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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, Orders, 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 6 more developer resources.

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48.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 36/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
7 APIs
BrokerageMarket DataOrdersPortfolioTrading

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 48.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 5.7 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 36/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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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 1

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

Interactive Brokers Web API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Interactive Brokers Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

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.

Interactive Brokers Finops

FINOPS

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

Portal
Portal
 Login
Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

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
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/interactive-brokers.png
tags:
- 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: '0.19'
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:
  - 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:
  - 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: 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