What is Alpaca Live Trading API?

Alpaca Live Trading API is a critical component of Alpaca's infrastructure. This component plays an essential role in the overall service delivery and user experience. We monitor Alpaca Live Trading API continuously to track its availability, performance, and health metrics.

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Alpaca Live Trading API Status

Q: Is Alpaca Live Trading API down right now?

No, Alpaca Live Trading API is operational. This component is functioning normally with no reported issues.

Operational

alpaca.markets ↗6 components

checked Oct 24, 2026 8:25 PM UTC · Alpaca Live Trading API's official status page

Is Alpaca Live Trading API Down Right Now?

No. Alpaca Live Trading API is up and running.

Alpaca Live Trading API is currently operational with all systems functioning normally.

All components operational

Service health

The record

30 day period · not affected by the range above

Availability

100.00%

This component only

Incidents

Recorded for Live Trading API

Longest incident

31m

Single worst stretch

Availability counts operational or degraded time as available for this component alone. Partial outages count as half downtime and major outages count in full, scheduled maintenance is excluded from the calculation, and periods with no recorded status are counted as available rather than assumed down. Figures cover this component only — the service-wide record is on the Live Trading API service page.

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Recent Live Trading API outages & status updates

Status changes and service events for Live Trading API over the last 30 days

Scheduled maintenance on Live Trading API

Oct 3 · resolved after 3h 4m

Live Trading API experienced degraded performance

Sep 26 · resolved after 31m

Scheduled maintenance on Live Trading API

Sep 26 · resolved after 2h 5m

Solid — we detected itHollow — Live Trading API reported it

Inside Live Trading API

6 sub-components under Live Trading API, each with its own status history.

Frequently asked questions about Alpaca Live Trading API

Common questions about monitoring Live Trading API and reading its status.

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