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TD Ameritrade Holding Watchlists API

Watchlist creation and management

TD Ameritrade Holding Watchlists API is one of 9 APIs that TD Ameritrade Holding publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 7 operations across 3 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.

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

7 operations 3 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET1 PATCH1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1
Base URL
https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

TD Ameritrade Holding Watchlists API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 3 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • OAuth2 — TD Ameritrade uses OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication

Paths & Operations 7

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Watchlists 7

Watchlist creation and management

GET
/accounts/{accountId}/watchlists
Get Watchlists For Single Account
getWatchlistsForSingleAccount 1 param → 200401
POST
/accounts/{accountId}/watchlists
Create Watchlist
createWatchlist 1 param body → 200401
GET
/accounts/watchlists
Get Watchlists For Multiple Accounts
getWatchlistsForMultipleAccounts → 200401
GET
/accounts/{accountId}/watchlists/{watchlistId}
Get Watchlist
getWatchlist 2 params → 200401
PUT
/accounts/{accountId}/watchlists/{watchlistId}
Replace Watchlist
replaceWatchlist 2 params body → 200401
PATCH
/accounts/{accountId}/watchlists/{watchlistId}
Update Watchlist
updateWatchlist 2 params body → 200401
DELETE
/accounts/{accountId}/watchlists/{watchlistId}
Delete Watchlist
deleteWatchlist 2 params → 200401

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Instrument (5 properties), Watchlist (5 properties), WatchlistRequest (2 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
2 properties
Watchlist
object
A saved list of securities to watch
5 properties
Instrument
object
A financial instrument (stock, ETF, option, etc.)
5 properties
WatchlistRequest
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

td-ameritrade-holding-watchlists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TD Ameritrade Holding publishes across the network.

TD Ameritrade Holding Accounts API
TD Ameritrade Holding Instruments API
TD Ameritrade Holding Market Data API
TD Ameritrade Holding Options API
TD Ameritrade Holding Orders API
TD Ameritrade Holding Saved Orders API
TD Ameritrade Holding Transactions API
TD Ameritrade Holding User Management API