# Alpha Vantage

Alpha Vantage is a financial data provider that delivers real-time and historical stock market data through a simple API. It covers equities, forex, cryptocurrencies, and economic indicators — making it a go-to source for investors, analysts, and developers who need reliable market data.

By connecting Alpha Vantage to Coupler.io, you can pull stock price data directly into your spreadsheets, dashboards, or data warehouse without writing a single line of code.

## Why connect Alpha Vantage to Coupler.io?

* **Automate market data refreshes** — schedule imports so your reports always reflect the latest prices
* **Track multiple symbols in one place** — set up separate sources per ticker and consolidate data in one destination
* **Access historical and intraday data** — pull everything from 1-minute intervals to monthly aggregates
* **No coding required** — Coupler.io handles the API calls, pagination, and formatting for you

## Prerequisites

Before you connect, make sure you have:

* A free or premium **Alpha Vantage account** at [alphavantage.co](https://www.alphavantage.co)
* Your **Alpha Vantage API key** (available in your account dashboard after sign-up)
* A Coupler.io account

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Free Alpha Vantage accounts are limited to 25 API requests per day and 5 requests per minute.

Some entities — like Time series daily adjusted — require a premium plan.
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## Quick start

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Start with the **Quotes** entity to verify that your connection is working, then switch to the time-series entity that best fits your analysis needs.
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**Create a new data flow in Coupler.io** and select **Alpha Vantage** as your source.
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**Enter your API key.** Paste your Alpha Vantage API key into the API key field. You can find this key on your Alpha Vantage account page under the API key section.
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**Configure Basic settings.** Choose the entity (e.g., Time series dailies), enter the stock symbol you want to track (e.g., `MSFT` or `TSCO.LON`), and set the output size — **compact** returns the last 100 data points, **full** returns the complete history.
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**Choose your destination.** Select where you want the data to land — Google Sheets, Excel, BigQuery, Claude, and more. Map your columns if needed, then run a manual import to confirm everything looks right.
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**Set a schedule.** Choose how often Coupler.io should refresh your data — hourly, daily, or on a custom schedule — and activate the data flow.
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## Available entities

| Entity                        | Description                                               |
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| Time series intradays         | Real-time intraday price data with customizable intervals |
| Time series dailies           | Daily OHLC price history                                  |
| Time series daily adjusteds   | Daily OHLC adjusted for dividends and splits              |
| Time series weeklies          | Weekly aggregated price history                           |
| Time series weekly adjusteds  | Weekly prices adjusted for dividends and splits           |
| Time series monthlies         | Monthly aggregated price history                          |
| Time series monthly adjusteds | Monthly prices adjusted for dividends and splits          |
| Quotes                        | Latest real-time quote with current price and volume      |