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alpaca-api

Enables interaction with Alpaca's API for stock trading and market data retrieval, facilitating real-time financial analysis and trading operations.

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The alpaca-api skill was audited on Mar 1, 2026 and we found 6 security issues across 2 threat categories. Review the findings below before installing.

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Access to .env file

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47Store API keys in environment variables like export ALPACA_API_KEY='your_key' and export ALPACA_SECRET_KEY='your_secret'. Use a library like requests in Python for HTTP interactions. For production, h
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External URL reference

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28- Support for paper trading mode by setting the API base URL to https://paper-api.alpaca.markets.
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External URL reference

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35- GET /v2/stocks/{symbol}/bars: Fetch historical bars; include query params like ?timeframe=1Min&limit=100. Example: requests.get('https://api.alpaca.markets/v2/stocks/AAPL/bars?timeframe=1Day', heade
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External URL reference

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39response = requests.post('https://api.alpaca.markets/v2/orders', json=order_data, headers=auth_headers)
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External URL reference

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47Store API keys in environment variables like export ALPACA_API_KEY='your_key' and export ALPACA_SECRET_KEY='your_secret'. Use a library like requests in Python for HTTP interactions. For production, h
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External URL reference

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611. Fetch real-time quote for AAPL: Use GET /v2/stocks/AAPL/quote with auth headers, then extract price from the response JSON. Code: requests.get('https://api.alpaca.markets/v2/stocks/AAPL/quote', hea
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