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Akshare by jadegate — Agent Skill

Name: Akshare
Author: jadegate

Akshare

Chinese financial data access using AkShare library. Fetch real-time and historical data for A-shares, Hong Kong stocks, US stocks, futures, funds, and macroeconomic indicators. Use when user requests Chinese market data, stock prices, market analysis, or financial information from Chinese exchanges. Supports stock quotes, historical data, futures market data, fund information, macroeconomic indicators, and real-time market updates.

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AkShare - Chinese Financial Data

Overview

AkShare is a free, open-source Python library for accessing Chinese financial market data. This skill provides guidance for fetching data from Chinese exchanges including Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Exchange, and more.

Quick Start

Install AkShare:

pip install akshare

Basic stock quote:

import akshare as ak
df = ak.stock_zh_a_spot_em()  # Real-time A-share data

Stock Data

A-Shares (A股)

Real-time quotes:

# All A-shares real-time data
df = ak.stock_zh_a_spot_em()

# Single stock real-time quote
df = ak.stock_zh_a_spot()

Historical data:

# Historical daily data
df = ak.stock_zh_a_hist(symbol="000001", period="daily", start_date="20240101", end_date="20241231", adjust="qfq")

Stock list:

# Get all A-share stock list
df = ak.stock_info_a_code_name()

Hong Kong Stocks (港股)

Real-time quotes:

df = ak.stock_hk_spot_em()

Historical data:

df = ak.stock_hk_hist(symbol="00700", period="daily", adjust="qfq")

US Stocks (美股)

Real-time data:

df = ak.stock_us_spot_em()

Futures Data (期货)

Real-time futures:

# Commodity futures
df = ak.futures_zh_spot()

Historical futures:

df = ak.futures_zh_hist_sina(symbol="IF0")

Fund Data (基金)

Fund list:

df = ak.fund_open_fund_info_em()

Fund historical data:

df = ak.fund_open_fund_info_em(fund="000001", indicator="单位净值走势")

Macroeconomic Indicators (宏观)

GDP data:

df = ak.macro_china_gdp()

CPI data:

df = ak.macro_china_cpi()

PMI data:

df = ak.macro_china_pmi()

Common Parameters

Period (周期):

daily - 日线
weekly - 周线
monthly - 月线

Adjustment (复权):

qfq - 前复权
hfq - 后复权
"" - 不复权

Tips

Data caching: AkShare doesn't cache data, implement your own caching if needed
Rate limiting: Be mindful of request frequency to avoid being blocked
Data format: Returns pandas DataFrame, can be easily processed
Error handling: Network errors may occur, implement retry logic

References

For complete API documentation and advanced usage, see:

references/akshare_api.md - Detailed API reference
references/common_functions.md - Commonly used functions
https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/ - Official documentation

---name: aksharedescription: Chinese financial data access using AkShare library. Fetch real-time and historical data for A-shares, Hong Kong stocks, US stocks, futures, funds, and macroeconomic indicators. Use when user requests Chinese market data, stock prices, market analysis, or financial information from Chinese exchanges. Supports stock quotes, historical data, futures market data, fund information, macroeconomic indicators, and real-time market updates.---# AkShare - Chinese Financial Data## OverviewAkShare is a free, open-source Python library for accessing Chinese financial market data. This skill provides guidance for fetching data from Chinese exchanges including Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Exchange, and more.## Quick StartInstall AkShare:```bashpip install akshare```Basic stock quote:```pythonimport akshare as akdf = ak.stock_zh_a_spot_em() # Real-time A-share data```## Stock Data### A-Shares (A股)**Real-time quotes:**```python# All A-shares real-time datadf = ak.stock_zh_a_spot_em()# Single stock real-time quotedf = ak.stock_zh_a_spot()```**Historical data:**```python# Historical daily datadf = ak.stock_zh_a_hist(symbol="000001", period="daily", start_date="20240101", end_date="20241231", adjust="qfq")```**Stock list:**```python# Get all A-share stock listdf = ak.stock_info_a_code_name()```### Hong Kong Stocks (港股)**Real-time quotes:**```pythondf = ak.stock_hk_spot_em()```**Historical data:**```pythondf = ak.stock_hk_hist(symbol="00700", period="daily", adjust="qfq")```### US Stocks (美股)**Real-time data:**```pythondf = ak.stock_us_spot_em()```## Futures Data (期货)**Real-time futures:**```python# Commodity futuresdf = ak.futures_zh_spot()```**Historical futures:**```pythondf = ak.futures_zh_hist_sina(symbol="IF0")```## Fund Data (基金)**Fund list:**```pythondf = ak.fund_open_fund_info_em()```**Fund historical data:**```pythondf = ak.fund_open_fund_info_em(fund="000001", indicator="单位净值走势")```## Macroeconomic Indicators (宏观)**GDP data:**```pythondf = ak.macro_china_gdp()```**CPI data:**```pythondf = ak.macro_china_cpi()```**PMI data:**```pythondf = ak.macro_china_pmi()```## Common Parameters**Period (周期):**- `daily` - 日线- `weekly` - 周线- `monthly` - 月线**Adjustment (复权):**- `qfq` - 前复权- `hfq` - 后复权- `""` - 不复权## Tips1. **Data caching**: AkShare doesn't cache data, implement your own caching if needed2. **Rate limiting**: Be mindful of request frequency to avoid being blocked3. **Data format**: Returns pandas DataFrame, can be easily processed4. **Error handling**: Network errors may occur, implement retry logic## ReferencesFor complete API documentation and advanced usage, see:- [references/akshare_api.md](references/akshare_api.md) - Detailed API reference- [references/common_functions.md](references/common_functions.md) - Commonly used functions- [https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/](https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/) - Official documentation

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