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Alpaca API

by Alpaca Free tier

Realtime and historical market data on all US equities and ETFs

finance

Quick Reference

Base URL https://alpaca.markets Auth type API Key Header Auth header Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN Rate limit 200 req/min (standard) · 1,000 req/min (with data plan) Pricing Enterprise / contact sales Free quota None Documentation https://alpaca.markets/docs/api-documentation/api-v2/market-data/alpaca-data-api-v2/ Endpoint status Live — HTTP 200 — endpoint is accessible1.26s (checked Mar 29, 2026) Builder score D 34% builder-friendly
Pricing
28
Latency
60
Depth
18

Authentication

See documentation for auth details

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Pricing

Model subscription Starting price Enterprise / contact sales Free quota None

Commission-free trading via API. Market data: free IEX feed (delayed); real-time from $9/mo (unlimited). No subscription fee for trading API.

Key Endpoints

MethodPathDescription
GET / See documentation for endpoint reference

Sample Request

curl 'https://alpaca.markets'

Sample Response

{}

Data sourced from API Map. Always verify pricing and rate limits against the official Alpaca documentation.