FOREX.com Market API
Search and retrieve market details for tradeable instruments across 80+ forex and CFD markets. Supports full market search by name or tag to resolve Market IDs used in order placement and price subscription requests.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: FOREX.com REST Market API
description: The FOREX.com REST API, hosted at ciapi.cityindex.com/TradingAPI, enables algorithmic traders to authenticate sessions, retrieve real-time and historical price data, execute buy/sell orders across 80+ forex and CFD markets, and manage account balances, positions, and order history programmatically. Authentication uses a session-based header credential obtained from the /session endpoint. A separate FIX API is available for institutional clients.
version: 1.0.0
contact:
name: FOREX.com API Support
url: https://www.forex.com/en/help-and-support/
email: support.en@forex.com
termsOfService: https://www.forex.com/en-us/help-and-support/pricing-and-fees/
x-api-id: forex-com-trading-api
x-logo:
url: https://www.forex.com/favicon.ico
servers:
- url: https://ciapi.cityindex.com/TradingAPI
description: FOREX.com REST API Base URL
security:
- SessionAuth: []
UserNameAuth: []
tags:
- name: Market
description: Market search and instrument lookup
paths:
/market/fullsearchwithtags:
get:
operationId: searchMarketsWithTags
summary: Search markets with tags
description: Search for tradeable instruments (forex pairs, CFDs) by name or tag. Returns a list of markets with their MarketId values, which are required for order placement and price subscription requests.
tags:
- Market
parameters:
- name: query
in: query
required: true
description: Market name or tag to search for (e.g. EUR/USD)
schema:
type: string
example: EUR/USD
responses:
'200':
description: Market search results
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/MarketSearchResponse'
/cfd/markets:
get:
operationId: getCfdMarkets
summary: Get CFD market information
description: Retrieve market information for a specific CFD market by name. Returns MarketId and other market details needed for trading operations.
tags:
- Market
parameters:
- name: MarketName
in: query
required: true
description: Market name to look up (e.g. USD/CAD)
schema:
type: string
example: EUR/USD
responses:
'200':
description: Market information retrieved successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CfdMarketsResponse'
components:
schemas:
Market:
type: object
properties:
MarketId:
type: integer
description: Unique market identifier used for orders and price subscriptions
Name:
type: string
description: Market name (e.g. EUR/USD)
WebsiteName:
type: string
Bid:
type: number
format: double
description: Current bid price
Offer:
type: number
format: double
description: Current offer (ask) price
High:
type: number
format: double
description: Day high price
Low:
type: number
format: double
description: Day low price
Change:
type: number
format: double
PercentChange:
type: number
format: double
PriceDecimalPlaces:
type: integer
MarketSizesCurrencyCode:
type: string
ExchangeId:
type: integer
MarketDecimals:
type: integer
MarketSearchResponse:
type: object
properties:
Markets:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Market'
CfdMarketsResponse:
type: object
properties:
Markets:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Market'
securitySchemes:
SessionAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Session
description: Session ID obtained from POST /session
UserNameAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: UserName
description: FOREX.com account username
externalDocs:
description: FOREX.com API Trading Documentation
url: https://www.forex.com/en/trading-tools/api-trading/