Interactive Brokers Orders API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Interactive Brokers Web Accounts Orders API
  description: The Interactive Brokers Web API is a RESTful API that provides programmatic access to IBKR trading, portfolio management, market data, and account information. The API consolidates the Client Portal Web API, Digital Account Management, and Flex Web Service into a unified interface. It supports OAuth 2.0 authentication and provides endpoints for order placement, portfolio monitoring, real-time and historical market data, and account management across global markets.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Interactive Brokers API Support
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/ibkr-api-home/
servers:
- url: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  description: Client Portal Gateway (Local)
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Orders
  description: Order placement and management
paths:
  /iserver/account/{accountId}/orders:
    post:
      operationId: placeOrder
      summary: Place an order
      description: Places an order for the specified account. Supports market, limit, stop, and other order types across all supported asset classes.
      tags:
      - Orders
      parameters:
      - name: accountId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The account identifier
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order submitted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
  /iserver/account/orders:
    get:
      operationId: getLiveOrders
      summary: Get live orders
      description: Returns a list of live orders for the current session.
      tags:
      - Orders
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveOrders'
components:
  schemas:
    OrderResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        order_id:
          type: string
        order_status:
          type: string
    OrderRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        conid:
          type: integer
          description: Contract identifier
        orderType:
          type: string
          description: Order type (MKT, LMT, STP, etc.)
        side:
          type: string
          description: BUY or SELL
        quantity:
          type: number
          description: Order quantity
        price:
          type: number
          description: Limit price (for limit orders)
        tif:
          type: string
          description: Time in force (GTC, DAY, IOC)
    LiveOrders:
      type: object
      properties:
        orders:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        snapshot:
          type: boolean
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: IBKR Web API Documentation
  url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/