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The Questrade API allows developers to create their own fully featured trading and analytical applications through their brokerage account.

GET markets/quotes/:id

Retrieves a single Level 1 market data quote for one or more symbols.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Questrade user needs to be subscribed to a real-time data package, to receive market quotes in real-time, otherwise call to get quote is considered snap quote and limit per market can be quickly reached. Without real-time data package, once limit is reached, the response will return delayed data. (Please check "delay" parameter in response always)

Request parameters

Request parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
Parameterid	TypeInteger	DescriptionInternal symbol identifier. Can occur in the ‘location’ header only. Mutually exclusive with ‘ids’ parameter.
Parameterids	TypeComplex	DescriptionComma-separated list of symbol ids.
ParameterNested property, level 2. id	TypeString	DescriptionInternal symbol identifier.

Response properties

Response properties
Property	Type	Description
Propertyquotes	TypeComplex	DescriptionList of Quote records.
PropertyNested property, level 2. Quote	TypeComplex	Description
PropertyNested property, level 3. symbol	TypeString	DescriptionSymbol name following Questrade’s symbology.
PropertyNested property, level 3. symbolId	TypeInteger	DescriptionInternal symbol identifier.
PropertyNested property, level 3. tier	TypeEnumeration	DescriptionMarket tier.
PropertyNested property, level 3. bidPrice	TypeDouble	DescriptionBid price.
PropertyNested property, level 3. bidSize	TypeInteger	DescriptionBid quantity.
PropertyNested property, level 3. askPrice	TypeDouble	DescriptionAsk price.
PropertyNested property, level 3. askSize	TypeInteger	DescriptionAsk quantity.
PropertyNested property, level 3. astTradeTrHrs	TypeDouble	DescriptionPrice of the last trade during regular trade hours.
PropertyNested property, level 3. lastTradePrice	TypeDouble	DescriptionPrice of the last trade.
PropertyNested property, level 3. lastTradeSize	TypeInteger	DescriptionQuantity of the last trade.
PropertyNested property, level 3. lastTradeTick	TypeEnumeration	DescriptionTrade direction. See Tick Type section for all allowed values.
PropertyNested property, level 3. volume	TypeInteger	DescriptionVolume.
PropertyNested property, level 3. openPrice	TypeDouble	DescriptionOpening trade price.
PropertyNested property, level 3. highPrice	TypeDouble	DescriptionDaily high price.
PropertyNested property, level 3. lowPrice	TypeDouble	DescriptionDaily low price.
PropertyNested property, level 3. delay	TypeBoolean	DescriptionWhether a quote is delayed (true) or real-time. Please refer to IMPORTANT NOTE section for correct handling
PropertyNested property, level 3. isHalted	TypeBoolean	DescriptionWhether trading in the symbol is currently halted.

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://api01.iq.questrade.com/v1/markets/quotes/3873

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://api01.iq.questrade.com/v1/markets/quotes?ids=38738,...

Sample JSON response

JSON

{
    "quotes": [
	    {
		  "symbol": "THI.TO",
		  "symbolId": 38738,
		  "tier": " ", 
		  "bidPrice": 83.65, 
		  "bidSize":6500, 
		  "askPrice":  83.67,
		  "askSize": 9100,
		  "lastTradePriceTrHrs": 83.66, 
		  "lastTradePrice": 83.66,
	   	  "lastTradeSize": 3100,
		  "lastTradeTick": "Equal",
		  "lastTradeTime": "2014-10-24T20:06:40.131000-04:00",
		  "volume": 80483500, 
		  "openPrice":  83.66, 
		  "highPrice": 83.86, 
		  "lowPrice": 83.66,
		  "delay": 0, 
		  "isHalted": false
        },
		...
      ]
  }

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