# Alpaca ACATS API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-acats-api/  
**Provider:** Alpaca — https://apis.io/providers/alpaca/  
**Base URL:** https://broker-api.alpaca.markets  
**Documentation:** https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/trading-api

Alpaca ACATS API is one of 45 APIs that [Alpaca](https://apis.io/providers/alpaca/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification. This API exposes 20 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include ACATS. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, and 20 JSON Schemas.

Endpoints for initiating and tracking ACATS transfers. Use the ACATS endpoints to create transfers and query their current state, and the [Admin Action Events Stream](#operation/subscribeToAdminActionSSE) under the **Events** group to receive real-time status updates (`acats_status_admin_event`) as a transfer moves through its lifecycle.

## Operations (6)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/v1beta1/acats` | List transfers |
| GET | `/v1beta1/acats/{account_id}` | List transfers for an account |
| POST | `/v1beta1/acats/{account_id}` | Initiate an incoming transfer |
| GET | `/v1beta1/acats/{account_id}/{acats_id}` | Get transfer details |
| GET | `/v1beta1/acats/{account_id}/{acats_id}/assets` | List assets for a transfer |
| GET | `/v1beta1/acats/contrabrokers` | List contra brokers |

## Machine-readable artifacts (44)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/openapi/alpaca-acats-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/trading-api
- **AsyncAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/asyncapi/alpaca-asyncapi.yml
- **Sandbox** — https://paper-api.alpaca.markets/v2
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-account-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-order-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-position-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-option-contract-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-assets-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-create-order-request-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/about-broker-api
- **Sandbox** — https://broker-api.sandbox.alpaca.markets
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-trade-account-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-account-extended-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-account-creation-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-trade-update-event-v2-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-ipoevent-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/about-market-data-api
- **Sandbox** — https://data.sandbox.alpaca.markets
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-corporate-action-event-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-movers-resp-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-fixed-income-latest-quotes-resp-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-most-actives-resp-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-fixed-income-latest-prices-resp-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-stock-auctions-resp-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/reference/issuetokens
- **Sandbox** — https://authx.sandbox.alpaca.markets/v1
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-token-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-token-response-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/eu/reference/calendar-1
- **Sandbox** — https://broker-api.sandbox.eu.alpaca.markets
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/eu/reference/corporateactions
- **Sandbox** — https://data.sandbox.eu.alpaca.markets
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/json-schema/alpaca-corporate-actions-resp-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/eu/reference/issuetokens
- **Sandbox** — https://authx.sandbox.eu.alpaca.markets/v1
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/in-giftcity/reference/authorizeoauthtoken
- **Sandbox** — https://broker-api.giftcity.sandbox.in.alpaca.markets
- **Documentation** — https://docs.alpaca.markets/in-giftcity/reference/corporateactions
- **Sandbox** — https://data.giftcity.sandbox.in.alpaca.markets
- …and 4 more, listed in full on the page.

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## Tags

ACATS

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