Python

To install the OpenAlgo Python library, use pip:

pip install openalgo

Get the OpenAlgo apikey

Make Sure that your OpenAlgo Application is running. Login to OpenAlgo Application with valid credentials and get the OpenAlgo apikey

For detailed function parameters refer to the API Documentation

Getting Started with OpenAlgo

First, import the api class from the OpenAlgo library and initialize it with your API key:

from openalgo import api

# Replace 'your_api_key_here' with your actual API key
# Specify the host URL with your hosted domain or ngrok domain. 
# If running locally in windows then use the default host value. 
client = api(api_key='your_api_key_here', host='http://127.0.0.1:5000')

Check OpenAlgo Version

import openalgo 
openalgo.__version__

Examples

Please refer to the documentation on order constants, and consult the API reference for details on optional parameters

PlaceOrder example

To place a new market order:

response = client.placeorder(
    strategy="Python",
    symbol="NHPC",
    action="BUY",
    exchange="NSE",
    price_type="MARKET",
    product="MIS",
    quantity=1
)
print(response)

Place Market Order Response

{'orderid': '250408000989443', 'status': 'success'}

To place a new limit order:

response = client.placeorder(
    strategy="Python",
    symbol="YESBANK",
    action="BUY",
    exchange="NSE",
    price_type="LIMIT",
    product="MIS",
    quantity="1",
    price="16",
    trigger_price="0",
    disclosed_quantity ="0",
)
print(response)

Place Limit Order Response

{'orderid': '250408001003813', 'status': 'success'}

PlaceSmartOrder Example

To place a smart order considering the current position size:

response = client.placesmartorder(
    strategy="Python",
    symbol="TATAMOTORS",
    action="SELL",
    exchange="NSE",
    price_type="MARKET",
    product="MIS",
    quantity=1,
    position_size=5
)
print(response)

Place Smart Market Order Response

{'orderid': '250408000997543', 'status': 'success'}

BasketOrder example

To place a new basket order:

basket_orders = [
        {
            "symbol": "BHEL",
            "exchange": "NSE",
            "action": "BUY",
            "quantity": 1,
            "pricetype": "MARKET",
            "product": "MIS"
        },
        {
            "symbol": "ZOMATO",
            "exchange": "NSE",
            "action": "SELL",
            "quantity": 1,
            "pricetype": "MARKET",
            "product": "MIS"
        }
    ]
response = client.basketorder(orders=basket_orders)
print(response)

Basket Order Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "results": [
    {
      "symbol": "BHEL",
      "status": "success",
      "orderid": "250408000999544"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "ZOMATO",
      "status": "success",
      "orderid": "250408000997545"
    }
  ]
}

SplitOrder example

To place a new split order:

response = client.splitorder(
    symbol="YESBANK",
    exchange="NSE",
    action="SELL",
    quantity=105,
    splitsize=20,
    price_type="MARKET",
    product="MIS"
    )
print(response)

SplitOrder Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "split_size": 20,
  "total_quantity": 105,
  "results": [
    {
      "order_num": 1,
      "orderid": "250408001021467",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 2,
      "orderid": "250408001021459",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 3,
      "orderid": "250408001021466",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 4,
      "orderid": "250408001021470",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 5,
      "orderid": "250408001021471",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 6,
      "orderid": "250408001021472",
      "quantity": 5,
      "status": "success"
    }
  ]
}

ModifyOrder Example

To modify an existing order:

response = client.modifyorder(
    order_id="250408001002736",
    strategy="Python",
    symbol="YESBANK",
    action="BUY",
    exchange="NSE",
    price_type="LIMIT",
    product="CNC",
    quantity=1,
    price=16.5
)
print(response)

Modify Order Response

{'orderid': '250408001002736', 'status': 'success'}

CancelOrder Example

To cancel an existing order:

response = client.cancelorder(
    order_id="250408001002736",
    strategy="Python"
)
print(response)

Cancelorder Response

{'orderid': '250408001002736', 'status': 'success'}

CancelAllOrder Example

To cancel all open orders and trigger pending orders

response = client.cancelallorder(
    strategy="Python"
)
print(response)

Cancelallorder Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Canceled 5 orders. Failed to cancel 0 orders.",
  "canceled_orders": [
    "250408001042620",
    "250408001042667",
    "250408001042642",
    "250408001043015",
    "250408001043386"
  ],
  "failed_cancellations": []
}

ClosePosition Example

To close all open positions across various exchanges

response = client.closeposition(
    strategy="Python"
)
print(response)

ClosePosition Response

{'message': 'All Open Positions Squared Off', 'status': 'success'}

OrderStatus Example

To Get the Current OrderStatus

response = client.orderstatus(
    order_id="250408000989443",
    strategy="Test Strategy"
    )
print(response)

Orderstatus Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "orderid": "250408000989443",
    "symbol": "RELIANCE",
    "exchange": "NSE",
    "action": "BUY",
    "order_status": "complete",
    "quantity": "1",
    "price": 1186.0,
    "pricetype": "MARKET",
    "trigger_price": 0.0,
    "product": "MIS",
    "timestamp": "08-Apr-2025 13:58:03"
  }
}

OpenPosition Example

To Get the Current OpenPosition

response = client.openposition(
            strategy="Test Strategy",
            symbol="YESBANK",
            exchange="NSE",
            product="MIS"
        )
print(response)

OpenPosition Response

{'quantity': '-10', 'status': 'success'}

Quotes Example

response = client.quotes(symbol="RELIANCE", exchange="NSE")
print(response)

Quotes response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "open": 1172.0,
    "high": 1196.6,
    "low": 1163.3,
    "ltp": 1187.75,
    "ask": 1188.0,
    "bid": 1187.85,
    "prev_close": 1165.7,
    "volume": 14414545
  }
}

Depth Example

response = client.depth(symbol="SBIN", exchange="NSE")
print(response)

Depth Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "open": 760.0,
    "high": 774.0,
    "low": 758.15,
    "ltp": 769.6,
    "ltq": 205,
    "prev_close": 746.9,
    "volume": 9362799,
    "oi": 161265750,
    "totalbuyqty": 591351,
    "totalsellqty": 835701,
    "asks": [
      {
        "price": 769.6,
        "quantity": 767
      },
      {
        "price": 769.65,
        "quantity": 115
      },
      {
        "price": 769.7,
        "quantity": 162
      },
      {
        "price": 769.75,
        "quantity": 1121
      },
      {
        "price": 769.8,
        "quantity": 430
      }
    ],
    "bids": [
      {
        "price": 769.4,
        "quantity": 886
      },
      {
        "price": 769.35,
        "quantity": 212
      },
      {
        "price": 769.3,
        "quantity": 351
      },
      {
        "price": 769.25,
        "quantity": 343
      },
      {
        "price": 769.2,
        "quantity": 399
      }
    ]
  }
}

History Example

response = client.history(symbol="SBIN", 
    exchange="NSE", 
    interval="5m", 
    start_date="2025-04-01", 
    end_date="2025-04-08"
    )
print(response)

History Response

                            close    high     low    open  volume
timestamp                                                        
2025-04-01 09:15:00+05:30  772.50  774.00  763.20  766.50  318625
2025-04-01 09:20:00+05:30  773.20  774.95  772.10  772.45  197189
2025-04-01 09:25:00+05:30  775.15  775.60  772.60  773.20  227544
2025-04-01 09:30:00+05:30  777.35  777.50  774.85  775.15  134596
2025-04-01 09:35:00+05:30  778.00  778.00  776.25  777.50  145385
...                           ...     ...     ...     ...     ...
2025-04-08 14:00:00+05:30  768.25  770.70  767.85  768.50  142478
2025-04-08 14:05:00+05:30  769.10  769.80  766.60  768.15  128283
2025-04-08 14:10:00+05:30  769.05  769.85  768.40  769.10  119084
2025-04-08 14:15:00+05:30  770.05  770.50  769.05  769.05  158299
2025-04-08 14:20:00+05:30  769.95  770.50  769.40  770.05  125485

[437 rows x 5 columns]

Intervals Example

response = client.intervals()
print(response)

Intervals response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "months": [],
    "weeks": [],
    "days": ["D"],
    "hours": ["1h"],
    "minutes": ["10m", "15m", "1m", "30m", "3m", "5m"],
    "seconds": []
  }
}

Symbol Example

response = client.symbol(
            symbol="RELIANCE",
            exchange="NSE"
            )
print(response)

Symbols Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": 979,
    "name": "RELIANCE",
    "symbol": "RELIANCE",
    "brsymbol": "RELIANCE-EQ",
    "exchange": "NSE",
    "brexchange": "NSE",
    "instrumenttype": "",
    "expiry": "",
    "strike": -0.01,
    "lotsize": 1,
    "tick_size": 0.05,
    "token": "2885"
  }
}

Funds Example

response = client.funds()
print(response)

Funds Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "availablecash": "320.66",
    "collateral": "0.00",
    "m2mrealized": "3.27",
    "m2munrealized": "-7.88",
    "utiliseddebits": "679.34"
  }
}

OrderBook Example

response = client.orderbook()
print(response)

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "orders": [
      {
        "action": "BUY",
        "symbol": "RELIANCE",
        "exchange": "NSE",
        "orderid": "250408000989443",
        "product": "MIS",
        "quantity": "1",
        "price": 1186.0,
        "pricetype": "MARKET",
        "order_status": "complete",
        "trigger_price": 0.0,
        "timestamp": "08-Apr-2025 13:58:03"
      },
      {
        "action": "BUY",
        "symbol": "YESBANK",
        "exchange": "NSE",
        "orderid": "250408001002736",
        "product": "MIS",
        "quantity": "1",
        "price": 16.5,
        "pricetype": "LIMIT",
        "order_status": "cancelled",
        "trigger_price": 0.0,
        "timestamp": "08-Apr-2025 14:13:45"
      }
    ],
    "statistics": {
      "total_buy_orders": 2.0,
      "total_sell_orders": 0.0,
      "total_completed_orders": 1.0,
      "total_open_orders": 0.0,
      "total_rejected_orders": 0.0
    }
  }
}

TradeBook Example

response = client.tradebook()
print(response)

TradeBook Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "action": "BUY",
      "symbol": "RELIANCE",
      "exchange": "NSE",
      "orderid": "250408000989443",
      "product": "MIS",
      "quantity": 0.0,
      "average_price": 1180.1,
      "timestamp": "13:58:03",
      "trade_value": 1180.1
    },
    {
      "action": "SELL",
      "symbol": "NHPC",
      "exchange": "NSE",
      "orderid": "250408001086129",
      "product": "MIS",
      "quantity": 0.0,
      "average_price": 83.74,
      "timestamp": "14:28:49",
      "trade_value": 83.74
    }
  ]
}

PositionBook Example

response = client.positionbook()
print(response)

PositionBook Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "symbol": "NHPC",
      "exchange": "NSE",
      "product": "MIS",
      "quantity": "-1",
      "average_price": "83.74",
      "ltp": "83.72",
      "pnl": "0.02"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "RELIANCE",
      "exchange": "NSE",
      "product": "MIS",
      "quantity": "0",
      "average_price": "0.0",
      "ltp": "1189.9",
      "pnl": "5.90"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "YESBANK",
      "exchange": "NSE",
      "product": "MIS",
      "quantity": "-104",
      "average_price": "17.2",
      "ltp": "17.31",
      "pnl": "-10.44"
    }
  ]
}

Holdings Example

response = client.holdings()
print(response)

Holdings Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "holdings": [
      {
        "symbol": "RELIANCE",
        "exchange": "NSE",
        "product": "CNC",
        "quantity": 1,
        "pnl": -149.0,
        "pnlpercent": -11.1
      },
      {
        "symbol": "TATASTEEL",
        "exchange": "NSE",
        "product": "CNC",
        "quantity": 1,
        "pnl": -15.0,
        "pnlpercent": -10.41
      },
      {
        "symbol": "CANBK",
        "exchange": "NSE",
        "product": "CNC",
        "quantity": 5,
        "pnl": -69.0,
        "pnlpercent": -13.43
      }
    ],
    "statistics": {
      "totalholdingvalue": 1768.0,
      "totalinvvalue": 2001.0,
      "totalprofitandloss": -233.15,
      "totalpnlpercentage": -11.65
    }
  }
}