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# Get Stock Quote

Fetch the real-time quote for a stock symbol from Finnhub. Returns current price, daily change, percent change, day high/low, open, and previous close. Ideal for: stock price alerts, portfolio monitoring, price-based workflow conditions.

Catalog action Blockchain Data

Fetch the real-time quote for a stock symbol from Finnhub. Returns current price, daily change, percent change, day high/low, open, and previous close. Ideal for: stock price alerts, portfolio monitoring, price-based workflow conditions.


## At a Glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Action ID | `finnhub-get-quote` |
| Category | Blockchain Data |
| Connector | Not required |
| Requires gas | No |
| Funds movement | None declared |
| Tags | `finnhub`, `stock`, `quote`, `price`, `market`, `read` |

## Payload Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `symbol` | `string` | Yes | Stock symbol to quote, e.g. 'AAPL', 'TSLA', 'BRK.B'. US exchanges on the free tier. |

## Result Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `symbol` | `string` | Yes | The quoted symbol |
| `current` | `number \| null` | No | Current price |
| `change` | `number \| null` | No | Absolute change since previous close |
| `percentChange` | `number \| null` | No | Percent change since previous close |
| `high` | `number \| null` | No | High price of the day |
| `low` | `number \| null` | No | Low price of the day |
| `open` | `number \| null` | No | Open price of the day |
| `previousClose` | `number \| null` | No | Previous close price |
| `timestamp` | `number \| null` | No | Unix timestamp \(seconds\) of the quote |

## Examples

**Workflow node**

```json
{
  "type": "finnhub-get-quote",
  "payload": {
    "symbol": "ETH"
  },
  "children": []
}
```
  **Test with API**

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.b3os.org/v1/actions/finnhub-get-quote/test" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "inputs": {
    "symbol": "ETH"
  }
}'
```

**Use expressions for dynamic values**

Payload fields can use workflow expressions such as `{{$trigger.body.amount}}`, `{{$nodes.fetch.result.price}}`, and `{{$props.asset}}` when the value should come from a trigger, prior node, or reusable workflow prop.