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Alpaca Account Configurations API

The Account Configurations API from Alpaca — 1 operation(s) for account configurations.

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Operations 2

GET /v2/account/configurations Get Account Configurations #

PATCH /v2/account/configurations Account Configurations #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: support@alpaca.markets
    name: Alpaca Support
    url: https://alpaca.markets/support
  description: Alpaca's Trading API is a modern platform for algorithmic trading.
  termsOfService: https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.alpaca.markets/disclosures/library/TermsAndConditions.pdf
  title: Trading Account Configurations API
  version: 2.0.1
servers:
- description: Paper
  url: https://paper-api.alpaca.markets
- description: Live
  url: https://api.alpaca.markets
security:
- API_Key: []
  API_Secret: []
tags:
- name: Account Configurations
paths:
  /v2/account/configurations:
    get:
      description: gets the current account configuration values
      operationId: getAccountConfig
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountConfigurations'
          description: Successful response
      summary: Get Account Configurations
      tags:
      - Account Configurations
    patch:
      description: Updates and returns the current account configuration values
      operationId: patchAccountConfig
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountConfigurations'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountConfigurations'
          description: Successful response
      summary: Account Configurations
      tags:
      - Account Configurations
components:
  schemas:
    AccountConfigurations:
      description: The account configuration API provides custom configurations about your trading account settings. These configurations control various allow you to modify settings to suit your trading needs.
      examples:
      - disable_overnight_trading: false
        fractional_trading: true
        max_margin_multiplier: '4'
        no_shorting: false
        suspend_trade: false
        trade_confirm_email: all
      properties:
        disable_overnight_trading:
          description: If true, overnight trading is disabled.
          type: boolean
        fractional_trading:
          description: If true, account is able to participate in fractional trading
          type: boolean
        max_margin_multiplier:
          description: Can be "1", "2", or "4"
          type: string
        max_options_trading_level:
          description: The desired maximum options trading level. 0=disabled, 1=Covered Call/Cash-Secured Put, 2=Long Call/Put, 3=Spreads/Straddles.
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
          - 2
          - 3
          type: integer
        no_shorting:
          description: If true, account becomes long-only mode.
          type: boolean
        ptp_no_exception_entry:
          description: If set to true then Alpaca will accept orders for PTP symbols with no exception. Default is false.
          type: boolean
        suspend_trade:
          description: If true, new orders are blocked.
          type: boolean
        trade_confirm_email:
          description: all or none. If none, emails for order fills are not sent.
          type: string
      title: AccountConfigurations
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    API_Key:
      description: ''
      in: header
      name: APCA-API-KEY-ID
      type: apiKey
    API_Secret:
      description: ''
      in: header
      name: APCA-API-SECRET-KEY
      type: apiKey
x-readme:
  explorer-enabled: true
  proxy-enabled: false

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