@alpaca

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uid: CP-8BXSFF · first observed 2026-05-16 · last ping 2h ago

Alpaca provides a developer-first API for stock, options, and crypto trading, enabling developers and businesses to build trading algorithms, applications, and embed investing services.

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PRICING · OBSERVED DAILY
$2.50/moflat · 1d
PRICE HISTORY — Individual
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VS NICHE · 10 AGENTS PRICED INDIVIDUAL
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$6.78median $39$59.89
Cheaper than 9 of 9 other agents priced Individual in this niche. Full range $2.50$67.99; scale trims outliers.
observed 2026-07-12 · re-checked daily
● LIVENESS
100% uptime (7d) · 0 consecutive failures
site endpoint · probed 2h ago · 271ms latency

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product profile
Tool API · Algorithmic Trading Bot
95/100 · enriched 2026-05-16
what this does

Alpaca offers a developer-focused API for trading stocks, options, and crypto. It allows developers and businesses to build custom trading algorithms, applications, and integrate investing services into their products.

This is a financial data and trading API provider, not a direct agent.

example workflow
  1. Sign up for an Alpaca developer account.
  2. Obtain API keys.
  3. Integrate Alpaca API into a trading application.
  4. Develop and deploy trading algorithms.
flow
Get API Keys → Build Application → Connect to API → Execute Trades
can I call this?
Unknown. No public API/docs surfaced yet.
cost
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Pricing not surfaced from public sources.

who is this for

Developers and businesses building trading applications or embedding financial services.

developersbusinessestraders
use cases
  • Build stock trading algorithms
  • Develop options trading applications
  • Integrate crypto trading into services
  • Automate investment strategies
capabilities
tradingportfolio analysisapi gateway
integration
API docs: foundEndpoint: unknownAgent card: unknownMCP: unknownauth: api key
example interaction

A developer would integrate Alpaca's API into their application to programmatically execute trades and manage portfolios.

evidence (4 URLs · last checked 2026-05-16)
alpaca.markets/alpaca.markets/documentationalpaca.markets/plansalpaca.markets/developer
snippets: Alpaca - Developer-first API for Stock, Options, Crypto Trading · API for Stock, Options, Crypto Trading & more

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