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TD Ameritrade Instruments API

The Instruments API from TD Ameritrade — 2 operation(s) for instruments.

TD Ameritrade Instruments API is one of 15 APIs that TD Ameritrade publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Instruments. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 3.0.1.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.tdameritrade.com/v2, http://api.tdameritrade.com/v2.

2 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
3.0.1
Base URL
https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

TD Ameritrade Instruments API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Bearer).

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.

Instruments 2
GET
/instruments
Search for instrument and fundamental data
searchInstruments 3 params → 200400401403404406
GET
/instruments/{accountId}
Search for instrument and fundamental data
getInstrument 1 param → 200401403404

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are FundamentalData (46 properties), Bond (6 properties), Fundamental (6 properties), Instrument (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Instrument
object
5 properties
FundamentalData
object
46 properties
Fundamental
object
6 properties
AssetType
string
Bond
object
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

td-ameritrade-instruments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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