easy-alpaca

A declarative python library for fetching market data from the NYSE and NASDAQ.

• Uses pandas by default
• Uses asyncio and aiohttp for large async requests

Initial Setup

import easy_alpaca as alpaca

alpaca.config.API_KEY    = ("ALPACA_API")
alpaca.config.API_SECRET = ("ALPACA_SECRET")

200_Day_Bars Snapshot

df = alpaca.bars.snapshot(
        HISTORICAL=True
    )

Single_PrevDay_Day_Min Snapshot

df = alpaca.bars.snapshot(
        HISTORICAL=False
    )

Daily Bars

Warning: only start or end accepted (NOT BOTH) Warning: limit only tested up to 365 (in days)

df = alpaca.bars.get(
        ticker     = 'NVDA', 
        start      = '2020-09-23',
        end        = 'null',
        limit      = 100,
        adjustment = 'all',
    )

Latest News for all stocks

df = alpaca.news.snapshot(
        LATEST=True
    )

Latest News for single stock

df = alpaca.news.get('AAPL')