Easy to Use Crypto API for Trading and Building Apps

Trade cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, DOGE, and more with Alpaca's developer-friendly API protected by a robust crypto custody infrastructure to safeguard your assets.

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Speed and Performance Driven APIs

99.95%

Uptime

10ms

Order processing

Best API*

*awarded by Postman, May 2024

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Crypto Solutions

Spot Trading

Spot Trading

Trade cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, DOGE, and more. Available in select international jurisdictions using our dashboard, Trading APIs, or your favorite Connect app.

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Crypto-to-crypto

Crypto-to-crypto

Tap into a new dimension of crypto trading and access arbitrating opportunities with our BTC, USD, USDT, and USDC pairs.

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Wallet

Wallet

Seamlessly deposit and withdraw Bitcoin (BTCUSD), Ethereum (ETHUSD), and all Ethereum (ERC-20) based tokens.

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Protected Crypto Assets

Secure Crypto Custody Infrastructure

Secure Crypto Custody Infrastructure

We safely store and manage our customer's digital assets using industry-leading solutions in self-custody. Alpaca Crypto currently maintains its customers' cryptocurrency in wallets secured by Fireblocks' MPC-CMP architecture.

Responsible Private Key Management

Responsible Private Key Management

All customer assets are safeguarded by Alpaca. We apply the same procedures such as segregation and accounting of customer liability as the decades old standard upheld by securities broker-dealers.

SOC 2 Type II Certified

SOC 2 Type II Certified

Alpaca is SOC 2 Type II Certified, which recognizes that we have the correct protocols and standards safely in place to protect customers' data security.

! For more information about Fireblocks, visit fireblocks.com

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Unlock BTC, USD, USDT, and USDC coin pairs

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Trade Crypto With a Few Lines of Code

Join hundreds of thousands of traders and developers building on Alpaca APIs.

  • Easy to Use Trading API
    SDKs are available in Python, .NET/C#, Go, Node, and more

  • Free Real-Time Market Data
    Paper trading and live trading both come with real-time market data

  • Testing Environment
    Test your work on Paper trading before deploying to production

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from alpaca.trading import TradingClient, MarketOrderRequest, OrderSide, TimeInForce

client = TradingClient('api-key','secret-key')

order_params = MarketOrderRequest(

symbol='BTC/ETH',

side=OrderSide.BUY,

qty=0.324,

time_in_force=TimeInForce.DAY

)

order = client.submit_order(order_params)

Explore More About Alpaca Crypto

Check out these resources to learn more about crypto trading on Alpaca.

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Getting Started with Crypto

Read this guide to learn more about adding crypto to your workflow.

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Crypto Trading Docs

View full documentation on crypto trading such as eligibility, supported assets, supported orders and more.

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Crypto FAQs

Visit our FAQ section for more information about crypto trading through our API.

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