Charles Schwab

Charles Schwab Orders API

Place, retrieve, and cancel orders

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Operations 4

GET /accounts/{accountNumber}/orders List orders for an account #
POST /accounts/{accountNumber}/orders Place a new order #
GET /accounts/{accountNumber}/orders/{orderId} Get a specific order #
DELETE /accounts/{accountNumber}/orders/{orderId} Cancel an order #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.schwab.com/products/trader-api--individual
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GettingStarted
https://developer.schwab.com/user-guides/get-started
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Authentication
https://developer.schwab.com/user-guides/get-started/authenticate-with-oauth

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/charles-schwab/refs/heads/main/openapi/charles-schwab-orders-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

charles-schwab-orders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Charles Schwab Market Data Accounts Orders API
  description: REST API for retrieving real-time and historical market data from Charles Schwab including quotes, option chains, price history, market hours, instrument metadata, and movers for major US indices.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Schwab Developer Support
    url: https://developer.schwab.com/contact-us
servers:
- url: https://api.schwabapi.com/marketdata/v1
  description: Schwab Market Data Production
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Orders
  description: Place, retrieve, and cancel orders
paths:
  /accounts/{accountNumber}/orders:
    get:
      operationId: listOrdersByAccount
      summary: List orders for an account
      tags:
      - Orders
      parameters:
      - name: accountNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fromEnteredTime
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: toEnteredTime
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Orders list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
    post:
      operationId: placeOrder
      summary: Place a new order
      tags:
      - Orders
      parameters:
      - name: accountNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Order accepted
  /accounts/{accountNumber}/orders/{orderId}:
    get:
      operationId: getOrder
      summary: Get a specific order
      tags:
      - Orders
      parameters:
      - name: accountNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: orderId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
    delete:
      operationId: cancelOrder
      summary: Cancel an order
      tags:
      - Orders
      parameters:
      - name: accountNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: orderId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order canceled
components:
  schemas:
    Instrument:
      type: object
      properties:
        symbol:
          type: string
        cusip:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        assetType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - EQUITY
          - OPTION
          - INDEX
          - MUTUAL_FUND
          - FIXED_INCOME
          - CURRENCY
    Order:
      type: object
      required:
      - orderType
      - session
      - duration
      - orderStrategyType
      properties:
        orderId:
          type: string
        session:
          type: string
          enum:
          - NORMAL
          - AM
          - PM
          - SEAMLESS
        duration:
          type: string
          enum:
          - DAY
          - GOOD_TILL_CANCEL
          - FILL_OR_KILL
        orderType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - MARKET
          - LIMIT
          - STOP
          - STOP_LIMIT
          - TRAILING_STOP
        complexOrderStrategyType:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: number
        filledQuantity:
          type: number
        remainingQuantity:
          type: number
        requestedDestination:
          type: string
        orderStrategyType:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        enteredTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        closeTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        orderLegCollection:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              orderLegType:
                type: string
              instruction:
                type: string
                enum:
                - BUY
                - SELL
                - BUY_TO_OPEN
                - SELL_TO_CLOSE
                - SELL_SHORT
                - BUY_TO_COVER
              quantity:
                type: number
              instrument:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instrument'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://api.schwabapi.com/v1/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.schwabapi.com/v1/oauth/token
          scopes:
            api: Access Schwab Trader and Market Data APIs
externalDocs:
  description: Schwab Market Data API Documentation
  url: https://developer.schwab.com/products/trader-api--individual