Capital.com Public API General API
Server time, ping, and encryption-key utility endpoints.
Capital.com Public API General API is one of 8 APIs that Capital.com Public API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include General. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.
This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v1.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api-capital.backend-capital.com, https://demo-api-capital.backend-capital.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 3
Capital.com Public API General API declares
3 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as X-CAP-API-KEY (apiKey).
An API key is passed in the header as CST (sessionToken).
An API key is passed in the header as X-SECURITY-TOKEN (securityToken).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
apiKey— Capital.com API key required for all calls.sessionToken— Client session token returned after creating a session.securityToken— Security token returned after creating a session.
Paths & Operations 2
Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Server time, ping, and encryption-key utility endpoints.
Schemas 1
The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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