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Alpaca, worked by an AI employee
Not another app for your team to learn, and not a set of rules for you to build. You hire an AI employee, you give it access to your Alpaca account, and you ask it for things in Slack or Teams the way you would ask anyone else on the team. There is nothing to map and nothing to maintain.
- Commerce
- Signs in to your account
- 96 ready-made tools
- Asked in Slack or Teams
At work
An illustration of how the conversation reads, not a transcript from a client account.
What Alpaca is
Stock and crypto trading platform with commission-free trading, real-time market data, and algorithmic trading capabilities
You sign in with your own Alpaca account, the same way you already do. We never see or hold your password.
How a run works
One message in, the work done in Alpaca.
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You ask
You message your AI employee in the chat your team already has open, in one sentence, in your own words.
- 02
It works out the step
It decides what the job needs in Alpaca. You do not pick anything from a menu or wire anything together.
- 03
It does the work
Signed in to your own Alpaca account, inside the access you granted it, doing the thing you asked for.
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It reports back
It tells you what it did, in the same thread. If it could not do something, it says so rather than guessing.
96 tools it already has
What it can do in Alpaca
These are the ready-made tools your AI employee already has in Alpaca. It is not limited to them, but it never has to be taught these.
- Add Asset to WatchlistAdds a symbol to an existing watchlist in the authenticated account. Use when you need to track a new security in an existing watchlist. This action appends the specified symbol to
- Add Asset to Watchlist by NameAdd an asset to a watchlist by name. Use when you need to add a symbol to a specific watchlist identified by its name. If a watchlist with the specified name does not exist, it wil
- Create WatchlistCreates a new watchlist for the authenticated account. Use this action when you need to: - Create a new watchlist to track specific securities - Set up initial symbols for a watchl
- Delete All Open PositionsLiquidates all open positions by closing them at market price. This action is irreversible and will permanently close all positions in the account. Use when you need to quickly exi
- Delete All Orders for AccountAttempts to cancel all open orders for a specified trading account. A response will be provided for each order that is attempted to be cancelled. This action is irreversible for in
- Delete Unsubscribe AccountDelete a rebalancing subscription to unsubscribe an account. This action permanently removes the specified subscription. Use when you need to unsubscribe an account from rebalancin
- Delete Watchlist By IDDelete a watchlist by its unique identifier. Use when you need to remove an entire watchlist that is no longer needed. This action is irreversible once executed — the watchlist and
- Get AccountRetrieves account information for the authenticated Alpaca account. Use this action when you need to check account status, available buying power, cash balance, equity, margin info
- Get Account ActivitiesRetrieves account activities for the authenticated Alpaca account. Use this action when you need to retrieve transaction history, dividend payments, interest payments, fees, transf
- Get Account Activities By Activity TypeRetrieves account activities of a specific type for the authenticated Alpaca account. Use when you need to filter account activities by a specific type such as trade fills, dividen
- Get Account Activities V2Retrieves account activities of one type for the authenticated Alpaca account using the v2 API. Use this action when you need to retrieve transaction history, dividend payments, in
- Get Account ConfigurationsRetrieves the current trading account configuration settings for the authenticated Alpaca account. Use this action when you need to check the current trading account settings such
- Get Account Portfolio HistoryRetrieves the portfolio history statistics for an Alpaca trading account. Portfolio history provides a time series of equity values, profit/loss metrics, and other performance data
- Get All Account PositionsBulk fetches all open positions for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve all current positions, monitor overall portfolio holdings, or check unrealized P&L acro
- Get All Open PositionsRetrieves all open positions for the authenticated Alpaca trading account. Use this action when you need to retrieve all current positions, monitor portfolio holdings, or check unr
- Get All OrdersRetrieves all orders for an account based on specified filter criteria. Returns a list of orders with their current status, filled quantity, prices, and any nested legs for complex
- Get CalendarRetrieves market calendar information for trading days from the Alpaca Trading API. Use this action when you need to: - Get market open and close times for specific dates - Check t
- Get ClockRetrieves the current market clock information from the Alpaca Trading API. Use this action when you need to: - Check if the market is currently open - Determine when the next mark
- Get Crypto Bars for Multiple SymbolsRetrieves OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for multiple crypto symbols. Use this action when you need to: - Get historical price data for multiple crypto symbols - Analy
- Get Crypto Latest OrderbooksRetrieves the latest bid and ask orderbook data for specified crypto symbols. Use when you need real-time orderbook data for cryptocurrency trading, such as checking current market
- Get Crypto Latest QuoteRetrieves the latest bid and ask prices for a specified crypto symbol. Use when you need real-time quote data for a specific cryptocurrency, such as checking current market prices
- Get Crypto Latest QuotesRetrieves the latest bid and ask prices for specified crypto symbols at a specific location. Use when you need real-time quote data for cryptocurrency trading, such as checking cur
- Get Crypto Perp Latest BarsRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price data for cryp
- Get Crypto Perp Latest OrderbooksRetrieves the latest bid and ask orderbook data for specified crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use when you need real-time orderbook data for crypto perpetual futures trading, suc
- Get Crypto Perp Latest PricingRetrieves the latest pricing data for specified crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use when you need real-time pricing data for crypto perpetual futures trading, such as checking cu
- Get Crypto Perp Latest QuotesRetrieves the latest bid and ask prices for specified crypto perpetual futures symbols for a specific location. Use when you need real-time quote data for crypto perpetual futures
- Get Crypto Perp Latest TradesRetrieves the latest trade data for specified crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use when you need real-time trade data for crypto perpetual futures trading, such as monitoring rece
- Get Crypto Perps Global Latest BarsRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price data for cryp
- Get Crypto Perps Global Latest PricingReturns the latest pricing data for crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use this action when you need to retrieve current market data for crypto perpetual futures contracts including
- Get Crypto Perps Global Latest QuotesRetrieves the latest bid and ask prices for specified crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use when you need real-time quote data for crypto perpetual futures trading, such as checkin
- Get Crypto Perps Global Latest TradesRetrieves the latest trade data for specified crypto perpetual futures symbols. Use when you need real-time trade data for crypto perpetual futures trading, such as monitoring rece
- Get Crypto SnapshotsRetrieves snapshots (latest trade, latest quote, minute bar, daily bar, and previous daily bar) for multiple cryptocurrency symbols in a specific location. Use this action when you
- Get Crypto US Historical QuotesRetrieves historical quote data (bid/ask prices) for specified crypto symbols on US exchanges. Returns quotes sorted by symbol first, then by timestamp. Use when you need: - Histor
- Get Crypto US Latest BarsRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for US crypto symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price data for multiple crypto tra
- Get Crypto US Latest OrderbooksRetrieves the latest bid and ask orderbook data for specified crypto symbols in the US market. Use when you need real-time orderbook data for cryptocurrency trading in the US marke
- Get Crypto US Latest QuotesRetrieves the latest bid and ask prices for specified crypto symbols in the US location. Use when you need real-time quote data for cryptocurrency trading in the US market, such as
- Get Crypto US Latest TradesRetrieves the latest trade data for specified crypto symbols in the US location. Use when you need real-time trade data for cryptocurrency trading, such as monitoring recent trades
- Get Crypto US SnapshotsRetrieves snapshots (latest trade, latest quote, minute bar, daily bar, and previous daily bar) for multiple cryptocurrency symbols in the US market location. Use this action when
- Get Crypto US TradesRetrieves historical trade data for specified US crypto symbols. Use when you need to: - Get historical trade data for US crypto symbols at once - Analyze trading volume and price
- Get ExchangesRetrieves a list of supported stock exchanges with their short codes and full names from the Alpaca Market Data API. Use this action when you need to: - Get the mapping between exc
- Get Historical Bars for Stock SymbolRetrieves historical OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need to analyze historical price movements and trading activity
- Get Historical Crypto US BarsRetrieves historical OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for crypto symbols in a specific US location. Use this action when you need to analyze historical price movements a
- Get Historical Stock BarsRetrieves historical OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need to analyze historical price movements and trading activity
- Get Historical Trades for Stock SymbolRetrieves historical trade data for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need to analyze historical trade data for a specific stock ticker, such as reviewing price movem
- Get Latest Bar for Stock SymbolRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bar for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price bar data for a specific s
- Get Latest Bars For Crypto SymbolRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bar data for a crypto symbol. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price data for a specific crypto
- Get Latest Bars for Crypto SymbolsRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for multiple crypto symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price bar data for multiple
- Get Latest Bars for Multiple Stock SymbolsRetrieves the latest OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time price bar data for multiple s
- Get Latest Crypto TradesRetrieves the latest trade data for specified crypto symbols. Use when you need real-time trade data for cryptocurrency trading, such as monitoring recent trades, analyzing price m
- Get Latest Quote for Stock SymbolRetrieves the latest NBBO (National Best Bid and Offer) quote for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time bid and ask prices for a specific
- Get Latest Quotes for Multiple Stock SymbolsRetrieves the latest NBBO (National Best Bid and Offer) quotes for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time bid and ask prices for multiple
- Get Latest Trade for Stock SymbolRetrieves the latest trade data for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need the most recent trade information for a specific stock ticker, such as checking current mar
- Get Latest Trades for Multiple Stock SymbolsRetrieves the latest trade data for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need real-time or near real-time trade data for multiple stock trading symbols simultaneously.
- Get Market CalendarRetrieves market calendar information for a specific exchange from the Alpaca Trading API. Use this action when you need to: - Get market open and close times for a specific exchan
- Get Meta ExchangesRetrieves a list of all US stock exchanges and their identifying information from the Alpaca Market Data API. Use this action when you need to: - Get details about available stock
- Get Most Active StocksRetrieves the most active stocks by trading volume or trade count. Use this action when you need to: - Fetch top traded stocks for the current period - Monitor market liquidity and
- Get NewsRetrieves news articles for specified crypto symbols from the Alpaca Market Data API. Use this action when you need to: - Fetch the latest news for crypto assets (BTCUSD, ETHUSD, e
- Get Open PositionFetches a single open position by symbol or asset ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed information about a specific position, including cost basis, shares traded, market valu
- Get Option ChainRetrieves the option chain for a specific underlying symbol including quotes and greeks for all available strikes and expirations. Use this action when you need comprehensive optio
- Get Option ContractGet an option contract by its symbol or unique identifier. Use this action when you need to retrieve detailed information about a specific option contract. You can query by either
- Get Option ContractsRetrieve option contracts from Alpaca Markets API (BETA). Use this action when you need to: - Search for option contracts by underlying symbol - Filter contracts by expiration date
- Get Option Latest QuotesRetrieves the latest bid and ask prices for specified option symbols. Use when you need real-time quote data for options trading, such as checking current market prices before plac
- Get Options Historical BarsRetrieves historical OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for options contracts. Use this action when you need to analyze historical price movements and trading activity for
- Get Options Historical TradesRetrieves historical trade data for option contracts. Use this action when you need to: - Analyze historical trade activity for option contracts - Review past trades for specific o
- Get Options Latest TradesRetrieves the latest trade for each requested option contract symbol. Use this action when you need to: - Get the most recent trade price and size for specific option contracts - C
- Get Options Meta ConditionsRetrieves the mapping of condition codes to their names from Alpaca Markets API for the specified tick type (trade or quote conditions). Use this action when you need to: - Decode
- Get Options Meta Conditions TradeRetrieves the mapping of trade condition codes to their names from Alpaca Markets API. Use this action when you need to: - Decode trade condition codes from options market data - G
- Get Options SnapshotsRetrieves snapshots (latest trade, latest quote, minute bar, daily bar, and previous daily bar) for multiple option contract symbols. Use this action when you need comprehensive re
- Get Options Snapshots by Underlying SymbolRetrieves the option chain snapshot data for a specific underlying symbol. This endpoint provides the latest trade, quote, and greeks data for all option contracts associated with
- Get PDT StatusRetrieves the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) status for a specified Alpaca trading account. Use when you need to check if an account is flagged as a PDT, monitor PDT call counts, or veri
- Get Quotes for Multiple Stock SymbolsRetrieves historical quote (bid/ask) data for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need historical quote data including bid and ask prices for multiple stock trading sy
- Get Quotes for Stock SymbolRetrieves historical NBBO (National Best Bid and Offer) quotes for a specific stock symbol. Use this action when you need historical quote data for a single stock symbol, such as f
- Get Specific AnnouncementRetrieves a specific corporate action announcement by its unique identifier. Use this action when you need to fetch detailed information about a corporate action such as dividends,
- Get Stock AuctionsRetrieves historical auction data for specified stock symbols. Use this action when you need to: - Analyze opening and closing auction prices for stocks - Study pre-market and post
- Get Stock Auctions for SymbolRetrieves historical auction (opening/closing print) data for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need to analyze auction-related price and volume data for a specific s
- Get Stock Bars for Multiple SymbolsRetrieves OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) bars for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need to: - Get historical price data for multiple stock symbols - Analyze
- Get Stock ConditionsRetrieves the mapping of condition codes to their names from Alpaca Markets API for the specified type (trade or quote conditions) and tape. Use this action when you need to: - Dec
- Get Stock Snapshot for SymbolRetrieves a snapshot (latest trade, latest quote, minute bar, daily bar, and previous daily bar) for a single stock symbol. Use this action when you need comprehensive real-time ma
- Get Stock Snapshots for Multiple SymbolsRetrieves snapshots (latest trade, latest quote, minute bar, daily bar, and previous daily bar) for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need comprehensive real-time ma
- Get Stocks Meta Conditions TradeRetrieves the mapping of trade condition codes to their names from Alpaca Markets API. Use this action when you need to: - Decode trade condition codes from stock market data - Get
- Get SubscriptionRetrieves a rebalancing subscription by its unique ID. Returns complete subscription details including the associated account ID, portfolio ID, creation timestamp, and last rebalan
- Get Top Movers By Market TypeRetrieves the top market movers (gainers and losers) for a specified market type. Use this action when you need to: - Fetch top gainers and losers for stock market analysis - Get c
- Get Trades for Multiple Crypto SymbolsRetrieves historical trade data for specified crypto symbols. Use when you need to: - Get historical trade data for multiple crypto symbols at once - Analyze trading volume and pri
- Get Trades for Multiple Stock SymbolsRetrieves historical trade data for multiple stock symbols. Use this action when you need: - Historical trade data for multiple stock symbols at once - Analyze trading volume and p
- Get Watchlist By IDRetrieves a single watchlist by its unique identifier. Use when you need to view the details of a specific watchlist, including its name, associated assets, and timestamps. This en
- Get Watchlist By NameRetrieves a specific watchlist by its name. Use when you need to find a particular watchlist without knowing its ID, such as when managing watchlists for display or modification. R
- Get WatchlistsRetrieves all watchlists associated with the authenticated account. Use this action when you need to: - View all watchlists for an account - Find a specific watchlist by name - Che
- List account positionsLists all open positions for a specified trading account. Use when you need to retrieve current positions, monitor portfolio holdings, or check unrealized P&L for an account.
- Remove Asset From WatchlistRemoves a symbol from an existing watchlist in Alpaca. Use this action when you need to delete a ticker symbol from a watchlist that is no longer being tracked. The action returns
- Remove Symbol From WatchlistTool to remove a symbol from an existing watchlist in Alpaca. Use when you need to delete a ticker symbol from a watchlist that is no longer being tracked. This action is irreversi
- Update Account ConfigurationsUpdate the trading account configuration settings for the authenticated account. Use when you need to modify account-level trading settings such as day-trading buying power checks,
- Update Trading ConfigurationsUpdates trading account configurations for an Alpaca trading account. Use when you need to modify account-level trading settings such as day-trading buying power checks, trade conf
- Update Watchlist By IDUpdates an existing watchlist by its unique identifier. Use when you need to modify the name or symbols in a watchlist using its ID rather than name. This action allows partial upd
- Update Watchlist By NameUpdates an existing watchlist by its name. Use when you need to modify the symbols in a watchlist or rename it. The action allows partial updates - you can provide only symbols to
- Update Watchlist By Name (v2)Updates an existing watchlist by its name. Use when you need to modify the symbols in a watchlist or rename it. The action allows partial updates - you can provide only symbols to
- Upload Account CIP InformationUpload CIP (Customer Identification Program) information for an account to complete identity verification. Use when you need to submit identity information for a new Alpaca trading
Access, and who is in charge of it
You stay the boss of your Alpaca account.
Nothing connects until you approve it. You grant access one app at a time, you can take it back the same way, and everything your AI employee does in there is written down where you can see it.
How we handle your data- It signs in to your own Alpaca account. You are not moving anything into ours.
- You grant access one app at a time, and you can take it back the same way.
- Everything it does in Alpaca is written down, with what it did and when.
- Anything you tell it to check with you first, it checks with you first.
Other apps in the same corner of the business
It works in Alpaca and the rest of your software in the same job
A real job rarely stays in one place. Reading a message in one app, checking a record in another and writing the result in a third is one request to your AI employee, not three.
Questions people ask about Alpaca
- Can an AI employee really work inside Alpaca?
- Yes. It signs in to your own Alpaca account and works in it the way a new hire would, from the chat your team already has open. Nobody installs anything, and nobody learns a new screen.
- Do I have to move anything out of Alpaca?
- No. Nothing moves and nothing is replaced. Your records stay in Alpaca, your team carries on in the same screens they used yesterday, and your AI employee works alongside them in there.
- How does it get into my Alpaca account?
- You sign in with your own Alpaca account, the same way you already do. We never see or hold your password. You approve it before anything connects, and you can take the access back the same way you gave it.
- What can it actually do in Alpaca?
- It has 96 ready-made tools in Alpaca today, among them Add Asset to Watchlist, Add Asset to Watchlist by Name and Create Watchlist. The full list is on this page. It is not limited to those, but it never has to be taught them.
- Can it use Alpaca and the rest of my software in the same job?
- Yes, and that is usually the point. Reading a message in one app, checking a record in Alpaca and writing the result somewhere else is one request to your AI employee, not three separate ones you stitch together.
- Who decides what it is allowed to do in Alpaca?
- You do. You grant access one app at a time and can withdraw it at any time, anything you ask it to check with you first it checks with you first, and everything it does in Alpaca is written down with what it did and when.