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VB6 / Alpaca Stocks Data / Bars

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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

Dim queryParams As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = queryParams.UpdateString("timeframe","1Min")

http.SetRequestHeader "Apca-Api-Secret-Key","{{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "Apca-Api-Key-Id","{{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://{{HOST}}/v2/stocks/:symbol/bars",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -G -d "timeframe=1Min"
	-H "Apca-Api-Key-Id: {{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}"
	-H "Apca-Api-Secret-Key: {{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}"
https://{{HOST}}/v2/stocks/:symbol/bars

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Bars",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "disabledSystemHeaders": {}
  },
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Apca-Api-Key-Id",
        "value": "{{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}",
        "type": "text"
      },
      {
        "key": "Apca-Api-Secret-Key",
        "value": "{{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{HOST}}/v2/stocks/:symbol/bars?timeframe=1Min",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{HOST}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v2",
        "stocks",
        ":symbol",
        "bars"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "timeframe",
          "value": "1Min",
          "description": "Timeframe for the aggregation. Values are customizeable, frequently used examples: 1Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day."
        },
        {
          "key": "start",
          "value": "2020-04-01T0:00:00Z",
          "description": "Filter data equal to or after this time in RFC-3339 format. Fractions of a second are not accepted.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "end",
          "value": "2021-08-26T11:00:00Z",
          "description": "Filter data equal to or before this time in RFC-3339 format. Fractions of a second are not accepted.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "feed",
          "value": "sip",
          "description": "The data feed, defaults iex for free users and sip for users with a subscription.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "adjustment",
          "value": "raw",
          "description": "Specifies the corporate action adjustment for the stocks. Enum: ‘raw’, ‘split’, ‘dividend’ or ‘all’. Default value is ‘raw’.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "limit",
          "value": "1000",
          "description": "Number of data points to return. Must be in range 1-10000, defaults to 1000.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "page_token",
          "value": "",
          "description": "Pagination token to continue from.",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "symbol",
          "value": "AAPL",
          "description": "The symbol to query for"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}