alpha-vantage

CategoryData
AuthorAgentic Awesome Skills 社区
LicenseMIT
Rating4.90/5
Uses7.7K

Alpha Vantage — Financial Market Data

Access 20+ years of global financial data: equities, options, forex, crypto, commodities, economic indicators, and 50+ technical indicators.

API Key Setup (Required)

1. Get a free key at https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key (premium plans available for higher rate limits)
2. Set as environment variable:

bash
read -rsp "Alpha Vantage API key: " ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY
echo
export ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY

Installation

bash
uv pip install requests pandas

Base URL & Request Pattern

All requests go to:

code
https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=FUNCTION_NAME&apikey=YOUR_KEY&...params
python
import requests
import os

API_KEY = os.environ.get("ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY")
BASE_URL = "https://www.alphavantage.co/query"


def av_get(function, params):
    response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params={"function": function, "apikey": API_KEY, params})
    return response.json()

Quick Start Examples

python
# Stock quote (latest price)
quote = av_get("GLOBAL_QUOTE", symbol="AAPL")
price = quote["Global Quote"]["05. price"]

Daily OHLCV

daily = av_get("TIME_SERIES_DAILY", symbol="AAPL", outputsize="compact")
ts = daily["Time Series (Daily)"]

Company fundamentals

overview = av_get("OVERVIEW", symbol="AAPL")
print(overview["MarketCapitalization"], overview["PERatio"])

Income statement

income = av_get("INCOME_STATEMENT", symbol="AAPL")
annual = income["annualReports"][0]  # Most recent annual

Crypto price

crypto = av_get("DIGITAL_CURRENCY_DAILY", symbol="BTC", market="USD")

Economic indicator

gdp = av_get("REAL_GDP", interval="annual")

Technical indicator

rsi = av_get("RSI", symbol="AAPL", interval="daily", time_period=14, series_type="close")

API Categories

| Category | Key Functions |
|----------|--------------|
| Time Series (Stocks) | GLOBAL_QUOTE, TIME_SERIES_INTRADAY, TIME_SERIES_DAILY, TIME_SERIES_WEEKLY, TIME_SERIES_MONTHLY |
| Options | REALTIME_OPTIONS, HISTORICAL_OPTIONS |
| Alpha Intelligence | NEWS_SENTIMENT, EARNINGS_CALL_TRANSCRIPT, TOP_GAINERS_LOSERS, INSIDER_TRANSACTIONS, ANALYTICS_FIXED_WINDOW |
| Fundamentals | OVERVIEW, ETF_PROFILE, INCOME_STATEMENT, BALANCE_SHEET, CASH_FLOW, EARNINGS, DIVIDENDS, SPLITS |
| Forex (FX) | CURRENCY_EXCHANGE_RATE, FX_INTRADAY, FX_DAILY, FX_WEEKLY, FX_MONTHLY |
| Crypto | CURRENCY_EXCHANGE_RATE, CRYPTO_INTRADAY, DIGITAL_CURRENCY_DAILY |
| Commodities | GOLD (WTI spot), BRENT, NATURAL_GAS, COPPER, WHEAT, CORN, COFFEE, ALL_COMMODITIES |
| Economic Indicators | REAL_GDP, TREASURY_YIELD, FEDERAL_FUNDS_RATE, CPI, INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, NONFARM_PAYROLL |
| Technical Indicators | SMA, EMA, MACD, RSI, BBANDS, STOCH, ADX, ATR, OBV, VWAP, and 40+ more |

Common Parameters

| Parameter | Values | Notes |
|-----------|--------|-------|
| outputsize | compact / full | compact = last 100 points; full = 20+ years |
| datatype | json / csv | Default: json |
| interval | 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 60min, daily, weekly, monthly | Depends on endpoint |
| adjusted | true / false | Adjust for splits/dividends |

Rate Limits

  • Free tier: 25 requests/day (as of 2026)
  • Premium plans: higher limits, real-time data, intraday access
  • HTTP 429 = rate limit exceeded
  • Add delays between requests when processing multiple symbols
python
import time

Add delay to avoid rate limits

time.sleep(0.5)  # 0.5s between requests on free tier

Error Handling

python
data = av_get("GLOBAL_QUOTE", symbol="AAPL")

Check for API errors

if "Error Message" in data:
    raise ValueError(f"API Error: {data['Error Message']}")
if "Note" in data:
    print(f"Rate limit warning: {data['Note']}")
if "Information" in data:
    print(f"API info: {data['Information']}")

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Use this skill when tackling tasks related to its primary domain or functionality as described above.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
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