Regtransfers/alpha-vantage

@ 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:

export ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY="your_key_here"

@ Installation

uv pip install requests pandas

@ Base URL & Request Pattern

All requests go to:

https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=FUNCTION_NAME&apikey=YOUR_KEY&...params

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

# 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); GLOBALQUOTE, TIMESERIESINTRADAY, TIMESERIESDAILY, TIMESERIESWEEKLY, TIMESERIES_MONTHLY Options; REALTIMEOPTIONS, HISTORICALOPTIONS Alpha Intelligence; NEWSSENTIMENT, EARNINGSCALLTRANSCRIPT, TOPGAINERSLOSERS, INSIDERTRANSACTIONS, ANALYTICSFIXEDWINDOW Fundamentals; OVERVIEW, ETFPROFILE, INCOMESTATEMENT, BALANCESHEET, CASHFLOW, EARNINGS, DIVIDENDS, SPLITS Forex (FX); CURRENCYEXCHANGERATE, FXINTRADAY, FXDAILY, FXWEEKLY, FXMONTHLY Crypto; CURRENCYEXCHANGERATE, CRYPTOINTRADAY, DIGITALCURRENCY_DAILY Commodities; GOLD (WTI spot), BRENT, NATURALGAS, COPPER, WHEAT, CORN, COFFEE, ALLCOMMODITIES Economic Indicators; REALGDP, TREASURYYIELD, FEDERALFUNDSRATE, 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

import time
# Add delay to avoid rate limits
time.sleep(0.5)  # 0.5s between requests on free tier

@ Error Handling

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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@ Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• never 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.