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GET accounts/:id/orders[/:orderId]

Retrieves orders for specified account

Request parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
id
String
Account number.
Can occur in the 'location' header only.
startTime
DateTime
Start of time range in ISO format. By default – start of today, 12:00am.
endTime
DateTime
End of time range in ISO format. By default – end of today, 11:59pm
stateFilter
Enum
All, Open, Closed – retrieve all, active or closed orders.
orderId
Integer
Retrieve single order details.

Response properties

PropertyTypeDescription
orders
Complex
List of order records.
Order
  
id
Integer
Internal order identifier.
symbol
String
Symbol that follows Questrade symbology (e.g., "TD.TO").
symbolId
Integer
Internal symbol identifier.
totalQuantity
Integer
Total quantity of the order.
openQuantity
Integer
Unfilled portion of the order quantity.
filledQuantity
Integer
Filled portion of the order quantity.
canceledQuantity
Integer
Unfilled portion of the order quantity after cancellation.
side
Integer
Client view of the order side (e.g., "Buy-To-Open"). See Order Side section for all allowed values.
orderType
Enumeration
Order price type (e.g., "Market"). See Order Type section for all allowed values.
limitPrice
Integer
Limit price.
stopPrice
Double
Stop price.
isAllOrNone
Boolean
Specifies all-or-none special instruction.
isAnonymous
Boolean
Specifies Anonymous special instruction.
icebergQuantity
Integer
Specifies Iceberg special instruction.
minQuantity
Integer
Specifies Minimum special instruction.
avgExecPrice
Double
Average price of all executions received for this order.
lastExecPrice
Double
Price of the last execution received for the order in question.
source
Enumeration
 
timeInForce
Enumeration
See Order Time In Force section for all allowed values.
gtdDate
DateTime
Good-Till-Date marker and date parameter
state
Enumeration
See Order State section for all allowed values.
clientReasonStr
String
Human readable order rejection reason message.
chainId
Integer
Internal identifier of a chain to which the order belongs.
creationTime
DateTime
Order creation time.
updateTime
DateTime
Time of the last update.
notes
String
Notes that may have been manually added by Questrade staff.
primaryRoute
Enumeration
 
secondaryRoute
Enumeration
 
orderRoute
Enumeration
Order route name.
venueHoldingOrder
Enumeration
Venue where non-marketable portion of the order was booked.
commissionCharged
Double
Total commission amount charged for this order.
exchangeOrderId
String
Identifier assigned to this order by exchange where it was routed.
isSignificantShareholder
Boolean
Whether user that placed the order is a significant shareholder.
isInsider
Boolean
Whether user that placed the order is an insider.
isLimitOffsetInDollar
Boolean
Whether limit offset is specified in dollars (vs. percent).
userId
Integer
Internal identifier of user that placed the order.
placementCommission
Double
Commission for placing the order via the Trade Desk over the phone.
legs
Complex
List of OrderLeg elements.
  OrderLeg
Complex
 
strategyType
Enumeration
Multi-leg strategy to which the order belongs.
triggerStopPrice
Double
Stop price at which order was triggered.
orderGroupId
Integer
Internal identifier of the order group.
orderClass
Enumeration
Bracket Order class. Primary, Profit or Loss.

Sample request

 
GET https://api01.iq.questrade.com/v1/accounts/26598145/orders

Sample request

 
GET https://api01.iq.questrade.com/v1/accounts/26598145/orders?ids=173577870,...

Sample JSON response

 
{
	"orders": [
		{
			"id": 173577870,
			"symbol": "AAPL",
			"symbolId":  8049,
			"totalQuantity":  100,
			"openQuantity":  100,
			"filledQuantity":  0,
			"canceledQuantity": 0,
			"side": "Buy",
			"type": "Limit",
			"limitPrice": 500.95,
			"stopPrice": null,
			"isAllOrNone": false,
			"isAnonymous": false,
			"icebergQty": null,
			"minQuantity": null,
			"avgExecPrice": null,
			"lastExecPrice": null,
			"source": "TradingAPI",
			"timeInForce": "Day",
			"gtdDate":  null,
			"state": "Canceled",
			"clientReasonStr": "",
			"chainId": 173577870,
			"creationTime": 2014-10-23T20:03:41.636000-04:00,
			"updateTime": 2014-10-23T20:03:42.890000-04:00,
			"notes": "",
			"primaryRoute": "AUTO",
			"secondaryRoute": "",
			"orderRoute": "LAMP",
			"venueHoldingOrder": "",
			"comissionCharged": 0,
			"exchangeOrderId": "XS173577870",
			"isSignificantShareHolder":  false,
			"isInsider":  false,
			"isLimitOffsetInDollar": false,
			"userId": 3000124,
			"placementCommission":  null,
			"legs": [],
			"strategyType": "SingleLeg",
			"triggerStopPrice": null,
			"orderGroupId": 0,
			"orderClass":  null,
			"mainChainId": 0
		},
		...
	]
}

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