# Get\_bars vs. get\_barset

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/get-bars-vs-get-barset/8127>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [January 25, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/get-bars-vs-get-barset/8127 "2022-01-25T10:00:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 10

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![livefire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/livefire/32/4457_2.png) [@livefire](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/livefire)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/get-bars-vs-get-barset/8127/10 "2022-01-28T16:06:06Z")

</div>

Per my post yesterday - this is where we need examples like this that you just provided to help others convert over from outdated documentation.

> [@To Moderators/Admins - Dedicated Programming Examples?](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/to-moderators-admins-dedicated-programming-examples/8165):
>
> Hi Moderators/Admins, Is it possible to establish a dedicated programming examples section? With so much development by members of the community, it would be beneficial for the community to provide or show examples of how they are working with the API that have some degree of confidence that actually work. The examples on the website seem to be limited in nature and know there is much more capability and power to what the API can provide. For instance, there doesn’t seem to be websocket or s…

---

_[View the full topic](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/get-bars-vs-get-barset/8127)._
