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If you're using Google's unofficial finance "api", they just shut it down

12 points by eclipxe ↗ HN
I was using this url for my WatchStocks android app: http://www.google.com/ig/api?stock=AAPL

Google just turned this off (as of Friday Nov 1st).

Recommended backup now is Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=AAPL

However Yahoo doesn't support as many international exchanges or DJI.

Anyone know of a good alternative?

I'm now getting lots of refunds and 1-2 star reviews for my app due to data not updating this morning.

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PaulHoule
I used yahoo finance and never had trouble
eclipxe
Yahoo finance doesn't support DJI anymore :-(
oijaf888
Can't you use ^DJI on yahoo?
dangrossman
Google announced the shutdown of iGoogle (which that 'API' was part of) in July 2012. You've had 17 months to update your app.
eclipxe
My app was built 3 days ago
ericcumbee
no offense but did you do any research?
eclipxe
Absolutely, that is why the app has Yahoo as an alternate backend. The only issue with Yahoo is that it doesn't support Dow Jones via the API anymore.

This isn't a rant against google - just a heads up for any app devs that are relying on the API and wondering why users might be complaining

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