Alpaca incident

Intermittent Errors on Broker API Account and Position Endpoints

Resolved after 1 hour 6 minutes, affecting broker.trading.accounts.account_id.account.get and broker.trading.accounts.account_id.orders.get, on September 9, 2026.

resolved Sep 09, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC

We have not observed any further issues since our last update, and service remains stable. We will continue to monitor the system closely, please do not hesitate to contact us if you experience any issues.

Started
Sep 09, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 09, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC
Duration
1h 6m
Detected by Pingoru
Sep 09, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC

Affected components

broker.trading.accounts.account_id.account.getbroker.trading.accounts.account_id.orders.get

Update timeline

  1. investigating Sep 09, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC

    We are investigating intermittent elevated error rates and latency affecting the Broker API GET on Positions & Accounts requests. Some requests may experience transient failures. Our engineering teams are actively working to restore normal performance.

  2. identified Sep 09, 2026, 07:14 AM UTC

    We've identified the issue, and the system has has recovered following a 7-minute window of impact (06:43–06:49 UTC). Our team continues to monitor the situation closely.

  3. monitoring Sep 09, 2026, 07:35 AM UTC

    Services have stabilized following intermittent errors on the GET account and positions endpoints. Our team remain in a state of monitoring. Thank you for your understanding.

  4. resolved Sep 09, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC

    We have not observed any further issues since our last update, and service remains stable. We will continue to monitor the system closely, please do not hesitate to contact us if you experience any issues.

Your product runs on more than Alpaca

Add the vendors you depend on and get one message when any of them reports trouble. Free for 3 vendors, no card.

Add your stack →