Stocks Flow Minute History API - Per-Minute Buckets

Endpoint

GET /v1/flow/stocks/{symbol}/history

Auth required (X-Api-Key) Rate Limited: Yes Alpha plan+

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Default	Description
`symbol`	path	yes	-	Stock symbol
`minutes`	query	no	60	Window size, clamped to `1..10080`

curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://lab.flashalpha.com/v1/flow/stocks/SPY/history?minutes=120"

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://lab.flashalpha.com/v1/flow/stocks/SPY/history",
    headers={"X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
data = resp.json()
print(f"{data['count']} buckets over {data['minutes']} minutes")

const resp = await fetch(
  "https://lab.flashalpha.com/v1/flow/stocks/SPY/history",
  { headers: { "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data.count + " buckets over " + data.minutes + " minutes");

API Key

Response

{
  "symbol": "SPY",
  "minutes": 120,
  "count": 3,
  "buckets": [
    {
      "ts": "2026-05-12T18:42:00Z",
      "buyVolume": 245000,
      "sellVolume": 218400,
      "midVolume": 12450,
      "netVolume": 26600,
      "tradeCount": 8420,
      "biggestTrade": 50000,
      "vwap": 597.48,
      "open": 597.32,
      "close": 597.51,
      "high": 597.58,
      "low": 597.30
    },
    {
      "ts": "2026-05-12T18:41:00Z",
      "buyVolume": 220150,
      "sellVolume": 232800,
      "midVolume": 10220,
      "netVolume": -12650,
      "tradeCount": 7850,
      "biggestTrade": 35000,
      "vwap": 597.31,
      "open": 597.18,
      "close": 597.32,
      "high": 597.40,
      "low": 597.15
    },
    {
      "ts": "2026-05-12T18:40:00Z",
      "buyVolume": 198400,
      "sellVolume": 195200,
      "midVolume": 9420,
      "netVolume": 3200,
      "tradeCount": 7102,
      "biggestTrade": 28000,
      "vwap": 597.16,
      "open": 597.05,
      "close": 597.18,
      "high": 597.22,
      "low": 597.02
    }
  ]
}

Key Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`symbol`	string	Uppercase stock symbol
`minutes`	integer	Requested/effective minute window
`count`	integer	Number of buckets returned
`buckets[]`	array	Minute buckets: `ts`, `buyVolume`, `sellVolume`, `midVolume`, `netVolume`, `tradeCount`, `biggestTrade`, `vwap`, `open`, `close`, `high`, `low`

Errors

Status	Description
`403`	Requires Alpha plan or higher
`502`	Upstream flow data source unavailable

About

Minute-aggregated equity trade-flow buckets, newest first. Includes full minute OHLC so this stream can also act as a 1-minute candle feed with flow attribution baked in. Window is clamped to one week.

Common Use Cases

Minute-candle chart with buy/sell overlay
VWAP deviation: rolling distance from minute VWAP for mean reversion
Volume spike scan: flag buckets where tradeCount or biggestTrade spikes
Backtest feed: replay 1-minute equity flow alongside option flow
Imbalance tracking: rolling net-share imbalance across the session