Interactive Brokers Sessions API

Authentication and session management

Operations 1

POST /iserver/auth/status Get authentication status #

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OpenAPI Specification

interactive-brokers-sessions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Interactive Brokers Web Accounts Sessions 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: Sessions
  description: Authentication and session management
paths:
  /iserver/auth/status:
    post:
      operationId: getAuthStatus
      summary: Get authentication status
      description: Returns the current authentication status of the session.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthStatus'
components:
  schemas:
    AuthStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        authenticated:
          type: boolean
        connected:
          type: boolean
        competing:
          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/