About Alpha Vantage
Alpha Vantage is a market data API that provides stock, forex, commodity and crypto data in JSON and CSV formats. It also offers spreadsheet access and an MCP server for AI agents.
What it does
Alpha Vantage returns realtime and historical prices for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, options, forex pairs, commodities and cryptocurrencies. It also covers economic indicators, fundamental company data, technical indicators and market news with sentiment scores. Developers call the endpoints over HTTP. You can claim a free API key from the site to start.
Key features
- Realtime and historical stock market data
- Forex, commodity, options and crypto feeds
- Over 60 technical and economic indicators
- Market news with sentiment analysis
- MCP server for AI agents
Who it's for
Developers building finance apps, quantitative researchers testing ideas on historical data and students learning how market data works. Teams that want data in a spreadsheet can also use it without writing code.
Pricing and good to know
A free API key is available from the site, and the documentation includes demos for the main endpoints. The data comes in JSON and CSV formats. Before building anything on the free key, check the documentation for current request limits, since those decide whether the free key is enough for a production app.
Highlights
- Realtime and historical stock market data
- Forex, commodity, options and crypto feeds
- Over 60 technical and economic indicators
- Market news with sentiment analysis
- MCP server for AI agents
