DATA API CUSIP: TWELVE.DATA
Twelve Data
Global stocks, forex, and crypto API with built-in technical indicators
QUICK FACTS · TERMINAL DATA LIVE
- Asset coverage
- US Equities · Global Equities · Forex · Crypto · ETFs · Indices
- Historical depth
- 30+ years (daily); intraday varies by plan
- Data latency
- second
- API types
- REST · WebSocket
- SDKs
- Python · JavaScript · Java · PHP · R
- Rate limits
- Credit-based; each endpoint consumes different credit amount
- Data formats
- JSON · CSV
- Affiliate
- ✓ YES
- Last updated
- 2026-05-27
FIT PROFILE RATED
- API quality
- ★★★★☆ 4/5
- Doc quality
- ★★★★☆ 4/5
- Community
- medium
▲ Best For
- Global coverage needs
- Technical indicator API
- Fintech apps
- Forex + crypto combo
▼ Not Ideal For
- Tick data / HFT
- Deep US options data
- Large bulk downloads
Pricing Plans
Basic (Free)
$0/mo
800 API credits/day, 8 WebSocket trial credits, 3 markets
Grow
$79/mo
Real-time US stocks/commodities/fundamentals, 20+ markets ($66/mo annual)
Pro
$229/mo
EU real-time, fixed income, mutual funds, 70+ markets ($191/mo annual)
Ultra
$999/mo
99.95% SLA, dedicated support, 84 markets ($832/mo annual)
▲ Free Tier · Free: 800 API credits/day, 8 WebSocket connections
Head-to-Head Matchups
Run Twelve Data against every other provider — 22 matchups indexed.
vs Data APIs · 17
Twelve Data vs AllTick Twelve Data vs Alpaca Twelve Data vs Alpha Vantage Twelve Data vs Databento Twelve Data vs EODHD (EOD Historical Data) Twelve Data vs Financial Modeling Prep Twelve Data vs Finazon Twelve Data vs Finnhub Twelve Data vs IEX Cloud (Discontinued) Twelve Data vs Intrinio Twelve Data vs Marketstack Twelve Data vs MetaAPI Twelve Data vs Nasdaq Data Link Twelve Data vs OANDA Twelve Data vs Polygon.io (now Massive) Twelve Data vs Tiingo Twelve Data vs Tradier
vs Brokers · 2
vs Prop Firms · 3