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Robinhood Orders API

Place, list, retrieve, and cancel crypto orders.

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

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 8 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v1.

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

4 operations 3 paths 8 schemas 2 GET2 POST

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 Orders 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 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Orders 4

Place, list, retrieve, and cancel crypto orders.

GET
/api/v1/crypto/trading/orders/
List orders
getOrders 8 params → 200400401429
POST
/api/v1/crypto/trading/orders/
Place order
placeOrder body → 201400401429
GET
/api/v1/crypto/trading/orders/{id}/
Get order
getOrder 1 param → 200400401404429
POST
/api/v1/crypto/trading/orders/{id}/cancel/
Cancel order
cancelOrder 1 param → 200400401404429

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Order (12 properties), OrderRequest (8 properties), StopLimitOrderConfig (5 properties), StopLossOrderConfig (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MarketOrderConfig
object
1 property
Execution
object
3 properties
StopLimitOrderConfig
object
5 properties
OrderRequest
object
8 properties 4 required
Order
object
12 properties
StopLossOrderConfig
object
4 properties
OrderList
object
3 properties
LimitOrderConfig
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

robinhood-orders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Robinhood publishes across the network.

Robinhood Account API
Robinhood Holdings API
Robinhood Market Data API
Robinhood Trading Pairs API