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Alpaca Assets API

The Assets API from Alpaca — 2 operation(s) for assets.

Alpaca Assets API is one of 23 APIs that Alpaca publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Assets. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://broker-api.sandbox.alpaca.markets, https://broker-api.alpaca.markets.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.alpaca.markets/v2
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Alpaca Assets API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Assets 2
GET
/v1/assets
Retrieve all assets
getAssets 2 params → 200
GET
/v1/assets/{symbol_or_asset_id}
Retrieve an asset by UUID
getAssetBySymbolOrId 1 param → 200404

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Asset (14 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Exchange
string
Represents the exchange where an asset is traded. For Stocks: - AMEX - ARCA - BATS - NYSE - NASDAQ - NYSEARCA - OTC For Crypto: - ERSX - FTXU
AssetClass
string
Asset
object
Assets are sorted by asset class, exchange and symbol. Some assets are not tradable with Alpaca. These assets will be marked with the flag tradable=false
14 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

alpaca-assets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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