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- @master-chief/alpaca
 
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alpaca
a TypeScript Node.js library for the https://alpaca.markets REST API and WebSocket streams
Contents
Features
- Fully asynchronous API.
 -  Extensible 
AlpacaClientandAlpacaStreamclasses. - Built-in rate limiting.
 - Built-in number and date parsing.
 - A 1:1 mapping of the official Alpaca docs.
 
Install
From NPM:
> npm i @master-chief/alpacaClient
Creating a new client
If you wish to use env vars, populate these fields with process.env on your
own.
import { AlpacaClient } from '@master-chief/alpaca'
const client = new AlpacaClient({
  credentials: {
    key: '***',
    secret: '******',
  },
  paper: true,
  rate_limit: true,
})Parsing
Alpaca provides numbers as strings. From their docs:
Decimal numbers are returned as strings to preserve full precision across platforms. When making a request, it is recommended that you also convert your numbers to strings to avoid truncation and precision errors.
This package provides numbers as number instead, and date strings as Date
objects which is what most developers want out of the box. If you want the
original data, as it came from Alpaca, you can call raw() on any entity.
const account = await client.getAccount()
console.log(typeof account.buying_power) // number
console.log(typeof account.raw().buying_power) // stringExamples
The following methods are available on the client.
- isAuthenticated
 - getAccount
 - getOrder
 - getOrders
 - placeOrder
 - replaceOrder
 - cancelOrder
 - cancelOrders
 - getPosition
 - getPositions
 - closePosition
 - closePositions
 - getAsset
 - getAssets
 - getWatchlist
 - getWatchlists
 - createWatchlist
 - updateWatchlist
 - addToWatchlist
 - removeFromWatchlist
 - deleteWatchlist
 - getCalendar
 - getClock
 - getAccountConfigurations
 - updateAccountConfigurations
 - getAccountActivities
 - getPortfolioHistory
 - getBars
 - getLastTrade
 - getLastQuote
 
isAuthenticated
await client.isAuthenticated()getAccount
await client.getAccount()getOrder
await client.getOrder({
  order_id: '6187635d-04e5-485b-8a94-7ce398b2b81c',
})getOrders
await client.getOrders({
  limit: 25,
  status: 'all',
})placeOrder
await client.placeOrder({
  symbol: 'SPY',
  qty: 1,
  side: 'buy',
  type: 'market',
  time_in_force: 'day',
})replaceOrder
await client.replaceOrder({
  order_id: '69a3db8b-cc63-44da-a26a-e3cca9490308',
  limit_price: 9.74,
})cancelOrder
await client.cancelOrder({
  order_id: '69a3db8b-cc63-44da-a26a-e3cca9490308',
})cancelOrders
await client.cancelOrders()getPosition
await client.getPosition({ symbol: 'SPY' })getPositions
await client.getPositions()closePosition
await client.closePosition({ symbol: 'SPY' })closePositions
await client.closePositions()getAsset
await client.getAsset({ asset_id_or_symbol: 'SPY' })getAssets
await client.getAssets({ status: 'active' })getWatchlist
await client.getWatchlist({ uuid: '2000e463-6f87-41c0-a8ba-3e40cbf67128' })getWatchlists
await client.getWatchlists()createWatchlist
await client.createWatchlist({
  name: 'my watchlist',
  symbols: ['SPY', 'DIA', 'EEM', 'XLF'],
})updateWatchlist
await client.updateWatchlist({
  uuid: '2000e463-6f87-41c0-a8ba-3e40cbf67128',
  name: 'new watchlist name',
  symbols: ['TSLA', 'AAPL'],
})addToWatchlist
await client.addToWatchlist({
  uuid: '2000e463-6f87-41c0-a8ba-3e40cbf67128',
  symbol: 'F',
})removeFromWatchlist
await client.removeFromWatchlist({
  uuid: '2000e463-6f87-41c0-a8ba-3e40cbf67128',
  symbol: 'F',
})deleteWatchlist
await client.deleteWatchlist({
  uuid: '2000e463-6f87-41c0-a8ba-3e40cbf67128',
})getCalender
await client.getCalendar({ start: new Date(), end: new Date() })getClock
await client.getClock()getAccountConfigurations
await client.getAccountConfigurations()updateAccountConfigurations
await client.updateAccountConfigurations({
  no_shorting: true,
  suspend_trade: true,
})getAccountActivities
await client.getAccountActivities({
  activity_type: 'FILL',
})getPortfolioHistory
await client.getPortfolioHistory({
  period: '1D',
  timeframe: '1Min',
})getBars
await client.getBars({
  symbols: ['SPY', 'DIA', 'XLF'],
  timeframe: '1Min',
})getLastTrade
await client.getLastTrade({
  symbol: 'SPY',
})getLastQuote
await client.getLastQuote({
  symbol: 'SPY',
})Stream
Creating a new stream
If you wish to use env vars, populate these fields with process.env on your
own.
import { AlpacaStream } from '@master-chief/alpaca'
const stream = new AlpacaStream({
  credentials: {
    key: '***',
    secret: '******',
  },
  paper: true,
  stream: 'market_data',
})Events
| Event | Stream | 
|---|---|
aggregate_minute | 
market_data | 
quote | 
market_data | 
trade | 
market_data | 
trade_updates | 
account | 
account_updates | 
account | 
Examples
The following methods are available on the stream.
subscribe
stream.subscribe(['AM.SPY'])unsubscribe
stream.unsubscribe(["AM.SPY"]));on
stream.on("aggregate_minute", ...)Contributing
Pull requests are encouraged. 😁