Charles Schwab

Charles Schwab User Preferences API

User account preferences and metadata

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GET /userPreference Get the authenticated user preferences #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Charles Schwab Trader User Preferences API
  description: REST API for accessing Charles Schwab retail brokerage accounts. Applications can list linked accounts, retrieve balances and positions, place and cancel equity and option orders, and read order and transaction history. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 with three-legged authorization code flow; access tokens expire after 30 minutes and refresh tokens after 7 days.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Schwab Developer Support
    url: https://developer.schwab.com/contact-us
  termsOfService: https://developer.schwab.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.schwabapi.com/trader/v1
  description: Schwab Trader Production
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: User Preferences
  description: User account preferences and metadata
paths:
  /userPreference:
    get:
      operationId: getUserPreference
      summary: Get the authenticated user preferences
      tags:
      - User Preferences
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User preferences
components:
  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 Trader API Documentation
  url: https://developer.schwab.com/products/trader-api--individual