{"library":"alpaca-trade-api","type":"library","category":null,"description":"DEPRECATED. alpaca-trade-api (3.2.0) is the old Alpaca Python SDK — deprecated in 2022, no new features, no patches. The official replacement is 'alpaca-py' (pip install alpaca-py). LLMs heavily trained on alpaca-trade-api tutorials since it dominated for years. New projects must use alpaca-py. alpaca-trade-api still installs and partially works but uses the old v1/v2 API patterns.","language":"python","status":"deprecated","version":"3.2.0","tags":["alpaca","trading","stocks","python","deprecated","fintech"],"last_verified":"Tue Jun 09","install":[{"cmd":"pip install alpaca-py","imports":["# pip install alpaca-py\nfrom alpaca.trading.client import TradingClient\nfrom alpaca.trading.requests import MarketOrderRequest\nfrom alpaca.trading.enums import OrderSide, TimeInForce\n\nclient = TradingClient(\n    api_key='YOUR_API_KEY',\n    secret_key='YOUR_SECRET_KEY',\n    paper=True  # paper trading\n)\n\n# Get account\naccount = client.get_account()\nprint(account.portfolio_value)\n\n# Place market order\norder_data = MarketOrderRequest(\n    symbol='AAPL',\n    qty=1,\n    side=OrderSide.BUY,\n    time_in_force=TimeInForce.DAY\n)\norder = client.submit_order(order_data)"]},{"cmd":"pip install alpaca-trade-api","imports":[]}],"homepage":"https://alpaca.markets","github":"https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-trade-api-python","docs":null,"changelog":null,"pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/alpaca-trade-api/","npm":null,"openapi_spec":null,"status_page":null,"smithery":null,"compatibility":{"summary":{"python_range":"3.10–3.9","success_rate":100,"avg_install_s":11.8,"avg_import_s":null,"wheel_type":"wheel"},"url":"https://checklist.day/v1/registry/alpaca-trade-api/compatibility"}}