---
title: "Alpaca Data Source"
description: "Explore the Alpaca Data Source to accelerate development with various language drivers and comprehensive schema details. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/alpacaDataSource"
---

# <a id="top"></a>Alpaca Data Source

An Object

##### Table of Contents

- [Overview](#top "Overview")
- [Properties](#properties "Properties")
- [Schema](#schema "Schema")

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## <a id="properties"></a>Properties

The following properties are available:

| Property | Type | Default | Read-Only | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mappings | object |  | No |  |
| query | object |  | No |  |

## <a id="schema"></a>Schema

```json

{
  "title": "Alpaca Data Source",
  "description": "Alpaca Data Source",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "required": true,
      "type": "object"
    },
    "mappings": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": false,
      "properties": {
        "mappings": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "alpacaDataSource"
}
```