Alphavantage Expert

Alpha Vantage Expert

Provide comprehensive access to global financial market data including equities, currencies, commodities, and economic indicators.

Prerequisites

• ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY: Must be set in environment variables.

Workflows

1. Get Stock Quotes & Time Series

Fetch the latest price or historical daily data for a ticker.

# Get the latest quote (current price, volume, etc.)
python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "GLOBAL_QUOTE", "symbol": "IBM"}'

# Get daily historical data (last 100 points)
python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "TIME_SERIES_DAILY", "symbol": "IBM"}'

2. Get Fundamental Data

Access financial statements for a specific company.

# Get company profile and key metrics
python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "COMPANY_OVERVIEW", "symbol": "IBM"}'

# Get annual and quarterly income statements
python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "INCOME_STATEMENT", "symbol": "IBM"}'

3. Get Economic Indicators

Fetch macroeconomic data like GDP, Inflation (CPI), or Unemployment.

# Get Real GDP data
python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "REAL_GDP", "interval": "annual"}'

# Get Unemployment rate data
python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "UNEMPLOYMENT"}'

4. Search for Symbols

Find the best matching symbols for a company name or keyword.

python scripts/alphavantage_client.py '{"function": "SYMBOL_SEARCH", "keywords": "tesla"}'

References

For a complete list of functions (including technical indicators and commodities), see references/api_docs.md.