# Alpaca Positions API

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

Alpaca Positions 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 Positions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, and 20 JSON Schemas.

The Positions API from Alpaca — 4 operation(s) for positions.

## Operations (6)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| DELETE | `/v2/positions` | Close All Positions |
| GET | `/v2/positions` | All Open Positions |
| DELETE | `/v2/positions/{symbol_or_asset_id}` | Close a Position |
| GET | `/v2/positions/{symbol_or_asset_id}` | Get an Open Position |
| POST | `/v2/positions/{symbol_or_contract_id}/do-not-exercise` | Do Not Exercise an Options Position |
| POST | `/v2/positions/{symbol_or_contract_id}/exercise` | Exercise an Options Position |

## Machine-readable artifacts (44)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/alpaca/openapi/alpaca-positions-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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- [Alpaca Assets API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-assets-api/)
- [Alpaca Calendar API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-calendar-api/)
- [Alpaca Clock API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-clock-api/)
- [Alpaca Corporate Actions API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-corporate-actions-api/)
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- [Alpaca Documents API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-documents-api/)
- [Alpaca Events API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-events-api/)
- [Alpaca Funding API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-funding-api/)
- [Alpaca Journals API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-journals-api/)
- [Alpaca Logo API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-logo-api/)
- [Alpaca News API](https://apis.io/apis/alpaca/alpaca-news-api/)

## Tags

Positions

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