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<a name="alpaca" id="alpaca"></a>
## alpaca{docsify-ignore}
**Kind**: global class
**Extends**: <code>Exchange</code>
* [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)
<a name="fetchTime" id="fetchtime"></a>
### fetchTime{docsify-ignore}
fetches the current integer timestamp in milliseconds from the exchange server
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>int</code> - the current integer timestamp in milliseconds from the exchange server
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTime ([params])
```
<a name="fetchMarkets" id="fetchmarkets"></a>
### fetchMarkets{docsify-ignore}
retrieves data on all markets for alpaca
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - an array of objects representing market data
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/get-v2-assets
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange api endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchMarkets ([params])
```
<a name="fetchTrades" id="fetchtrades"></a>
### fetchTrades{docsify-ignore}
get the list of most recent trades for a particular symbol
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Trade&gt;</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch trades for |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest trade to fetch |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum amount of trades to fetch |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | <code>string</code> | No | crypto location, default: us |
| params.method | <code>string</code> | No | method, default: marketPublicGetV1beta3CryptoLocTrades |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTrades (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchOrderBook" id="fetchorderbook"></a>
### fetchOrderBook{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on open orders with bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices, volumes and other data
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - A dictionary of [order book structures](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#order-book-structure) indexed by market symbols
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptolatestorderbooks
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the order book for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum amount of order book entries to return |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | <code>string</code> | No | crypto location, default: us |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOrderBook (symbol[, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchOHLCV" id="fetchohlcv"></a>
### 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 [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Array&lt;int&gt;&gt;</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch OHLCV data for |
| timeframe | <code>string</code> | Yes | the length of time each candle represents |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest candle to fetch |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum amount of candles to fetch |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the alpha api endpoint |
| params.loc | <code>string</code> | No | crypto location, default: us |
| params.method | <code>string</code> | No | method, default: marketPublicGetV1beta3CryptoLocBars |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOHLCV (symbol, timeframe[, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchTicker" id="fetchticker"></a>
### 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 [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - a [ticker structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=ticker-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/cryptosnapshots-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the ticker for |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | <code>string</code> | No | crypto location, default: us |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTicker (symbol[, params])
```
<a name="fetchTickers" id="fetchtickers"></a>
### fetchTickers{docsify-ignore}
fetches price tickers for multiple markets, statistical information calculated over the past 24 hours for each market
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - 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 | <code>Array&lt;string&gt;</code> | Yes | unified symbols of the markets to fetch tickers for |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.loc | <code>string</code> | No | crypto location, default: us |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchTickers (symbols[, params])
```
<a name="createMarketOrderWithCost" id="createmarketorderwithcost"></a>
### createMarketOrderWithCost{docsify-ignore}
create a market order by providing the symbol, side and cost
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| side | <code>string</code> | Yes | 'buy' or 'sell' |
| cost | <code>float</code> | Yes | how much you want to trade in units of the quote currency |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.createMarketOrderWithCost (symbol, side, cost[, params])
```
<a name="createMarketBuyOrderWithCost" id="createmarketbuyorderwithcost"></a>
### createMarketBuyOrderWithCost{docsify-ignore}
create a market buy order by providing the symbol and cost
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| cost | <code>float</code> | Yes | how much you want to trade in units of the quote currency |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.createMarketBuyOrderWithCost (symbol, cost[, params])
```
<a name="createMarketSellOrderWithCost" id="createmarketsellorderwithcost"></a>
### createMarketSellOrderWithCost{docsify-ignore}
create a market sell order by providing the symbol and cost
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| cost | <code>float</code> | Yes | how much you want to trade in units of the quote currency |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.createMarketSellOrderWithCost (symbol, cost[, params])
```
<a name="createOrder" id="createorder"></a>
### createOrder{docsify-ignore}
create a trade order
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/postorder
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| type | <code>string</code> | Yes | 'market', 'limit' or 'stop_limit' |
| side | <code>string</code> | Yes | 'buy' or 'sell' |
| amount | <code>float</code> | Yes | how much of currency you want to trade in units of base currency |
| price | <code>float</code> | No | the price at which the order is to be fulfilled, in units of the quote currency, ignored in market orders |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.triggerPrice | <code>float</code> | No | The price at which a trigger order is triggered at |
| params.cost | <code>float</code> | No | *market orders only* the cost of the order in units of the quote currency |
```javascript
alpaca.createOrder (symbol, type, side, amount[, price, params])
```
<a name="cancelOrder" id="cancelorder"></a>
### cancelOrder{docsify-ignore}
cancels an open order
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - An [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/deleteorderbyorderid
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | <code>string</code> | Yes | order id |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market the order was made in |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.cancelOrder (id, symbol[, params])
```
<a name="cancelAllOrders" id="cancelallorders"></a>
### cancelAllOrders{docsify-ignore}
cancel all open orders in a market
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/deleteallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | alpaca cancelAllOrders cannot setting symbol, it will cancel all open orders |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.cancelAllOrders (symbol[, params])
```
<a name="fetchOrder" id="fetchorder"></a>
### fetchOrder{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on an order made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - An [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getorderbyorderid
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | <code>string</code> | Yes | the order id |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market the order was made in |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOrder (id, symbol[, params])
```
<a name="fetchOrders" id="fetchorders"></a>
### fetchOrders{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on multiple orders made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Order&gt;</code> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | <code>int</code> | No | the latest time in ms to fetch orders for |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOrders (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchOpenOrders" id="fetchopenorders"></a>
### fetchOpenOrders{docsify-ignore}
fetch all unfilled currently open orders
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Order&gt;</code> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | <code>int</code> | No | the latest time in ms to fetch orders for |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchOpenOrders (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchClosedOrders" id="fetchclosedorders"></a>
### fetchClosedOrders{docsify-ignore}
fetches information on multiple closed orders made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Order&gt;</code> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getallorders
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | <code>int</code> | No | the latest time in ms to fetch orders for |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchClosedOrders (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="editOrder" id="editorder"></a>
### editOrder{docsify-ignore}
edit a trade order
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - an [order structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/patchorderbyorderid-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | <code>string</code> | Yes | order id |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | No | unified symbol of the market to create an order in |
| type | <code>string</code> | No | 'market', 'limit' or 'stop_limit' |
| side | <code>string</code> | No | 'buy' or 'sell' |
| amount | <code>float</code> | No | how much of the currency you want to trade in units of the base currency |
| price | <code>float</code> | No | the price for the order, in units of the quote currency, ignored in market orders |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.triggerPrice | <code>string</code> | No | the price to trigger a stop order |
| params.timeInForce | <code>string</code> | No | for crypto trading either 'gtc' or 'ioc' can be used |
| params.clientOrderId | <code>string</code> | No | a unique identifier for the order, automatically generated if not sent |
```javascript
alpaca.editOrder (id[, symbol, type, side, amount, price, params])
```
<a name="fetchMyTrades" id="fetchmytrades"></a>
### fetchMyTrades{docsify-ignore}
fetch all trades made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Trade&gt;</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | No | unified market symbol |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch trades for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of trade structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.until | <code>int</code> | No | the latest time in ms to fetch trades for |
| params.page_token | <code>string</code> | No | page_token - used for paging |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchMyTrades ([symbol, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchDepositAddress" id="fetchdepositaddress"></a>
### fetchDepositAddress{docsify-ignore}
fetch the deposit address for a currency associated with this account
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - an [address structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=address-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingwallets
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified currency code |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchDepositAddress (code[, params])
```
<a name="withdraw" id="withdraw"></a>
### withdraw{docsify-ignore}
make a withdrawal
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - a [transaction structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/createcryptotransferforaccount
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified currency code |
| amount | <code>float</code> | Yes | the amount to withdraw |
| address | <code>string</code> | Yes | the address to withdraw to |
| tag | <code>string</code> | Yes | a memo for the transaction |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.withdraw (code, amount, address, tag[, params])
```
<a name="fetchDepositsWithdrawals" id="fetchdepositswithdrawals"></a>
### fetchDepositsWithdrawals{docsify-ignore}
fetch history of deposits and withdrawals
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - a list of [transaction structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingtransfers
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | <code>string</code> | No | unified currency code for the currency of the deposit/withdrawals, default is undefined |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest deposit/withdrawal, default is undefined |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | max number of deposit/withdrawals to return, default is undefined |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchDepositsWithdrawals ([code, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchDeposits" id="fetchdeposits"></a>
### fetchDeposits{docsify-ignore}
fetch all deposits made to an account
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - a list of [transaction structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingtransfers
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | <code>string</code> | No | unified currency code |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch deposits for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of deposit structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchDeposits ([code, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchWithdrawals" id="fetchwithdrawals"></a>
### fetchWithdrawals{docsify-ignore}
fetch all withdrawals made from an account
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - a list of [transaction structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=transaction-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/listcryptofundingtransfers
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| code | <code>string</code> | No | unified currency code |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch withdrawals for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of withdrawal structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchWithdrawals ([code, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="fetchBalance" id="fetchbalance"></a>
### fetchBalance{docsify-ignore}
query for balance and get the amount of funds available for trading or funds locked in orders
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - a [balance structure](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=balance-structure)
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/getaccount-1
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.fetchBalance ([params])
```
<a name="watchTicker" id="watchticker"></a>
### 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 [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the ticker for |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchTicker (symbol[, params])
```
<a name="watchOHLCV" id="watchohlcv"></a>
### 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 [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;Array&lt;int&gt;&gt;</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch OHLCV data for |
| timeframe | <code>string</code> | Yes | the length of time each candle represents |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | timestamp in ms of the earliest candle to fetch |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum amount of candles to fetch |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchOHLCV (symbol, timeframe[, since, limit, params])
```
<a name="watchOrderBook" id="watchorderbook"></a>
### watchOrderBook{docsify-ignore}
watches information on open orders with bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices, volumes and other data
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>object</code> - A dictionary of [order book structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-book-structure) indexed by market symbols
**See**: https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/real-time-crypto-pricing-data#orderbooks
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified symbol of the market to fetch the order book for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum amount of order book entries to return. |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchOrderBook (symbol[, limit, params])
```
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### watchTrades{docsify-ignore}
watches information on multiple trades made in a market
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified market symbol of the market trades were made in |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of trade structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchTrades (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```
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### watchMyTrades{docsify-ignore}
watches information on multiple trades made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - 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 | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified market symbol of the market trades were made in |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch trades for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of trade structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
| params.unifiedMargin | <code>boolean</code> | No | use unified margin account |
```javascript
alpaca.watchMyTrades (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```
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### watchOrders{docsify-ignore}
watches information on multiple orders made by the user
**Kind**: instance method of [<code>alpaca</code>](#alpaca)
**Returns**: <code>Array&lt;object&gt;</code> - a list of [order structures](https://docs.ccxt.com/#/?id=order-structure)
| Param | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| symbol | <code>string</code> | Yes | unified market symbol of the market orders were made in |
| since | <code>int</code> | No | the earliest time in ms to fetch orders for |
| limit | <code>int</code> | No | the maximum number of order structures to retrieve |
| params | <code>object</code> | No | extra parameters specific to the exchange API endpoint |
```javascript
alpaca.watchOrders (symbol[, since, limit, params])
```