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Market Data

Quantago exposes a public market data endpoint for historical ticks.

Endpoint​

GET /api/market-data/ticks

This route is public. It does not require a user session.

Query Parameters​

  • symbol: required
  • startDate: required
  • endDate: required
  • timeframe: optional, defaults to 1m
  • assetClass: optional, one of forex, crypto, stock
  • provider: optional, one of yahoo, clickhouse

Example​

curl "https://api.quantago.co/api/market-data/ticks?symbol=AAPL&startDate=2025-01-01&endDate=2025-01-31&timeframe=1d&assetClass=stock"

Example response shape:

{
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "timeframe": "1d",
  "assetClass": "stock",
  "provider": "yahoo",
  "ticks": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2025-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
      "open": 185.64,
      "high": 187.12,
      "low": 184.98,
      "close": 186.37,
      "volume": 52314000
    }
  ]
}

Validation Rules​

  • startDate must be before endDate
  • future ranges are rejected
  • malformed requests return 400
  • provider rate limits are surfaced as 429

When to Use This Route​

Use it when you need:

  • a quick data sanity check before running a backtest
  • data exploration in a custom frontend
  • direct historical candles without creating a backtest job

If you need deterministic backtest execution against the platform's strategy engine, move on to Backtests.