert with pd.to_datetime()
Symbol Format
- A-shares: pure digits
"000001" (no .SZ suffix)
- US stocks:
"105.AAPL" (NASDAQ prefix 105), "106.BABA" (NYSE prefix 106)
- HK stocks:
"00700" (5-digit zero-padded)
Built-in Loader
The project has a built-in AKShare DataLoader at backtest/loaders/akshare_loader.py. When backtesting, the runner automatically falls back to AKShare when tushare/yfinance are unavailable.
Reference Docs
For less common interfaces, see the references/ subdirectory or the official docs at https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/
1---
2name: akshare
3category: data-source
4description: AKShare financial data aggregator (18k+ stars). Free, no API key. Covers A-shares, US, HK, futures, macro, forex. Primary fallback for tushare and yfinance.
5---
6
7## Overview
8
9AKShare is a completely free, open-source Python financial data library. No registration or API key required. It aggregates data from public sources (Sina, East Money, etc.) covering Chinese and global markets.
10
11- GitHub: https://github.com/akfamily/akshare (18k+ stars)
12- Install: `pip install akshare`
13
14## Quick Start
15
16```python
17import akshare as ak
18
19# A-share daily OHLCV (前复权)
20df = ak.stock_zh_a_hist(symbol="000001", period="daily",
21 start_date="20240101", end_date="20260101", adjust="qfq")
22
23# US stock daily
24df = ak.stock_us_hist(symbol="105.AAPL", period="daily",
25 start_date="20240101", end_date="20260101", adjust="qfq")
26
27# HK stock daily
28df = ak.stock_hk_hist(symbol="00700", period="daily",
29 start_date="20240101", end_date="20260101", adjust="qfq")
30```
31
32## Top 10 High-Frequency Interfaces
33
34### A-shares
35
36| Function | Description | Key Params |
37|----------|-------------|------------|
38| `stock_zh_a_hist()` | A-share OHLCV | symbol, period, start_date, end_date, adjust |
39| `stock_zh_a_spot_em()` | Real-time A-share quotes | (none) |
40| `stock_individual_info_em()` | Stock basic info | symbol |
41| `stock_zh_a_hist_min_em()` | Intraday bars | symbol, period(1/5/15/30/60) |
42
43### US / HK
44
45| Function | Description | Key Params |
46|----------|-------------|------------|
47| `stock_us_hist()` | US stock OHLCV | symbol (e.g. "105.AAPL"), period, start_date, end_date |
48| `stock_hk_hist()` | HK stock OHLCV | symbol (e.g. "00700"), period, start_date, end_date |
49
50### Macro / Forex / Futures
51
52| Function | Description |
53|----------|-------------|
54| `macro_china_gdp()` | China GDP data |
55| `macro_china_cpi()` | China CPI data |
56| `futures_main_sina()` | Futures main contract quotes |
57| `currency_boc_sina()` | BOC forex rates |
58
59## Column Names
60
61AKShare returns Chinese column names by default:
62
63| Chinese | English | Description |
64|---------|---------|-------------|
65| 日期 | date | Trade date |
66| 开盘 | open | Open price |
67| 最高 | high | High price |
68| 最低 | low | Low price |
69| 收盘 | close | Close price |
70| 成交量 | volume | Volume |
71| 成交额 | amount | Turnover |
72| 涨跌幅 | pct_change | % change |
73| 换手率 | turnover_rate | Turnover rate |
74
75## Date Format
76
77- Input: `YYYYMMDD` string (e.g. `"20240101"`)
78- Output: `日期` column as string, convert with `pd.to_datetime()`
79
80## Symbol Format
81
82- A-shares: pure digits `"000001"` (no .SZ suffix)
83- US stocks: `"105.AAPL"` (NASDAQ prefix 105), `"106.BABA"` (NYSE prefix 106)
84- HK stocks: `"00700"` (5-digit zero-padded)
85
86## Built-in Loader
87
88The project has a built-in AKShare DataLoader at `backtest/loaders/akshare_loader.py`. When backtesting, the runner automatically falls back to AKShare when tushare/yfinance are unavailable.
89
90## Reference Docs
91
92For less common interfaces, see the `references/` subdirectory or the official docs at https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/
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