Alpha Vantage
The alpha_vantage
sensor platform uses Alpha Vantage
To enable the alpha_vantage
platform, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. The integration is now shown on the integrations page under Settings > Devices & services. Its entities are listed on the integration card itself and on the Entities tab.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
- platform: alpha_vantage
api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
symbols:
- symbol: GOOGL
name: Google
foreign_exchange:
- name: USD_EUR
from: USD
to: EUR
Either a symbol or a foreign exchange must be configured, otherwise you will not get any data.
Configuration Variables
The API Key from Alpha Vantage
List of stock market symbols for given companies.
API information
Alpha Vantage offers two tiers of the API key, one free and one paid for. If you are using the free version, you will be limited to twenty-five queries per day. The sensor polls every 5 minutes, so you will only get data for the first two hours per day. This can be configured using the scan_interval
variable.
The paid version starts at 75 queries per minute, increasing ticker quantity quite a bit.
Examples
In this section you find some real-life examples of how to use this sensor.
Google and the exchange rate for Bitcoin
sensor:
- platform: alpha_vantage
api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
symbols:
- name: Google
currency: USD
symbol: GOOGL
foreign_exchange:
- from: BTC
to: USD
name: Bitcoin