TD Ameritrade

TD Ameritrade was a US retail brokerage that provided REST APIs for trading equities and options, accessing streaming market data, managing brokerage accounts, and retrieving historical and real-time market data. Following the Charles Schwab acquisition, the TD Ameritrade API was shut down on May 10, 2024. Schwab has ported much of the original functionality into the Schwab Trader API.

TD Ameritrade publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Instruments API, Authentication API, Accounts and Trading API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Brokerage, Trading, Finance, Equities, and Options.

The TD Ameritrade catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

TD Ameritrade’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, and 11 more developer resources.

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47.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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15 APIs
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Composite quality — 47.6/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.1 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
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 0 / 6
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Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
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APIs 15

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

TD Ameritrade Market Data API

Provides REST endpoints for accessing real-time and historical market data. Includes current quotes for single and multiple symbols, historical price history for equities and ET...

TD Ameritrade Instruments API

Provides REST endpoints for searching and retrieving instrument details by symbol or CUSIP. Supports searching by symbol or description and retrieving fundamental data including...

TD Ameritrade Authentication API

Implements OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication as described in RFC6749 section 1.3.1. Applications registered on the TD Ameritrade Developer Portal receive a Consumer Key (clie...

TD Ameritrade Streaming Market Data API

Provides a WebSocket-based streaming API that delivers up-to-the-second market data including real-time Level 1 and Level 2 quotes, time and sales data for equities, options, an...

TD Ameritrade Accounts and Trading API

The Accounts and Trading API from TD Ameritrade — 7 operation(s) for accounts and trading.

TD Ameritrade Authentication API

The Authentication API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

TD Ameritrade Instruments API

The Instruments API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for instruments.

TD Ameritrade Market Hours API

The Market Hours API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for market hours.

TD Ameritrade Movers API

The Movers API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for movers.

TD Ameritrade Option Chains API

The Option Chains API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for option chains.

TD Ameritrade Price History API

The Price History API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for price history.

TD Ameritrade Quotes API

The Quotes API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for quotes.

TD Ameritrade Transaction History API

The Transaction History API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for transaction history.

TD Ameritrade User Info & Preferences API

The User Info & Preferences API from TD Ameritrade — 3 operation(s) for user info & preferences.

TD Ameritrade Watchlist API

The Watchlist API from TD Ameritrade — 3 operation(s) for watchlist.

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

TD Ameritrade GraphQL Schema

TD Ameritrade was a major US retail brokerage that provided REST APIs for trading equities and options, accessing streaming market data, managing brokerage accounts, and retriev...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Td Ameritrade Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

TD Ameritrade API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

TD Ameritrade API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Td Ameritrade Examples

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Td Ameritrade Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Td Ameritrade Domain Security

DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Td Ameritrade Agentic Access

36 operations · 12 acting

36 operations · 12 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 MigrationGuide
MigrationGuide

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication
 AuthenticationFAQ
AuthenticationFAQ

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 DeprecationNotice
DeprecationNotice

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: TD Ameritrade
description: 'TD Ameritrade was a US retail brokerage that provided REST APIs for trading equities and options, accessing
  streaming market data, managing brokerage accounts, and retrieving historical and real-time market data. Following the Charles
  Schwab acquisition, the TD Ameritrade API was shut down on May 10, 2024. Schwab has ported much of the original functionality
  into the Schwab Trader API.

  '
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/td-ameritrade.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/td-ameritrade/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Brokerage
- Trading
- Finance
- Equities
- Options
- Market Data
- Streaming
apis:
- name: TD Ameritrade Market Data API
  description: 'Provides REST endpoints for accessing real-time and historical market data. Includes current quotes for single
    and multiple symbols, historical price history for equities and ETFs, options chains with full contract details, top movers
    by index, and market hours for equities, options, futures, forex, and bond markets.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/market-data/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Market Data
  - Quotes
  - Options Chains
  - Price History
  - Movers
  - Market Hours
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/market-data/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  contact:
  - FN: TD Ameritrade Developer Support
    email: API@TDAmeritrade.com
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/
- name: TD Ameritrade Instruments API
  description: 'Provides REST endpoints for searching and retrieving instrument details by symbol or CUSIP. Supports searching
    by symbol or description and retrieving fundamental data including financial ratios, earnings, and dividend information
    for equities.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/instruments/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Instruments
  - Equities
  - Fundamentals
  - Securities
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/instruments/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  contact:
  - FN: TD Ameritrade Developer Support
    email: API@TDAmeritrade.com
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/
- name: TD Ameritrade Authentication API
  description: 'Implements OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication as described in RFC6749 section 1.3.1. Applications registered
    on the TD Ameritrade Developer Portal receive a Consumer Key (client_id). Access tokens are valid for 30 minutes; refresh
    tokens are valid for 90 days and may be used to generate new access and refresh tokens.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - OAuth 2.0
  - Access Tokens
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/getting-started
  - type: AuthenticationFAQ
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/authentication-faq
  contact:
  - FN: TD Ameritrade Developer Support
    email: API@TDAmeritrade.com
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/
- name: TD Ameritrade Streaming Market Data API
  description: 'Provides a WebSocket-based streaming API that delivers up-to-the-second market data including real-time Level
    1 and Level 2 quotes, time and sales data for equities, options, and futures, as well as order book depth data. Streaming
    sessions are initiated using credentials obtained from the User Principals endpoint.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/streaming-data
  baseURL: wss://streamer-ws.tdameritrade.com/ws
  tags:
  - Streaming
  - WebSocket
  - Real-Time
  - Level 2
  - Market Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/streaming-data
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  contact:
  - FN: TD Ameritrade Developer Support
    email: API@TDAmeritrade.com
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-accounts-and-trading-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Accounts and Trading API
  description: The Accounts and Trading API from TD Ameritrade — 7 operation(s) for accounts and trading.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Accounts and Trading
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-accounts-and-trading-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-authentication-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-instruments-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Instruments API
  description: The Instruments API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for instruments.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Instruments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-instruments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-market-hours-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Market Hours API
  description: The Market Hours API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for market hours.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Market Hours
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-market-hours-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-movers-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Movers API
  description: The Movers API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for movers.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Movers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-movers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-option-chains-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Option Chains API
  description: The Option Chains API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for option chains.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Option Chains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-option-chains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-price-history-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Price History API
  description: The Price History API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for price history.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Price History
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-price-history-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-quotes-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Quotes API
  description: The Quotes API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for quotes.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quotes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-quotes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-transaction-history-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Transaction History API
  description: The Transaction History API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for transaction history.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Transaction History
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-transaction-history-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-user-info-preferences-api
  name: TD Ameritrade User Info & Preferences API
  description: The User Info & Preferences API from TD Ameritrade — 3 operation(s) for user info & preferences.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - User Info & Preferences
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-user-info-preferences-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
- aid: td-ameritrade:td-ameritrade-watchlist-api
  name: TD Ameritrade Watchlist API
  description: The Watchlist API from TD Ameritrade — 3 operation(s) for watchlist.
  humanURL: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  baseURL: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
  tags:
  - Watchlist
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/td-ameritrade-watchlist-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/account-access/apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/td-ameritrade-graphql.md
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/td-ameritrade-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/td-ameritrade-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/td-ameritrade-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/getting-started
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/apis
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/authentication/apis
- type: AuthenticationFAQ
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/authentication-faq
- type: Plans
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/td-ameritrade/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/td-ameritrade/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/td-ameritrade/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/td-ameritrade-api-terms-use
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://developer.tdameritrade.com/content/getting-started
- type: DeprecationNotice
  url: https://blog.pickmytrade.trade/td-ameritrade-have-api-2025/
- type: MigrationGuide
  url: https://developer.schwab.com/
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- FN: Kin Lane
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