Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) market data
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) trades in USD, SEC CIK 0001577552.
Export historical CSV / ExcelAbout Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)
BABA is the ticker for Alibaba Group, traded as a US-listed American Depositary Receipt and quoted in US dollars. An ADR is a US-tradable certificate that represents shares in a company based outside the United States. This page covers SiftingIO data access for the symbol.
The live snapshot returns the latest price, bid and ask, size fields, and a Unix millisecond timestamp. Calculate the spread as ask minus bid. Access it over REST using an X-API-Key header, or connect over WebSocket and subscribe with the us product for a continuous feed.
Historical bars run over REST from one-minute through monthly resolution, each carrying open, high, low, close, and volume. Intraday history spans several years for actively traded ADRs and daily history extends as far as the listing permits. Every plan includes the full available BABA archive, with its window determined by listing history and source coverage. The pricing page summarizes historical depth by market.
Each public BABA tick carries the symbol, latest price, bid and ask, size fields, and a Unix millisecond timestamp. Stock size fields may be zero when the source does not supply sizes. For the same ADR you can also retrieve reference data such as ISIN, CUSIP, and FIGI, corporate actions, and fundamentals including regulatory filings.
Reference data
- Symbol
- BABA
- Name
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
- Asset class
- Stocks
- Venue
- US
- Currency
- USD
- SEC CIK
- 0001577552
BABA Stock Price and Market Data API
Access BABA stock price and market data through SiftingIO's REST and WebSocket APIs, including latest price data, historical records, and live updates where available.
Use stocks/BABA for request-based access through REST, or use the same symbol key with WebSocket streams for real-time stock market updates.
curl -H "X-API-Key: $SIFTING_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sifting.io/v1/last/trade/stocks/BABA"# Connect (set SIFTING_API_KEY first)wscat -c "wss://stream.sifting.io/ws/v1?key=$SIFTING_API_KEY" # Then send this subscribe frame:{ "op": "subscribe", "product": "us", "symbols": ["BABA"] }Related stocks
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Frequently asked questions about Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)
What is BABA?
BABA is the ticker for Alibaba Group, traded in the US as an American Depositary Receipt priced in US dollars. An ADR is a US-listed certificate that represents shares in a company based outside the United States.
How do I get real-time BABA prices from an API?
Call the live snapshot endpoint for BABA with your API key to receive the latest price, bid and ask, size fields, and a Unix millisecond timestamp. Calculate the spread as ask minus bid. Subscribe over WebSocket with the us product for a continuous feed.
Does SiftingIO provide historical BABA OHLCV bars and how far back?
Yes. OHLCV bars are available over REST from one-minute through monthly resolution. Intraday depth runs several years and daily history extends as far as the listing permits and source coverage supports. All plans include the complete available series. The pricing page lists historical depth by market.
What fields does the BABA quote return?
The quote endpoint returns s (symbol), b and B (bid price and size), a and A (ask price and size), and t (Unix millisecond timestamp). Stock size fields may be zero. Calculate the spread as a minus b. The separate trade endpoint returns the latest price as p.
Can I get BABA reference data and fundamentals from the same API?
Yes. The same ADR exposes reference identifiers such as ISIN, CUSIP, and FIGI, corporate actions, and fundamentals including regulatory filings.
Can I stream BABA over WebSocket?
Yes. Open a WebSocket connection and subscribe with the us product and the BABA symbol to receive live quote updates.