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Companies or invidiuals interested in a financial data and stock market API solution
About Finnhub
Democratize Financial Data with the most powerful stock API on the market. Real-Time RESTful APIs and Websocket for Stocks, Currencies, and Crypto. Access real-time stock API, institutional-grade fundamental and alternative data to supercharge your investment for FREE. We provide detailed financial statements for global companies going back 30+ years. 30 years of comprehensive dividends data is also available. Comprehensive list of shareholders classified into individual and institutional. Real-time earnings notification, historical surprises, analyst's price target and upgrade/downgrades. Comprehensive ETFs and Indices data such as profile, holdings, historical constituents and industry exposure. 25 years of historical data for US market updated in real-time. Get direct connection to 10+ forex brokers. Access 15+ crypto brokers with a single API. Precomputed technical indicators, support/resistance levels, pattern recognition and aggregate indicators' signal are supported via our API.
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"Extremely Disappointed on All Levels" Posted 2026-08-17
Pros: Customer service is usually prompt and available.
Cons: The rest. This is easily the worst option among all the major providers. Feeds are extremely delayed, prices are only sometimes accurate. And they delete any criticisms on Github to try to salvage their awful reputation.
Overall: Overall it feels like a 90's company trying to operate in the modern world. Avoid, avoid, avoid.....
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"WebSocket News Not Delivering Real-Time Data and No Support Response" Posted 2026-03-01
Pros: Broad API coverage (fundamentals, market data, news endpoints)
REST endpoints appear to work reliably
Pricing is competitive compared to some larger data providers
Documentation is fairly extensiveCons: WebSocket news feed does not deliver real-time data (only historical items)
Unclear documentation about which subscriptions include real-time WebSocket news
No response from support after multiple weeks
Lack of transparency about entitlements and feature access
Not suitable (in my experience) for real-time, production-grade news-driven systemsOverall: I rarely leave 1-star reviews, but my experience with Finnhub has been extremely disappointing.
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I subscribed to **Fundamentals-1** and **US Market Data**, specifically because Finnhub advertises WebSocket-based real-time news streaming. I am building a news-driven intraday trading system, so real-time delivery is critical.
Here is the issue:
* The WebSocket news feed delivers thousands of items — but they are all old (some months or even years old).
* During US market hours, I receive zero newly published news items.
* This is not just an initial backlog — the stream continuously provides historical data only.
* The REST news endpoints *do* return recent data using the same API key, which confirms the key is valid and active.
In short: WebSocket news does not provide real-time updates under my subscription.
Even more concerning is the lack of support. I contacted Finnhub for clarification weeks ago and have received no response. No explanation about entitlements, no confirmation whether this is expected behavior, no technical guidance — nothing.
For a paid data provider, this level of communication and transparency is unacceptable. If real-time WebSocket news requires an additional plan, this should be clearly documented. If it’s a technical issue, it should be acknowledged and addressed.
At the moment, I cannot rely on this service for a production-grade system.
Until there is clear communication and working real-time WebSocket news delivery, I cannot recommend Finnhub.
– Jeroen
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