An R language wrapper for the new iexcloud market data API from IEX Group Inc. All data is returned dataframes (actually tibbles).

This package is a companion to the NodeJS package iexcloud_api_wrapper

To install as a dependancy into your project at the R REPL command prompt

install.github("schardtbc/iexcloudR")

then in your .env or .Renviron file add the following keys

IEXCLOUD_API_VERSION = "stable"
IEXCLOUD_PUBLIC_KEY = "pk_..."
IEXCLOUD_SECRET_KEY = "sk_..."

# use the pk and sk obtained from your iexcloud account
# make sure the .env file is in your .gitignore file
# do not hard code the keys into your application code
# do not upload the keys to github.
# you can easily change the keys if they become compromised

Note: when IEXCLOUD_PUBLIC_KEY starts with a "T" ,as in "Tpk= ..." then the base url used will be the sandbox url instead of the production cloud url

To test that everything installed correctly and the .env file is properly setup you can use the following or similar code

library(iexcloudR)

historyFor("AAPL")

iexcloud is a product of IEX Group Inc. which operates the Investors Exchange IEX, a stock exhange for US equities which trades > 9B notational value on a daily basis.

Using iexcloud requires registration to obtain a unique api key which is used for all data requests.

A majority of the endpoints are charged a usage free which varies by the source and type of data returned. All IEX Group sourced data is free.

Each endpoint is assigned a cost in terms of message units.

see https://iexcloud.io/pricing/ for current plans, rates

https://iexcloud.io/docs/api/#introduction

Attribution is required of all users of iexcloud. Put “Powered by IEX Cloud” somewhere on your site or app, and link that text to https://iexcloud.io. Alternately, the attribution link can be included in your terms of service.

Powered by IEX Cloud

Below is a list of the iexcloud APIs that have ([x]) and have not ([ ]) been implemented by this package.

• FOREX CURRANCIES
• OPTIONS
• COMMODITIES
• BONDS
• REALTME, SCALABLE NOTIFICATIONS
• EVENT DRIVEN AUTOMATED RULES FOR SERVERLESS DATA ANALYSIS