[Spec Request]: IB WEB api

[LiavBurger]

API Name

IB WEB api

API Provider / Documentation URL

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/cpapi-v1/

Spec Format

Not sure

Spec URL

No response

Use Case

Building a quant trading system

Additional Context

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[github-actions]

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[mickmicksh]

Hi @LiavBurger! We've added Interactive Brokers to the LAP Registry.

Two specs published:

1. interactivebrokers-cpapi - Client Portal Web API (83 endpoints)

   • Covers: accounts, orders, portfolio, market data, contracts, scanner, alerts, PnL, streaming, and more
   • Marked as community-sourced (based on the CP Gateway's swagger.json)

2. interactivebrokers-webapi - Official 3rd Party Web API (16 endpoints)

   • Covers: OAuth auth flow, accounts, orders, trades, market data, security definitions
   • From IB's official swagger.yaml

Quick start with LAP CLI:

lap get interactivebrokers-cpapi    # Full Client Portal API
lap get interactivebrokers-webapi   # Official 3rd Party Web API

The CP API spec is the one you'll want for quant trading -- it has the full set of order, market data, and portfolio endpoints. Note that it requires the IB Client Portal Gateway running locally on port 5000.