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Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers is an online brokerage firm providing trading access to stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds across 150+ markets worldwide. IBKR offers comprehensive REST APIs that enable developers and traders to programmatically access trading, portfolio management, market data, and account management capabilities through the IBKR Web API and Client Portal API.

Interactive Brokers publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Contracts API, Market Data API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Brokerage, Market Data, Order, Portfolio, and Trading.

The Interactive Brokers catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Interactive Brokers’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, GitHub presence, and 7 more developer resources.

34.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve
1 APIs
BrokerageMarket DataOrderPortfolioTrading

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Interactive Brokers Client Portal API

The Interactive Brokers Client Portal API is a REST API accessed through a locally running Java gateway that routes authenticated requests to IBKR systems. It provides a lightwe...

Interactive Brokers Accounts API

Account information and management

Interactive Brokers Contracts API

Contract and instrument search

Interactive Brokers Market Data API

Real-time and historical market data

Interactive Brokers Orders API

Order placement and management

Interactive Brokers Portfolio API

Portfolio positions and account summaries

Interactive Brokers Sessions API

Authentication and session management

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Open Collections 8

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Interactive Brokers Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Interactive Brokers Client Portal API WebSocket

AsyncAPI definition for the Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Client Portal Web API streaming WebSocket endpoint. The Client Portal API exposes a single WebSocket endpoint at `/v1/api/...

ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Interactive Brokers API Rules

9 rules · 1 errors 7 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Interactive Brokers Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Interactive Brokers Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Interactive Brokers Scopes

18 scopes · authorizationCode

18 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Interactive Brokers Agentic Access

9 operations · 3 acting

9 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: interactive-brokers
name: Interactive Brokers
description: Interactive Brokers is an online brokerage firm providing trading access to stocks, options, futures, currencies,
  bonds, and funds across 150+ markets worldwide. IBKR offers comprehensive REST APIs that enable developers and traders to
  programmatically access trading, portfolio management, market data, and account management capabilities through the IBKR
  Web API and Client Portal API.
kind: contract
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  try_now_blocked_by: loopback
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - security
  generated: '2026-08-26'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/interactive-brokers.png
tags:
- Brokerage
- Market Data
- Order
- Portfolio
- Trading
tags_raw:
- Brokerage
- Market Data
- Orders
- Portfolio
- Trading
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interactive-brokers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-21'
modified: '2026-05-29'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: interactive-brokers:client-portal-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Client Portal API
  description: The Interactive Brokers Client Portal API is a REST API accessed through a locally running Java gateway that
    routes authenticated requests to IBKR systems. It provides a lightweight interface for trading, viewing portfolio information,
    accessing market data, and managing authentication. The API uses a two-tiered session structure with read-only and brokerage
    session levels.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/cpwebapi/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Brokerage
  - Gateway
  - Trading
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/cpwebapi/
- aid: interactive-brokers:interactive-brokers-accounts-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Accounts API
  description: Account information and management
  humanURL: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Account
  tags_raw:
  - Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/interactive-brokers-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/interactive-brokers-asyncapi.yml
- aid: interactive-brokers:interactive-brokers-contracts-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Contracts API
  description: Contract and instrument search
  humanURL: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Contracts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/interactive-brokers-contracts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/interactive-brokers-asyncapi.yml
- aid: interactive-brokers:interactive-brokers-market-data-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Market Data API
  description: Real-time and historical market data
  humanURL: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Market Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/interactive-brokers-market-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/interactive-brokers-asyncapi.yml
- aid: interactive-brokers:interactive-brokers-orders-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Orders API
  description: Order placement and management
  humanURL: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Order
  tags_raw:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/interactive-brokers-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/interactive-brokers-asyncapi.yml
- aid: interactive-brokers:interactive-brokers-portfolio-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Portfolio API
  description: Portfolio positions and account summaries
  humanURL: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Portfolio
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/interactive-brokers-portfolio-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/interactive-brokers-asyncapi.yml
- aid: interactive-brokers:interactive-brokers-sessions-api
  name: Interactive Brokers Sessions API
  description: Authentication and session management
  humanURL: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5000/v1/api
  tags:
  - Sessions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/interactive-brokers-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/interactive-brokers-asyncapi.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/interactive-brokers-capability-edges.yml
  name: Interactive Brokers Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/interactive-brokers-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/interactive-brokers-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/interactive-brokers-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/interactive-brokers-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/interactive-brokers
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/ibkr-api-home/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/webapi-doc/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/nicholasgasior/interactive-brokers-api
- type: Login
  url: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/sso/Login
maintainers:
- FN: API Evangelist
  email: info@apievangelist.com

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