Capital.com Public API Session API
Operations for creating, switching, and ending API sessions.
Capital.com Public API Session 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 Session. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.
This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. 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 Session 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 5
Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Operations for creating, switching, and ending API sessions.
Schemas 2
The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Error (2 properties). 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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