Alpha Vantage: Stock Market Data API

Key Features

• Global Market Data

  Provides realtime and historical data for stocks, forex, and cryptocurrencies, including intraday, daily, weekly, and monthly quotes.

• Technical Indicators

  Supports over 60 technical indicators, such as SMA, EMA, and RSI, calculated from adjusted time series data.

• Fundamental Data

  Provides access to company overviews, income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and earnings history.

• Market News and Sentiment

  Includes a market news API that provides sentiment scores using AI and machine learning.

• Economic Indicators

  Provides US economic data, including Real GDP, CPI, inflation rates, and unemployment figures.

• Output Formats

  Data is available in JSON and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Financial Application Development

  Integrating realtime and historical stock quotes into custom software applications.

• Quantitative Research

  Accessing historical market data and technical indicators for quantitative investing analysis.

• Market Sentiment Tracking

  Using sentiment scores from market news to support trading strategies.

• Spreadsheet-Based Analysis

  Pulling financial data into Excel or Google Sheets using dedicated add-ons.

Integrations

• CSV export
• JSON export
• Google Sheets add-on
• Excel Office 365 add-on

FAQ

What data does Alpha Vantage provide?

It provides realtime and historical data for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, forex, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and US economic indicators.

Is there a free version of Alpha Vantage?

Yes, Alpha Vantage offers a free API key that users can claim to explore their data portfolio.

Can I use Alpha Vantage with spreadsheets?

Yes, they provide dedicated add-ons for Microsoft Excel (Office 365) and Google Sheets.

Do they provide AI-related features?

Yes, the market news API provides sentiment scores powered by AI and machine learning.