Ally Invest Watchlists API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Ally Invest Accounts Watchlists API
  description: The Ally Invest REST API (originally developed from the TradeKing acquisition) provides programmatic access to self-directed brokerage account management, order placement, real-time and delayed market data, watchlist management, and member profile information. Authentication uses OAuth 1.0 with consumer and token credentials. Responses are available in JSON and XML formats.
  version: v1
  contact:
    email: InvestAPI@ally.com
  termsOfService: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/invest/api-agreement.pdf
  x-logo:
    url: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
servers:
- url: https://api.ally.com/v1
  description: Ally Invest REST API
- url: https://stream.ally.com/v1
  description: Ally Invest Streaming API
tags:
- name: Watchlists
  description: Watchlist creation and symbol management
paths:
  /watchlists.json:
    get:
      operationId: getWatchlists
      summary: Get all watchlists
      description: Returns all watchlists associated with the authenticated member account.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with watchlists
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - OAuth1: []
    post:
      operationId: createWatchlist
      summary: Create a watchlist
      description: Creates a new watchlist with optional initial symbols for the authenticated member.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateWatchlistRequest'
            example:
              id: my-watchlist
              symbols:
              - symbol: AAPL
              - symbol: MSFT
              - symbol: GOOGL
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Watchlist created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - OAuth1: []
  /watchlists/{id}.json:
    get:
      operationId: getWatchlist
      summary: Get a specific watchlist
      description: Returns details and symbols for a specific watchlist.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WatchlistId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with watchlist details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - OAuth1: []
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWatchlist
      summary: Delete a watchlist
      description: Deletes a specific watchlist by ID.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WatchlistId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Watchlist deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - OAuth1: []
  /watchlists/{id}/symbols.json:
    post:
      operationId: addWatchlistSymbols
      summary: Add symbols to a watchlist
      description: Adds one or more ticker symbols to an existing watchlist.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WatchlistId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistSymbolsRequest'
            example:
              symbols:
              - symbol: TSLA
              - symbol: AMZN
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Symbols added successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - OAuth1: []
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWatchlistSymbols
      summary: Remove symbols from a watchlist
      description: Removes one or more ticker symbols from an existing watchlist.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WatchlistId'
      - name: symbols
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Comma-separated list of symbols to remove
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Symbols removed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - OAuth1: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreateWatchlistRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Name/ID for the new watchlist
        symbols:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              symbol:
                type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            error:
              type: string
              description: Error message
            elapsedtime:
              type: string
            id:
              type: string
    Watchlist:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Watchlist name/ID
        symbols:
          type: object
          properties:
            symbol:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  symbol:
                    type: string
                    description: Ticker symbol
    WatchlistSymbolsRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - symbols
      properties:
        symbols:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              symbol:
                type: string
    WatchlistResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            watchlist:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Watchlist'
            elapsedtime:
              type: string
            id:
              type: string
            error:
              type: string
    WatchlistsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            watchlists:
              type: object
              properties:
                watchlist:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Watchlist'
            elapsedtime:
              type: string
            id:
              type: string
            error:
              type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or credentials invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Requested resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    WatchlistId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The watchlist ID (name)
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth1:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: OAuth 1.0 authentication using consumer key/secret and OAuth token/secret pairs. The Authorization header must include oauth_consumer_key, oauth_token, oauth_signature_method (HMAC-SHA1), oauth_timestamp, oauth_nonce, oauth_version, and oauth_signature.
externalDocs:
  description: Ally Invest API Documentation
  url: https://www.ally.com/api/invest/documentation/getting-started/