https://github.com/business-science/alphavantager
A lightweight R interface to the Alpha Vantage API
https://github.com/business-science/alphavantager
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A lightweight R interface to the Alpha Vantage API
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/business-science/alphavantager
- Owner: business-science
- Created: 2017-09-01T00:44:31.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-03-31T13:10:33.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-02T07:53:43.890Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: alpha-vantage, financial-data, historical-financial-data
- Language: R
- Homepage:
- Size: 49.8 KB
- Stars: 70
- Watchers: 12
- Forks: 29
- Open Issues: 14
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.Rmd
- Changelog: NEWS.md
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# alphavantager
[](https://app.codecov.io/gh/business-science/alphavantager)
[](https://cran.r-project.org/package=alphavantager)
> A lightweight R interface to the Alpha Vantage API
## Alpha Vantage
Alpha Vantage is a __free service__ that enables users to get __real-time and historical financial data__. New users will need to visit [Alpha Vantage](https://www.alphavantage.co/) and obtain an API key.
## R Interface: Getting Started
The `alphavantager` package provides a convenient and lightweight interface to the Alpha Vantage API.
To get started, install the package from CRAN or from GitHub:
```{r, eval = F}
install.packages("alphavantager")
# Or
devtools::install_github("business-science/alphavantager")
```
Load the package.
```{r}
library(alphavantager)
```
Set your API key (get one from [Alpha Vantage](https://www.alphavantage.co/) if you don't already have one... it's free).
```{r}
av_api_key("YOUR_API_KEY")
print(av_api_key())
```
## Getting Financial Data from Alpha Vantage
Now, you're ready to get financial data via `av_get()`, which accepts the same1 arguments as the [API Documentation](https://www.alphavantage.co/documentation/) parameters. The function is setup with two primary arguments, `symbol` and `av_fun`, which accepts an equity and one of the API "function" parameters. You can pass additional API parameters via the `...`.
```{r}
# Function is streamlined and user adds additional parameters via ...
args(av_get)
```
Here are a few examples of retrieving __real-time and historical financial data__!
#### Time Series Data
```{r, eval=F}
av_get(symbol = "MSFT",
av_fun = "TIME_SERIES_INTRADAY",
interval = "15min",
outputsize = "full")
```
#### ForEx
```{r, eval=F}
# REAL-TIME QUOTE
av_get("EUR/USD", av_fun = "CURRENCY_EXCHANGE_RATE")
```
```{r, eval=F}
# TIME SERIES
av_get("EUR/USD", av_fun = "FX_DAILY", outputsize = "full")
```
#### Technical Indicators
```{r, eval=F}
av_get(symbol = "MSFT",
av_fun = "AROON",
interval = "monthly",
time_period = 60,
outputsize = "full")
```
#### Sector Performances
```{r, eval=F}
av_get(av_fun = "SECTOR")
```
#### Fundamental Data
```{r, eval=F}
av_get(av_fun = "OVERVIEW")
```
#### Important Notes: av_get()
1. The `av_fun` argument replaces the API parameter "function" because function is a reserved name in R. All other arguments match the Alpha Vantage API parameters.
2. There is no need to specify the `apikey` parameter as an argument to `av_get()`. The required method is to set the API key using `av_api_key("YOUR_API_KEY")`.
3. There is no need to specify the `datatype` parameter as an argument to `av_get()`. The function will return a tibble data frame.
4. Some data sets only return 100 rows by default. Change the parameter `outputsize = "full"` to get the full dataset.