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Robinhood Market Data API

Best bid/ask quotes and estimated execution prices.

Robinhood Market Data API is one of 5 APIs that Robinhood publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Market Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://trading.robinhood.com.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://trading.robinhood.com
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Robinhood Market Data API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth). An API key is passed in the header as x-timestamp (ApiTimestamp). An API key is passed in the header as x-signature (ApiSignature). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — The API key issued in the Robinhood API Credentials Portal.
  • ApiTimestamp — Current UNIX timestamp (seconds) included in the signed message.
  • ApiSignature — Base64 Ed25519 signature over apikey + timestamp + path + method + body.

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.

Market Data 2

Best bid/ask quotes and estimated execution prices.

GET
/api/v1/crypto/marketdata/best_bid_ask/
Get best bid and ask
getBestBidAsk 1 param → 200400401429
GET
/api/v1/crypto/marketdata/estimated_price/
Get estimated price
getEstimatedPrice 3 params → 200400401429

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are EstimatedPrice (7 properties), Quote (7 properties), BestBidAskList (1 property), EstimatedPriceList (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

EstimatedPriceList
object
1 property
BestBidAskList
object
1 property
Quote
object
7 properties
EstimatedPrice
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

robinhood-market-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Robinhood publishes across the network.

Robinhood Account API
Robinhood Holdings API
Robinhood Orders API
Robinhood Trading Pairs API