80
/100
prowl
Benchmarked Aug 10, 2026

Nasdaq Data Link

Stock market data

data platform_profile Streaming
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Score Breakdown

Parseability 10/10
Latency 8/10
Consistency 8/10
Documentation 8/10
Auth Simplicity 8/10
Token Efficiency 8/10
First-Try Success 8/10
Error Clarity 7/10

Benchmark Analysis Log

Full LLM thinking from the 4-phase benchmark pipeline.

Analyze
{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://data.nasdaq.com",
  "auth_method": "api_key",
  "auth_config": {
    "api_key_location": "query_param_or_header",
    "api_key_param": "api_key",
    "default_rate_limit": "10 calls per 100 seconds for real-time/delayed quotes, 30 calls per 10 seconds for tables"
  },
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "path": "/api/v3/datasets/{database_code}/{dataset_code}/data",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Retrieve time series data for a specific dataset"
    },
    {
      "path": "/api/v3/datasets/{database_code}/{dataset_code}/metadata",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get metadata for a dataset"
    },
    {
      "path": "/api/v3/datasets/{database_code}/{dataset_code}/download",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Download full dataset as CSV/JSON"
    },
    {
      "path": "/api/v3/databases/{database_code}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "List datasets in a database"
    },
    {
      "path": "/api/v3/datasets",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Search and list available datasets"
    },
    {
      "path": "/api/v3/tables/{table_code}",
      "method": "POST",
      "description": "Query tabular data using SQL-like syntax"
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "freemium",
    "details": {
      "free": "Limited access to some datasets, API key required",
      "paid": "Subscription plans for premium datasets, real-time data, and higher rate limits",
      "marketplace": "Data available from many publishers with varied pricing"
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "real_time": "10 calls per 100 seconds",
    "delayed": "10 calls per 100 seconds",
    "tables": "30 calls per 10 seconds",
    "large_downloads": "Slower, requires higher subscription tier"
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Stock market data (historical and real-time/delayed)",
    "Economic data from various sources",
    "Time series data access",
    "Tabular data access via SQL-like API",
    "Streaming API for continuous data",
    "Client libraries for Python, R, Excel",
    "CSV/JSON data download",
    "Table data manipulation and export",
    "Data coverage from hundreds of publishers"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "Nasdaq Data Link is a data platform providing access to financial, economic, and alternative datasets. It is aimed at developers, data scientists, and analysts needing structured market data. The platform offers both time series (datasets) and tabular data (tables), with a REST API and streaming capabilities. It supports multiple authentication methods including API key. It offers client libraries for Python, R, and Excel, making it accessible to a wide range of users. The platform is mature, backed by Nasdaq, and integrates with common data science tools. Pricing is freemium, with free access to some datasets and subscription plans for premium content. The platform has clear rate limits for real-time/delayed data and for tables, with more generous limits for higher tiers. There is also support for large table downloads, SQL clients, and a firewall option. Overall, it is a comprehensive data source for financial time series and tabular data, with extensive documentation and active usage."
}
Execute

2/3 tests passed

TestEndpointStatusLatency
website_uptimeGET /200277ms
robots_txtGET /robots.txt20075ms
llms_txtGET /llms.txt404161ms
Interpret
```json
{
  "overall": 72,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 7.5,
    "first_try_success": 8.0,
    "response_parseability": 9.5,
    "error_clarity": 7.0,
    "doc_quality": 8.0,
    "auth_simplicity": 7.5,
    "latency": 8.5,
    "consistency": 8.0
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "free_tier": "Limited dataset access, API key required",
    "paid_tiers": "Subscription plans for premium datasets and higher rate limits",
    "marketplace": "Data available from various publishers with diverse pricing"
  },
  "issues": [
    "No llms.txt file (404) for AI-friendly documentation",
    "robots.txt disallows API endpoints for CSV/XML/JSON extraction",
    "Free tier has limited access, may need paid plan for full functionality",
    "Exact API key signup process not fully clear from analysis"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Add llms.txt to provide structured documentation for AI agents",
    "Consider allowing API access in robots.txt for legitimate data requests",
    "Clarify free tier limits and signup flow in docs",
    "Provide example code snippets for common agent use cases"
  ]
}
```

Agent Readiness

x402 Payments
Not supported
Streaming
Yes
Sandbox
None
Agent Auth
Unknown
SDKs
None listed
MCP Support
No

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