Alpaca
Alpaca is an API-first commission-free stock and crypto trading broker offering trading, market data, options, and broker-as-a-service APIs. Alpaca publishes its OpenAPI specifications publicly via the alpacahq/alpaca-docs GitHub repository, with separate specs for Trading, Broker, Market Data, and OAuth.
Alpaca publishes 23 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Trading API, OAuth API, Account Activities API, and 20 more. Tagged areas include Fintech, Trading, Stocks, Crypto, and Brokerage.
The Alpaca catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Alpaca’s developer surface includes authentication, sandbox, changelog, CLI, API reference, getting-started guide, support, and 37 more developer resources.
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APIs 23
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Alpaca Trading API
The Alpaca Trading API enables commission-free trading of US-listed equities, options, and crypto. It exposes endpoints for orders, positions, account information, watchlists, c...
Alpaca OAuth API
The Alpaca OAuth API allows third-party applications to authenticate Alpaca users and obtain access tokens for the Trading and Market Data APIs.
Alpaca Account Activities API
Head to https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-references/trading-api/account-activities/ to view complete documentation on the Account Activities API.
Alpaca Account Configurations API
Head to https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-documentation/api-v2/account-configuration/ to view complete documentation on the Account Configurations API.
Alpaca Accounts API
The Accounts API from Alpaca — 14 operation(s) for accounts.
Alpaca Assets API
The Assets API from Alpaca — 2 operation(s) for assets.
Alpaca Calendar API
The Calendar API from Alpaca — 2 operation(s) for calendar.
Alpaca Clock API
The Clock API from Alpaca — 2 operation(s) for clock.
Alpaca Corporate Actions API
The Corporate Actions API from Alpaca — 1 operation(s) for corporate actions.
Alpaca Crypto Pricing Data API API
The Crypto Pricing Data API API from Alpaca — 17 operation(s) for crypto pricing data api.
Alpaca Documents API
The Documents API from Alpaca — 3 operation(s) for documents.
Alpaca Events API
The Events API from Alpaca — 4 operation(s) for events.
Alpaca Funding API
The Funding API from Alpaca — 7 operation(s) for funding.
Alpaca Journals API
The Journals API from Alpaca — 4 operation(s) for journals.
Alpaca Logo API
The Logo API from Alpaca — 1 operation(s) for logo.
Alpaca News API
The News API from Alpaca — 1 operation(s) for news.
Alpaca Orders API
Head to https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-documentation/api-v2/orders/ to view complete documentation on the Orders API.
Alpaca Portfolio History API
Head to https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-documentation/api-v2/portfolio-history/ to view complete documentation on the Portfolio History API.
Alpaca Positions API
Head to https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-documentation/api-v2/positions/ to view complete documentation on the Positions API.
Alpaca Screener API
The Screener API from Alpaca — 1 operation(s) for screener.
Alpaca Stock Pricing Data API API
The Stock Pricing Data API API from Alpaca — 16 operation(s) for stock pricing data api.
Alpaca Watchlist API
The Watchlist API from Alpaca — 2 operation(s) for watchlist.
Alpaca Watchlists API
Head to https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-documentation/api-v2/watchlist/ to view complete documentation on the Watchlist API.
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Postman Collections 22
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
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Open Collections 4
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Broker API
OPEN COLLECTIONMarket Data API
OPEN COLLECTIONOAuth API
OPEN COLLECTIONTrader API
OPEN COLLECTIONMCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
alpaca-mcp.yml
MCP SERVERPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Alpaca Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Alpaca Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Alpaca Finops
FINOPSEvent Specifications 1
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
Alpaca WebSocket Streaming APIs
AsyncAPI 2.6 description of Alpaca's public WebSocket streaming APIs. Covers real-time stock market data (IEX / SIP / delayed SIP / BOATS), real-time crypto market data (US and ...
ASYNCAPISpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Alpaca API Rules
SPECTRALSecurity Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 4
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 6
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 6
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 7
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 7
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Operate 5
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API