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Charles Schwab Quotes API

Real-time and delayed quote data

Charles Schwab Quotes API is one of 10 APIs that Charles Schwab publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Quotes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, 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 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.schwabapi.com/marketdata/v1.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.schwabapi.com/trader/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Charles Schwab Quotes API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

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.

Quotes 2

Real-time and delayed quote data

GET
/quotes
Get quotes for one or more symbols
getQuotes 3 params → 200
GET
/{symbol_id}/quotes
Get quote for a specific symbol
getQuote 2 params → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Quote (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Quote
object
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

charles-schwab-quotes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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