AKShare
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AKShare is an elegant and simple financial data interface library for Python, built for human beings! 开源财经数据接口库 observed · 2026-10-06
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 2576
- days_rel: 20
- days_push: 20
- n_releases_24m: 218
Adoption not part of the score
22831 stars · 3530 forks observed · 2026-10-06
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.97
AKShare is a Python library that provides a simple, unified interface to fetch a wide range of financial data from many sources. It aims to make data acquisition for quantitative research and investment analysis effortless.
Use cases
- download historical daily stock prices for Chinese A‑shares
- retrieve futures contract data and settlement prices
- fetch option chain information for multiple exchanges
- collect macro‑economic indicators and currency exchange rates
- gather cryptocurrency market data for back‑testing strategies
- access fund, bond, and index data for portfolio analysis
When to choose
- You work in Python and need a comprehensive set of Chinese and global financial data sources.
- You prefer a single library that abstracts HTTP calls and data cleaning for many market data APIs.
- Your project focuses on quantitative research, back‑testing, or data‑driven investment analysis.
When to avoid
- You require ultra‑low‑latency, real‑time market data for high‑frequency trading.
- Your stack is not Python or you need a compiled language binding.
- You need extensive coverage of non‑financial datasets outside the scope of AKShare.
Facets
library · maturity active
api-framework http-client data-science data-science python cross-platform financial-data stock futures options bond index macro crypto china-market finance quant
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/akfamily/akshare · fetched 2026-10-06 · 2a9288c57695
- homepage: https://akshare.akfamily.xyz · fetched 2026-09-28 · 6b2c255c3ab5
- site_page: https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/installation.html · fetched 2026-09-28 · c64284acb5b3
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/akshare/json · fetched 2026-09-28 · 791cc7b1e4b7
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/aktools/json · fetched 2026-09-28 · e51f2f80d5ab
- site_page: https://akshare.akfamily.xyz/changelog.html · fetched 2026-09-28 · be8bae2a0d74
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| akfamily/akshare | main | 93 |
| akfamily/aktools | backend | 44 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="akfamily/akshare")
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