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Alpha Vantage

Free API for global stock data — NASDAQ, NYSE, Asia, forex and crypto.

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About this API

Alpha Vantage is a popular stock data API — real-time, intraday, daily, weekly, monthly, plus forex and crypto. Free tier is 25 calls/day and 5 rpm — enough for side projects. Does not fully cover the Israeli TASE — a real limitation for Israeli consumers.

Who it's for

Investment-learning projects
Personal portfolio bots
Price alerts

How to use it

  1. 1
    Register at alphavantage.co for a key.
  2. 2
    GET with function=GLOBAL_QUOTE.
  3. 3
    Cache responses every 15 minutes to save calls.

Installation & setup

None.

Code examples

curl "https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=GLOBAL_QUOTE&symbol=AAPL&apikey=YOUR_KEY"

Sample response

{
  "Global Quote": {
    "01. symbol": "AAPL",
    "05. price": "189.43",
    "09. change": "+1.23",
    "10. change percent": "+0.65%"
  }
}

FAQ

Limited. Not full TASE coverage.

Tips & pitfalls

Use TIME_SERIES_DAILY for 20y of history.
For Israeli-only stocks prefer scraping TASE or Yifat.

Guides

How to use Alpha Vantage — practical guide
Alpha Vantage — beginner's guide

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