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StockAPI

A lightweight Flask API for fetching real-time stock data using Yahoo Finance.  
Supports single-stock queries as well as batch requests for multiple stock symbols.

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## Features

- Get the latest stock price and daily change percentage for a single symbol.
- Fetch multiple stocks at once using a single request.
- Modular architecture: routes, services, and optional API key protection.
- Ready for future expansion with technical indicators or sentiment analysis.

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Project Structure

StockAPI/ │ ├── app.py # Main entry point ├── routes/ │ ├── init.py │ └── stock_routes.py # API endpoints ├── services/ │ ├── init.py │ └── stock_service.py # Data fetching logic ├── config.py # API key or configuration (optional) ├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies └── README.md

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/StockAPI.git
cd StockAPI

2. Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Mac/Linux
# OR
venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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Running the API

python app.py

The API will run locally at:

http://127.0.0.1:5000

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API Endpoints

Get a single stock

GET /stock/<symbol>

Example:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/stock/TSLA

Response:

{
  "symbol": "TSLA",
  "price": 189.55,
  "change_percent": 2.08
}

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Get multiple stocks

GET /stocks?symbols=AAPL,MSFT,GOOG

Response:

{
  "AAPL": {"symbol": "AAPL", "price": 229.15, "change_percent": 1.12},
  "MSFT": {"symbol": "MSFT", "price": 412.39, "change_percent": -0.45},
  "GOOG": {"symbol": "GOOG", "price": 132.44, "change_percent": 0.72}
}

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##License

This project is open-source and free to use for personal or educational purposes.