Alpha Vantage API
Forex & Currency · Data Analytics
Alpha Vantage is a comprehensive financial data API covering US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, forex exchange rates, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and economic indicators all accessible through a single, consistent REST API with a generous free tier. The platform is particularly notable for its extensive library of over 50 pre-calculated technical indicators (RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, EMA, SMA, and many more), which are available as first-class API endpoints rather than requiring developers to compute them from raw price data.
Alpha Vantage API Highlights
Alpha Vantage API is verified for developer integrations in global and multi-region environments, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
API Key
25 req/day on free tier; up to 1,200 req/min on Enterprise
Global
United States
United Kingdom
AWSAlpha Vantage API is best for:
Developers in US and supported markets building stock market analytics tools, forex dashboards, and crypto data applications requiring OHLCV, technical indicators, and fundamental data.
- Free:25 req/day, 500 req/month
- Premium $50/mo:75 req/min
- Plan 2 $120/mo:300 req/min
- Plan 3 $250/mo:600 req/min
- Enterprise $500/mo:1,200 req/min
Alpha Vantage API Core Features & Capabilities
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Required Access Documents for Alpha Vantage API
- API KeyRequiredFree API key from alphavantage.co. Passed as apikey query parameter in all requests. No credit card required for free tier.
Different Alpha Vantage API use cases
- Forex Rate Dashboard for Nigerian Finance Apps:Nigerian fintech apps can use Alpha Vantage's FX_DAILY and FX_INTRADAY endpoints to display historical and real-time forex rates for USD/NGN, EUR/NGN, and GBP/NGN providing chart-ready OHLCV data at daily, weekly, and monthly intervals for currency trend analysis.
- Crypto Analytics Tool for Nigerian Traders:Nigerian crypto investors can use Alpha Vantage's DIGITAL_CURRENCY_DAILY endpoint to access Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoin OHLCV data with USD and NGN conversion values building analysis tools that show crypto price history in naira terms for Nigerian portfolio tracking.
- Technical Analysis Library for Nigerian Quant Developers:Nigerian quantitative developers can use Alpha Vantage's 50+ technical indicator endpoints (RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, EMA) to build algorithmic trading strategy backtesting tools without computing indicators from raw price data accessing pre-calculated indicator values via simple API calls.