spqps / findatafetcherr

This R script fetches financial data, such as stock prices, using the Alpha Vantage API. It provides a simple way to retrieve the latest close price for a given stock symbol.

Financial Data Fetching with R Programming

This R script fetches financial data, such as stock prices, using the Alpha Vantage API. It provides a simple way to retrieve the latest close price for a given stock symbol.

Prerequisites

Before running the script, you need to obtain an API key from Alpha Vantage. You can sign up for a free account and obtain the key here.

Installation

Make sure you have the required R packages installed. You can install them using the following commands or download Required_Packages file:

• In R Studio:

  • install.packages("httr")

  • install.packages("jsonlite")

Configuration

• Replace the placeholder YOUR_ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY in the script with your actual Alpha Vantage API key.

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• Alpha Vantage API key (replace with your key)
  • api_key <- "YOUR_ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY"

Usage

• Run the R script financial_script.R in your R environment. You can do this by opening the script in RStudio or running it in the R console.
• The script provides an example of fetching stock data for a specific symbol (AAPL for Apple Inc.). You can customize the script to fetch data for different stock symbols dynamically.

Copy code #Example: Get stock data for a specific symbol (e.g., Apple Inc.) get_stock_data("AAPL")

Customization and Expansion

Feel free to customize and expand the project according to your needs:

• Allow dynamic input for stock symbols.
• Enhance error handling and provide user-friendly messages.
• Fetch historical stock prices and perform data analysis.
• Create visualizations using ggplot2 or other plotting libraries.
• Build a Shiny app for a more interactive experience.

License

• This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

• Alpha Vantage for providing the API to access financial data.
• The R community for the development of useful packages.