OpenBB-finance/OpenBB

The first financial Platform that is open source.

The OpenBB Platform offers access to equity, options, crypto, forex, macro economy, fixed income, and more while also offering a broad range of extensions to enhance the user experience according to their needs.

Get started with: pip install openbb

from openbb import obb
output = obb.equity.price.historical("AAPL")
df = output.to_dataframe()

You can sign up to the OpenBB Hub to get the most out of the OpenBB ecosystem.

Data integrations available can be found here: https://docs.openbb.co/platform/reference

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OpenBB Workspace

While the OpenBB Platform is all about an integration to dozens of different data vendors, the interface is either Python or a CLI.

If you want an enterprise UI to visualize this datasets and use AI agents on top, you can find OpenBB Workspace at https://pro.openbb.co.

Data integration:

• You can learn more about adding data to the OpenBB workspace from the docs or this open source repository.

AI Agents integration:

• You can learn more about adding AI agents to the OpenBB workspace from this open source repository.

Integrating OpenBB Platform to the OpenBB Workspace

Connect this library to the OpenBB Workspace with a few simple commands, in a Python (3.9.21 - 3.12) environment.

Run OpenBB Platform backend

• Install the packages.

pip install "openbb[all]"

• Start the API server over localhost.

openbb-api

This will launch a FastAPI server, via Uvicorn, at 127.0.0.1:6900.

You can check that it works by going to http://127.0.0.1:6900.

Integrate OpenBB Platform backend to OpenBB Workspace

Sign-in to the OpenBB Workspace, and follow the following steps:

1. Go to the "Apps" tab
2. Click on "Connect backend"
3. Fill in the form with: Name: OpenBB Platform URL: http://127.0.0.1:6900
4. Click on "Test". You should get a "Test successful" with the number of apps found.
5. Click on "Add".

That's it.

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Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Contributing
3. License
4. Disclaimer
5. Contacts
6. Star History
7. Contributors

1. Installation

The OpenBB Platform can be installed as a PyPI package by running pip install openbb

or by cloning the repository directly with git clone https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.git.

Please find more about the installation process, in the OpenBB Documentation.

OpenBB Platform CLI installation

The OpenBB Platform CLI is a command-line interface that allows you to access the OpenBB Platform directly from your command line.

It can be installed by running pip install openbb-cli

or by cloning the repository directly with git clone https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.git.

Please find more about the installation process in the OpenBB Documentation.

2. Contributing

There are three main ways of contributing to this project. (Hopefully you have starred the project by now ⭐️)

Become a Contributor

• More information on our Contributing Documentation.

Create a GitHub ticket

Before creating a ticket make sure the one you are creating doesn't exist already here

• Report bug
• Suggest improvement
• Request a feature

Provide feedback

We are most active on our Discord, but feel free to reach out to us in any of our social media for feedback.

3. License

Distributed under the AGPLv3 License. See LICENSE for more information.

4. Disclaimer

Trading in financial instruments involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors.

Before deciding to trade in a financial instrument you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.

The data contained in the OpenBB Platform is not necessarily accurate.

OpenBB and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information displayed.

All names, logos, and brands of third parties that may be referenced in our sites, products or documentation are trademarks of their respective owners. Unless otherwise specified, OpenBB and its products and services are not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these third parties.

Our use of these names, logos, and brands is for identification purposes only, and does not imply any such endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.

5. Contacts

If you have any questions about the platform or anything OpenBB, feel free to email us at [email protected]

If you want to say hi, or are interested in partnering with us, feel free to reach us at [email protected]

Any of our social media platforms: openbb.co/links

6. Star History

This is a proxy of our growth and that we are just getting started.

But for more metrics important to us check openbb.co/open.

7. Contributors

OpenBB wouldn't be OpenBB without you. If we are going to disrupt financial industry, every contribution counts. Thank you for being part of this journey.