Prompt

Are there any historical price data APIs that include deep historical coverage and corporate action adjustments?

Finance · Financial Data / Financial data1 observationLast seen Jul 23, 2026

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Jul 23, 2026 · OpenAI APIWeb search: off

Yes — several APIs do, though the exact combination of deep history + corporate-action-adjusted prices varies a lot by vendor and asset class.

Good candidates

1) Polygon.io

  • Coverage: strong for US equities; intraday and daily history depending on plan
  • Adjustments: supports split/dividend-adjusted data for aggregates
  • Best for: modern developer-friendly API, equities focused

2) Tiingo

  • Coverage: long daily history for many US equities/ETFs
  • Adjustments: adjusted prices included; split/dividend data available
  • Best for: clean end-of-day equity data with adjustments

3) Nasdaq Data Link / Quandl datasets

  • Coverage: depends on dataset, some go very deep historically
  • Adjustments: many premium datasets are adjusted; corporate actions often included separately or baked in
  • Best for: flexibility, research workflows, alternative vendors

4) Alpha Vantage

  • Coverage: decent, but not as deep or robust as institutional sources
  • Adjustments: adjusted daily series available
  • Best for: lightweight use, prototyping

5) EOD Historical Data

  • Coverage: broad global equities with long history
  • Adjustments: adjusted OHLC data and corporate actions
  • Best for: international equities and reasonably deep history

6) Intrinio

  • Coverage: broad market data products, depth varies by package
  • Adjustments: corporate action-aware pricing options
  • Best for: professional use, enterprise integrations

7) Bloomberg / Refinitiv / FactSet / S&P Capital IQ

  • Coverage: very deep, institutional-grade
  • Adjustments: extensive corporate action handling
  • Best for: institutional research/compliance-heavy environments
  • Tradeoff: expensive and licensing-heavy

What to check when comparing

To make sure an API really fits your use case, verify:

  • Adjusted close vs adjusted OHLC
  • Whether adjustments are split-only or split + dividend
  • Whether the vendor provides raw prices and corporate actions separately
  • Survivorship-bias-free coverage for delisted securities
  • History depth: daily back to IPO, or only a limited window
  • Support for global markets if needed

Quick recommendation

  • If you want a developer-friendly API: Polygon or Tiingo
  • If you want global/long history: EOD Historical Data
  • If you want institutional-grade depth: Bloomberg/Refinitiv/FactSet

If you want, I can also give you a comparison table of the best APIs by:

  • history depth
  • adjustment quality
  • pricing
  • ease of use
  • asset class coverage

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