Nasdaq Data Link

Live

Financial and economic time-series data including commodity futures, OPEC prices, EIA mirrors, and macro indicators.

What is Nasdaq Data Link?

Access Nasdaq Data Link (formerly Quandl) for financial and economic time-series data. Query WTI and natural gas futures (CME CL1/NG1), OPEC basket prices, Henry Hub spot prices, FRED economic mirrors, and thousands of other datasets. Supports date ranges, frequency collapse (daily/weekly/monthly), transformations (diff, normalize), and full database/dataset discovery. Free tier available after signup.

Available Tools

getDataset
Get a time-series dataset by database and dataset code (e.g. CHRIS/CME_CL1 for WTI futures).
getDatasetMetadata
Get only the metadata for a dataset (no time-series data).
searchDatasets
Search for datasets across all databases.
listDatabases
List all available databases.
getDatabase
Get metadata for a specific database.
getWTIFutures
Get WTI crude oil futures front-month (CME CL1).
getNatGasFutures
Get natural gas futures front-month (CME NG1).
getOPECBasketPrice
Get OPEC basket crude price.
getHenryHubSpot
Get Henry Hub natural gas spot price (via FRED mirror).

Requirements

API key required
Sign up for free at https://docs.data.nasdaq.com/. Enter on the MCP Servers page.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Navigate to /mcp, find Nasdaq Data Link, and enter your API key.

Use getWTIFutures or getNatGasFutures for quick commodity prices, or getDataset for any time-series.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect Nasdaq Data Link to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect Nasdaq Data Link to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting Nasdaq Data Link to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"Nasdaq Data Link-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}