# Streaming (websocket) data polygon integration

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/streaming-websocket-data-polygon-integration/1742>\
**Category:** Alpaca Market Data\
**Created:** [June 10, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/streaming-websocket-data-polygon-integration/1742 "2020-06-10T08:26:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hyungjun\_Lim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/hyungjun_lim/32/914_2.png) [@Hyungjun\_Lim](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Hyungjun_Lim)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/streaming-websocket-data-polygon-integration/1742/1 "2020-06-10T08:26:06Z")

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Hi,

For the websocket polygon integration, is the Alpaca stream as real time as the polygon stream?  
Also, does Alpaca allow the same number of subscriptions? e.g. polygon allows me to subscribe to 3k symbols stream, does Alpaca allow me to do the same?

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**Author:** ![EagleEye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@EagleEye](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/EagleEye)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/streaming-websocket-data-polygon-integration/1742/2 "2020-08-14T04:44:08Z")

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Is it free to access polygon data/API?

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Bohne\_Alpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/jason_bohne_alpaca/32/1104_2.png) [@Jason\_Bohne\_Alpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Jason_Bohne_Alpaca)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/streaming-websocket-data-polygon-integration/1742/3 "2020-08-14T21:37:52Z")

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Hey @EagleEye

You can only access the polygon data if you have a funded live trading account. You can use the Alpaca Data API with a paper only account however.

Cheers,  
Jason