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TD Ameritrade Option Chains API

The Option Chains API from TD Ameritrade — 1 operation(s) for option chains.

TD Ameritrade Option Chains 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 Option Chains. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 12 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.

1 operations 1 paths 12 schemas 1 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 Option Chains API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Bearer).

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Option Chains 1
GET
/marketdata/chains
Get Option Chains for optionable symbols
getOptionChains 6 params → 200400401403404500

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Underlying (23 properties), OptionChain (13 properties), Option (9 properties), OptionDeliverables (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Underlying
object
23 properties
OrderStatus
string
StrikePriceMap
object
ExpirationDate
object
1 property
Strategy
string
OptionDeliverables
object
4 properties
OptionChain
object
13 properties
AssetType
string
CurrencyType
string
Option
object
9 properties
PutOrCall
string
OptionType
string

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

td-ameritrade-option-chains-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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TD Ameritrade Market Hours API
TD Ameritrade Movers API
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