## alpaca{docsify-ignore}
**Kind**: global class
**Extends**: Exchange
* [fetchTime](#fetchtime)
* [fetchMarkets](#fetchmarkets)
* [fetchTrades](#fetchtrades)
* [fetchOrderBook](#fetchorderbook)
* [fetchOHLCV](#fetchohlcv)
* [fetchTicker](#fetchticker)
* [fetchTickers](#fetchtickers)
* [createMarketOrderWithCost](#createmarketorderwithcost)
* [createMarketBuyOrderWithCost](#createmarketbuyorderwithcost)
* [createMarketSellOrderWithCost](#createmarketsellorderwithcost)
* [createOrder](#createorder)
* [cancelOrder](#cancelorder)
* [cancelAllOrders](#cancelallorders)
* [fetchOrder](#fetchorder)
* [fetchOrders](#fetchorders)
* [fetchOpenOrders](#fetchopenorders)
* [fetchClosedOrders](#fetchclosedorders)
* [editOrder](#editorder)
* [fetchMyTrades](#fetchmytrades)
* [fetchDepositAddress](#fetchdepositaddress)
* [withdraw](#withdraw)
* [fetchDepositsWithdrawals](#fetchdepositswithdrawals)
* [fetchDeposits](#fetchdeposits)
* [fetchWithdrawals](#fetchwithdrawals)
* [fetchBalance](#fetchbalance)
* [watchTicker](#watchticker)
* [watchOHLCV](#watchohlcv)
* [watchOrderBook](#watchorderbook)
* [watchTrades](#watchtrades)
* [watchMyTrades](#watchmytrades)
* [watchOrders](#watchorders)
### fetchTime{docsify-ignore}
fetches the current integer timestamp in milliseconds from the exchange server
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: int - the current integer timestamp in milliseconds from the exchange server
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTime (params?)
```
### fetchMarkets{docsify-ignore}
retrieves data on all markets for alpaca
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - an array of objects representing market data
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/get-v2-assets
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchMarkets (params?)
```
### fetchTrades{docsify-ignore}
get the list of most recent trades for a particular symbol
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Trade> - a list of [trade structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=public-trades)
**See**
- https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptotrades
- https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptolatesttrades
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch trades for |
| since | int | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest trade to fetch |
| limit | int | No | the maximum amount of trades to fetch |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | string | No | crypto location, default: us |
| params.method | string | No | method, default: marketPublicGetV1beta3CryptoLocTrades |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTrades (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchOrderBook{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on open orders with bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices, volumes and other data
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order book structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-book-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptolatestorderbooks
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the order book for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum amount of order book entries to return |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | string | No | crypto location, default: us |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOrderBook (symbol, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchOHLCV{docsify-ignore}
fetches historical candlestick data containing the open, high, low, and close price, and the volume of a market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Array<int>> - A list of candles ordered as timestamp, open, high, low, close, volume
**See**
- https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptobars
- https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptolatestbars
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch OHLCV data for |
| timeframe | string | Yes | the length of time each candle represents |
| since | int | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest candle to fetch |
| limit | int | No | the maximum amount of candles to fetch |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | int | No | timestamp in ms of the latest candle to fetch |
| params.paginate | boolean | No | default false, when true will automatically paginate by calling this endpoint multiple times. See in the docs all the [available parameters](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#pagination-params) |
| params.paginationCalls | int | No | the maximum number of requests while following next_page_token, default 10 — when the cap is reached the result is silently truncated to the pages already fetched, so raise it for long ranges, 10 requests cover roughly 30 days of 1h candles |
| params.loc | string | No | crypto location, default: us |
| params.method | string | No | method, default: marketPublicGetV1beta3CryptoLocBars |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOHLCV (symbol, timeframe, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchTicker{docsify-ignore}
fetches a price ticker, a statistical calculation with the information calculated over the past 24 hours for a specific market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - a [ticker structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=ticker-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptosnapshots-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the ticker for |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | string | No | crypto location, default: us |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTicker (symbol, params?)
```
### fetchTickers{docsify-ignore}
fetches price tickers for multiple markets, statistical information calculated over the past 24 hours for each market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - a dictionary of [ticker structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=ticker-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptosnapshots-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbols | Array<string> | No | unified symbols of the markets to fetch tickers for, defaults to all markets |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | string | No | crypto location, default: us |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTickers (symbols?, params?)
```
### createMarketOrderWithCost{docsify-ignore}
create a market order by providing the symbol, side and cost
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| side | string | Yes | 'buy' or 'sell' |
| cost | float | Yes | how much you want to trade in units of the quote currency |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.createMarketOrderWithCost (symbol, side, cost, params?)
```
### createMarketBuyOrderWithCost{docsify-ignore}
create a market buy order by providing the symbol and cost
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| cost | float | Yes | how much you want to trade in units of the quote currency |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.createMarketBuyOrderWithCost (symbol, cost, params?)
```
### createMarketSellOrderWithCost{docsify-ignore}
create a market sell order by providing the symbol and cost
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| cost | float | Yes | how much you want to trade in units of the quote currency |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.createMarketSellOrderWithCost (symbol, cost, params?)
```
### createOrder{docsify-ignore}
create a trade order
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| type | string | Yes | 'market', 'limit' or 'stop_limit' |
| side | string | Yes | 'buy' or 'sell' |
| amount | float | Yes | how much of currency you want to trade in units of base currency |
| price | float | No | the price at which the order is to be fulfilled, in units of the quote currency, ignored in market orders |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.triggerPrice | float | No | The price at which a trigger order is triggered at |
| params.timeInForce | string | No | 'GTC' or 'IOC', the venue supports only these two for crypto orders, defaults to 'GTC' |
| params.cost | float | No | *market orders only* the cost of the order in units of the quote currency |
```javascript
alpaca.createOrder (symbol, type, side, amount, price?, params?)
```
### cancelOrder{docsify-ignore}
cancels an open order
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - An [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/deleteorderbyorderid
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | string | Yes | order id |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market the order was made in |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.cancelOrder (id, symbol, params?)
```
### cancelAllOrders{docsify-ignore}
cancel all open orders in a market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/deleteallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | No | alpaca cancelAllOrders cannot setting symbol, it will cancel all open orders |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.cancelAllOrders (symbol?, params?)
```
### fetchOrder{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on an order made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - An [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getorderbyorderid
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | string | Yes | the order id |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market the order was made in |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOrder (id, symbol, params?)
```
### fetchOrders{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on multiple orders made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Order> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | int | No | the latest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| params.direction | string | No | the ordering of the results, 'asc' or 'desc', defaults to 'asc' when since is set |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOrders (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchOpenOrders{docsify-ignore}
fetch all unfilled currently open orders
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Order> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | int | No | the latest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| params.direction | string | No | the ordering of the results, 'asc' or 'desc', defaults to 'asc' when since is set |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOpenOrders (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchClosedOrders{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on multiple closed orders made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Order> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | int | No | the latest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| params.direction | string | No | the ordering of the results, 'asc' or 'desc', defaults to 'asc' when since is set |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchClosedOrders (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### editOrder{docsify-ignore}
edit a trade order
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/patchorderbyorderid-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | string | Yes | order id |
| symbol | string | No | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| type | string | No | 'market', 'limit' or 'stop_limit' |
| side | string | No | 'buy' or 'sell' |
| amount | float | No | how much of the currency you want to trade in units of the base currency |
| price | float | No | the price for the order, in units of the quote currency, ignored in market orders |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.triggerPrice | string | No | the price to trigger a stop order |
| params.timeInForce | string | No | 'GTC' or 'IOC', the venue supports only these two for crypto orders, defaults to 'GTC' |
| params.clientOrderId | string | No | a unique identifier for the order, automatically generated if not sent |
```javascript
alpaca.editOrder (id, symbol?, type?, side?, amount?, price?, params?)
```
### fetchMyTrades{docsify-ignore}
fetch all trades made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Trade> - a list of [trade structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=trade-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getaccountactivitiesbyactivitytype-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | No | unified market symbol |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch trades for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of trade structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | int | No | the latest time in ms to fetch trades for |
| params.page_token | string | No | page_token - used for paging |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchMyTrades (symbol?, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchDepositAddress{docsify-ignore}
fetch the deposit address for a currency associated with this account
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [address structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=address-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingwallets
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | string | Yes | unified currency code |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchDepositAddress (code, params?)
```
### withdraw{docsify-ignore}
make a withdrawal
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - a [transaction structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/createcryptotransferforaccount
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | string | Yes | unified currency code |
| amount | float | Yes | the amount to withdraw |
| address | string | Yes | the address to withdraw to |
| tag | string | Yes | a memo for the transaction |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.withdraw (code, amount, address, tag, params?)
```
### fetchDepositsWithdrawals{docsify-ignore}
fetch history of deposits and withdrawals
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - a list of [transaction structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingtransfers
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | string | No | unified currency code for the currency of the deposit/withdrawals, default is undefined |
| since | int | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest deposit/withdrawal, default is undefined |
| limit | int | No | max number of deposit/withdrawals to return, default is undefined |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchDepositsWithdrawals (code?, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchDeposits{docsify-ignore}
fetch all deposits made to an account
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - a list of [transaction structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingtransfers
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | string | No | unified currency code |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch deposits for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of deposit structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchDeposits (code?, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchWithdrawals{docsify-ignore}
fetch all withdrawals made from an account
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - a list of [transaction structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingtransfers
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | string | No | unified currency code |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch withdrawals for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of withdrawal structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchWithdrawals (code?, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### fetchBalance{docsify-ignore}
query for balance and get the amount of funds available for trading or funds locked in orders
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - a [balance structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=balance-structure). note that `info` is
the composite `{ account, positions }` wrapper of both raw venue payloads, not the bare account payload it was
before crypto positions were included — read `info['account']['cash']` where `info['cash']` used to be read
**See**
- https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getaccount-1
- https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallopenpositions
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchBalance (params?)
```
### watchTicker{docsify-ignore}
watches a price ticker, a statistical calculation with the information calculated over the past 24 hours for a specific market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - a [ticker structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=ticker-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/real-time-crypto-pricing-data#quotes
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the ticker for |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchTicker (symbol, params?)
```
### watchOHLCV{docsify-ignore}
watches historical candlestick data containing the open, high, low, and close price, and the volume of a market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<Array<int>> - A list of candles ordered as timestamp, open, high, low, close, volume
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/real-time-crypto-pricing-data#bars
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch OHLCV data for |
| timeframe | string | Yes | the length of time each candle represents |
| since | int | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest candle to fetch |
| limit | int | No | the maximum amount of candles to fetch |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchOHLCV (symbol, timeframe, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### watchOrderBook{docsify-ignore}
watches information on open orders with bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices, volumes and other data
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: object - an [order book structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-book-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/real-time-crypto-pricing-data#orderbooks
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the order book for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum amount of order book entries to return. |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchOrderBook (symbol, limit?, params?)
```
### watchTrades{docsify-ignore}
watches information on multiple trades made in a market
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - a list of [trade structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=trade-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/real-time-crypto-pricing-data#trades
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified market symbol of the market trades were made in |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of trade structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchTrades (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### watchMyTrades{docsify-ignore}
watches information on multiple trades made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - a list of [trade structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=trade-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/websocket-streaming#trade-updates
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified market symbol of the market trades were made in |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch trades for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of trade structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.unifiedMargin | boolean | No | use unified margin account |
```javascript
alpaca.watchMyTrades (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```
### watchOrders{docsify-ignore}
watches information on multiple orders made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [alpaca](#alpaca)
**Returns**: Array<object> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure)
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | string | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | int | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | int | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | object | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchOrders (symbol, since?, limit?, params?)
```