alpaca-broker-sse-events

You consume real-time SSE event streams from the Alpaca Broker API by managing HTTP Basic auth connections and processing server-sent events directly. This handles brokerage lifecycle events like account status updates, trade updates, and funding transfers reliably.

Handling reconnections and avoiding duplicate events in an SSE stream requires implementing replay cursors. Replay cursors recover and replay missed events upon reconnecting, ensuring data integrity and preventing duplicate processing of brokerage lifecycle updates.

Yes, the Alpaca Broker API SSE streams support heartbeat detection. Robust error handling logic uses heartbeat detection alongside reconnection strategies to maintain reliable real-time event monitoring in production environments.

Yes, you can monitor trade updates and funding transfers in real-time using Alpaca brokerage SSE events. Real-time event consumption tracks brokerage lifecycle events including account status, journal entries, trade updates, and non-trade activities.

Alpaca Broker API event streams drop messages during network interruptions because standard SSE connections lack built-in state management. Implementing replay cursor management recovers missed events upon reconnect, ensuring continuous data integrity.

Yes, you need HTTP Basic auth to connect to Alpaca Broker API SSE streams. Secure connection management and authentication over HTTP Basic auth is required to consume and process real-time brokerage events reliably.