Quick Auth:
{" "}
Authenticate once to auto-fill your Bearer token across all API
endpoints
{modalMarkup}
;
}
## Demo response (all fields)
Position quantities and prices are returned as **decimal strings** to preserve precision. The sample below includes every JSON field the response object can contain.
```json theme={null}
{
"positions": [
{
"accountId": "TEST-ACCOUNT-001",
"symbol": "AAPL",
"securityType": "EQUITY",
"quantity": "100",
"averagePrice": "170.25",
"price": "175.40",
"todayRealizedPnL": "0",
"unrealizedPl": "515.00",
"todayPl": "125.00",
"marketValue": "17540.00",
"costBasis": "17025.00",
"createdAt": "2026-01-10T16:00:00Z"
}
]
}
```
## OpenAPI
````yaml openapi.json GET /v1/accounts/{id}/positions
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
contact:
email: dev@aries.com
name: Aries Financial
description: >-
OpenAPI Specification for the Aries trading platform API.
# Authentication
Learn how to authenticate with the Aries API using OAuth2 and manage access
tokens in your SDK.
## Overview
The Aries API uses **OAuth2 with Bearer tokens** (JWT format) for
authentication. All API requests require a valid access token in the
`Authorization` header:
```
Authorization: Bearer
```
## Providing Client ID and Client Secret (SDK)
When using the generated SDK, provide your **Client ID** and **Client
Secret** when you create the API client (e.g. in the constructor or security
options). The SDK will use these to obtain and refresh the access token
internally; you do not need to manage tokens yourself.
Obtain your OAuth2 credentials from the Aries platform (e.g. Client Center /
Manage Account at https://app.aries.com):
- **Client ID** – Your application identifier (pass to SDK client)
- **Client Secret** – Your application secret key (pass to SDK client; use
PKCE for public clients where secret cannot be stored)
## Authentication Flow
### 1. Authorization Code Flow
For server-side or confidential clients:
1. **Redirect the user** to the authorization URL to sign in and consent:
- **URL:** `https://app.aries.com/oauth2/authorize`
- **Query params:** `response_type=code`, `client_id`, `redirect_uri`, `scope`, `state`
2. **Exchange the code for tokens** (after user is redirected back with
`?code=.`):
- **POST** `https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token`
- **Body:** `grant_type=authorization_code`, `code`, `redirect_uri`, `client_id`, `client_secret`
- Response includes `access_token` and `refresh_token`
3. **Call the API** with the access token: `Authorization: Bearer
`
### 2. PKCE Flow
For SPAs and mobile apps (public clients that cannot store `client_secret`):
1. Generate a **code_verifier** (random string) and **code_challenge** =
BASE64URL(SHA256(code_verifier)).
2. **Redirect the user** to `https://app.aries.com/oauth2/authorize` with
`code_challenge`, `code_challenge_method=S256`, plus `client_id`,
`redirect_uri`, `scope`, `state`.
3. **Exchange the code** at POST `https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token`
with `grant_type=authorization_code`, `code`, `redirect_uri`, `client_id`,
`code_verifier` (no client_secret).
4. Use the returned `access_token` as Bearer.
### 3. MFA Verification
If the user has MFA enabled, the authorize step may return `is_mfa: true`
and a `next_step_auth_id`. Call **POST**
`https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/authorize/mfa` with `next_step_auth_id` and
`verification_code` (6-digit code). Then continue with **POST**
`/v1/oauth2/authorize/confirm` to get the authorization code, and exchange
it at `/v1/oauth2/token`.
## Token Management
- **Refresh when expired:** POST `https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token`
with `grant_type=refresh_token`, `client_id`, `client_secret`,
`refresh_token`.
- **Using a Bearer token directly:** If you already have an access token,
set the header `Authorization: Bearer ` on every request. The
SDK can accept a pre-obtained token and use it until it expires.
## OAuth2 Scopes
Request only the scopes your application needs. Available scopes:
| Scope | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `user:information` | View user profile and personal details |
| `account:information` | View account balances, positions, and transaction
history |
| `order:execution` | Place, modify, and cancel orders |
| `order:information` | View order history and status |
| `position:information` | View current positions and holdings |
| `market:information` | Access live and historical market data |
| `calendar:information` | Access earnings, economic, and market schedule
data |
| `options:information` | Access options chains and expiration data |
| `analytics:information` | View analytics, ratings, and market insights |
| `market:supplemental` | News, company profiles, financials, filings, ETF
data, technical analysis |
Specify multiple scopes as a space-separated string, e.g.
`account:information order:execution market:information`.
## Security Best Practices
- **Store credentials securely** – Use environment variables or a secrets
manager for `client_id` and `client_secret`. Never hardcode them.
- **Handle token expiration** – Check for 401 responses and refresh the
token using the refresh_token, then retry the request.
- **Use HTTPS** – All authorization and token endpoints must be called over
HTTPS.
- **Validate state** – When using the authorization code flow, validate the
`state` parameter on the callback to prevent CSRF.
## Error Handling
- **400 Bad Request** – Invalid or missing parameters, validation failures,
or malformed JSON. Response bodies follow the same patterns as other errors
(flat `error` string, optional `codes`, nested `error` object, or rarely no
body).
- **401 Unauthorized** – Invalid or expired access token; refresh the token
or re-authenticate. JSON bodies are not identical on every route: you may
see a flat `error` string (sometimes with `codes`), a nested `error` object
(`type`, `code`, `message`), or rarely an empty body
- **403 Forbidden** – Insufficient scope or permissions for the requested
resource. Error JSON may be flat or nested, like 400/401.
- **404 Not Found** – Resource does not exist or is not visible. Error JSON
may be flat or nested.
- **429 Too Many Requests** – Rate limit exceeded; slow down and respect
`Retry-After` when the header is present. Error JSON may be flat or nested.
- **500 / 5xx** – Server or upstream failure; retry with backoff. Do not
depend on a single error JSON shape; some responses may have no body.
---
Endpoints in this spec: health, OAuth2 (authorize, confirm, mfa, token),
users, accounts, orders, market data, watchlist, chart, analytics,
calendars, company, economy, financials, indices, options, news, and
supplemental data.
title: Aries API — OpenAPI Specification
version: 1.0.0
servers:
- description: Production server
url: https://api.aries.com
security: []
tags:
- description: >-
Analytics endpoints for market data analysis including top gainers,
losers, volume leaders, sector analysis, analyst ratings, market breadth,
and net inflow
name: Analytics
- description: User management and profile endpoints
name: Users
- description: >-
Order management endpoints for placing, updating, canceling, and
previewing orders
name: Orders
- description: Account management endpoints for positions, orders, and balances
name: Accounts
- description: Calendar and mergers/acquisitions endpoints
name: Calendar
- description: >-
Market data endpoints for symbol search, real-time data access, and equity
details
name: Market Data
- description: >-
Watchlist endpoints for listing, creating, updating, and deleting
watchlists
name: Watchlist
- description: Chart endpoints for config, symbols, history, quotes, and server time
name: Chart
- description: News and news sentiment endpoints
name: News
- description: >-
Indices endpoints for groups, list, search, bar, bars, chart-bars,
realtime values
name: Indices
- description: Logos search and sync endpoints
name: Logos
- description: 'Corporate actions: spinoffs, tender offers, IPO calendar, dividends'
name: Corporate Actions
- description: 'Economy endpoints: inflation, inflation expectations, treasury yields'
name: Economy
- description: >-
Options endpoints: expiry dates, contracts, activity, trades, quotes,
unusual activity
name: Options
- description: >-
Financials: reported, statements, revenue breakdown, short volume, ratios,
short interest
name: Financials
- description: Signals and bull-bear cases
name: Signals
- name: Company
- name: ETF
- name: Filings
- name: Market
- name: Ownership
- name: Stocks
- name: Stock Estimates
- name: Stock Alternative
description: >-
Transcripts, company presentation, social sentiment, investment themes,
supply chain, and ESG data
- name: Technical Analysis
paths:
/v1/accounts/{id}/positions:
get:
tags:
- Accounts
summary: Get Account Positions
description: >-
Retrieve all open positions for a specific account. Use this for
portfolio screens and pre-trade checks before selling or closing a
position.
operationId: getAccountPositions
parameters:
- description: >-
Account whose positions you want to read. Enter the account ID from
[User Accounts](/api-reference/accounts/user-accounts).
in: path
name: id
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GetPositionsResponse'
example:
positions:
- accountId: TEST-ACCOUNT-001
symbol: AAPL
securityType: EQUITY
quantity: '100'
averagePrice: '170.25'
price: '175.40'
todayRealizedPnL: '0'
unrealizedPl: '515.00'
todayPl: '125.00'
marketValue: '17540.00'
costBasis: '17025.00'
createdAt: '2026-01-10T16:00:00Z'
description: Account positions retrieved successfully
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitExceeded'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
security:
- OAuth2:
- account:information
components:
schemas:
GetPositionsResponse:
type: object
description: >-
Response for GET /v1/accounts/{id}/positions. Cached positions for the
account. Numeric amounts are returned as decimal strings.
properties:
positions:
type: array
description: Open positions for the account
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountPosition'
example:
positions:
- accountId: TEST-ACCOUNT-001
symbol: AAPL
securityType: EQUITY
quantity: '100'
averagePrice: '170.25'
todayRealizedPnL: '0'
unrealizedPl: '515.00'
todayPl: '125.00'
createdAt: '2026-01-10T16:00:00Z'
AccountPosition:
type: object
description: >-
One open position in the account positions list. Field names and types
are stable across REST and WebSocket order updates.
properties:
accountId:
type: string
description: >-
Account this position belongs to. Match it to the account selected
by the user.
symbol:
type: string
description: >-
Symbol for the held instrument. Use this to link the position to
quotes, charts, and research.
securityType:
type: string
description: >-
Indicates whether the position is an equity/stock position or an
option position. Use this value to decide which position details and
actions should be shown in the UI.
- `EQUITY` — a stock or ETF position.
- `OPTION` — an option contract position.
enum:
- EQUITY
- OPTION
quantity:
type: string
description: >-
Current position quantity, returned as a decimal string. Positive
values represent long positions. Negative values may represent short
positions, depending on brokerage conventions.
averagePrice:
type: string
description: >-
Average entry price per share or contract, returned as a decimal
string. This value can be used with quantity and current market
price to calculate position-level profit/loss.
price:
type: string
description: >-
Current market price per share or contract, returned as a decimal
string. Omitted when unavailable (for example, on a closed position
with zero quantity).
todayRealizedPnL:
type: string
description: >-
Profit or loss realized today from closed activity in this symbol,
returned as a decimal string.
unrealizedPl:
type: string
description: >-
Profit or loss on the open position at current market prices,
returned as a decimal string.
todayPl:
type: string
description: >-
Profit or loss for the current trading day, returned as a decimal
string.
marketValue:
type: string
description: >-
Current market value of the position (`quantity` × `price`),
returned as a decimal string. Omitted when unavailable (for example,
on a closed position with zero quantity).
costBasis:
type: string
description: >-
Total cost basis of the position, returned as a decimal string.
Omitted when unavailable (for example, on a closed position with
zero quantity).
createdAt:
type: string
format: date-time
description: >-
Timestamp when the current net position was established, returned in
RFC3339 format. If the position is closed and reopened, this resets
to the new establishment time rather than the first lot's open time.
Omitted when not available.
AuthenticationErrorEnvelope:
type: object
description: >-
JSON envelope where `error` is a nested object (`type`, `code`,
`message`, …). Many services use this shape for 400, 401, 403, 404, 429,
and 5xx when using the shared HTTP error format.
properties:
error:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorDetail'
meta:
type: object
additionalProperties: true
description: Optional metadata
ErrorResponse:
properties:
codes:
description: Structured error codes for programmatic handling
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorCode'
type: array
error:
type: string
description: >-
Error detail as a string. Exact message content is not fixed and
should not be hard-coded.
example: string
metadata:
additionalProperties: true
description: Additional error context
type: object
type: object
AuthenticationErrorDetail:
type: object
description: >-
Structured payload for the nested `error` object. Services using the
shared Go error writer emit uppercase `type` values aligned with error
categories (for example `VALIDATION`, `BAD_REQUEST`, `AUTHENTICATION`,
`AUTHORIZATION`, `NOT_FOUND`, `RATE_LIMIT`, `INTERNAL`).
properties:
type:
type: string
description: >-
Error category emitted by the shared error writer, such as
VALIDATION, BAD_REQUEST, AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION, NOT_FOUND,
RATE_LIMIT, or INTERNAL.
example: AUTHENTICATION
code:
type: string
description: Machine-readable code
example: INVALID_TOKEN
message:
type: string
description: >-
Error detail as a string. Exact message content is not fixed and
should not be hard-coded.
example: string
details:
type: object
additionalProperties: true
description: Optional extra context
request_id:
type: string
description: Request correlation id when provided
ErrorCode:
properties:
code:
description: Machine-readable error code
example: INVALID_PASSWORD
type: string
description:
description: Human-readable description of the error
example: Password must be between 8 and 64 characters
type: string
field:
description: Field name that caused the error
example: password
type: string
type: object
responses:
BadRequest:
description: >-
Invalid query/path/body, malformed JSON, or failed validation.
**Backend (shared HTTP errors):** Routes that use the shared error
writer typically return a **nested** JSON object: `error.type` is an
uppercase category such as `VALIDATION` or `BAD_REQUEST` (see the API
implementation). Other routes may return the **flat** `ErrorResponse`
shape (`error` as a string, optional `codes`). The body may rarely be
empty.
**OpenAPI:** Every operation’s **400** response references this
component so the documented schema and examples stay aligned.
content:
application/json:
schema:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorEnvelope'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
description: >-
400 responses commonly use a nested `error` object (`type`,
`code`, `message`, optional `details`). Some services still return
flat `ErrorResponse` (`error` string, optional `codes`).
examples:
nested_shared_http_error:
summary: Nested error (typical for shared WriteHTTPError-style responses)
value:
error:
type: VALIDATION
code: VALIDATION_ERROR
message: Query parameter validation failed
details:
fieldName: field is required
nested_bad_request:
summary: Nested error (BAD_REQUEST / invalid JSON)
value:
error:
type: BAD_REQUEST
code: INVALID_JSON
message: string
flat_string:
summary: Flat error string
value:
error: string
flat_with_codes:
summary: Flat error with field codes (some services)
value:
error: string
codes:
- field: string
code: string
description: string
Unauthorized:
description: >-
Authentication failed: missing credentials, invalid JWT, or expired
access token.
**Response body variants:** Some routes return JSON with a string
`error` field (and optionally `codes` / `metadata`). Others return JSON
where `error` is a structured object (`type`, `code`, `message`, and
optionally `details`, `request_id`). In edge cases (for example certain
gateway or middleware paths) the response may have **no body** even
though the status is 401—clients should treat 401 as unauthenticated and
refresh or re-authenticate regardless of body shape.
content:
application/json:
schema:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorEnvelope'
description: >-
401 responses may use a flat `ErrorResponse` shape or a nested
`error` object. Inspect `error`: if it is a string, use the flat
shape; if it is an object, use the structured shape.
examples:
flat_message:
summary: Flat error string (typical)
value:
error: string
flat_with_codes:
summary: Flat error with structured codes
value:
error: string
codes:
- code: string
description: string
nested_error_object:
summary: Nested error (shared HTTP error format)
value:
error:
type: AUTHENTICATION
code: INVALID_TOKEN
message: string
Forbidden:
description: >-
Authenticated but not allowed to perform this action or access this
resource (insufficient scope or role).
**Response body variants:** Flat `ErrorResponse` or nested `error`
object, same pattern as 400/401.
content:
application/json:
schema:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorEnvelope'
description: 403 responses may use a flat or nested error shape.
examples:
flat:
summary: Flat message
value:
error: string
nested:
summary: Nested error (shared HTTP error format)
value:
error:
type: AUTHORIZATION
code: INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE
message: string
NotFound:
description: >-
The requested resource does not exist or is not visible to this caller.
**Response body variants:** Flat `ErrorResponse` or nested `error`
object.
content:
application/json:
schema:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorEnvelope'
description: 404 responses may use a flat or nested error shape.
examples:
flat:
summary: Flat message
value:
error: string
nested:
summary: Nested error (shared HTTP error format)
value:
error:
type: NOT_FOUND
code: RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND
message: string
RateLimitExceeded:
description: >-
Too many requests for this client or IP. **Slow down** and retry after a
delay.
**Headers:** When present, `Retry-After` indicates how long to wait
(seconds or an HTTP-date).
**Body:** Flat `ErrorResponse` or nested `error` object, same as other
errors.
headers:
Retry-After:
description: >-
Seconds to wait before retrying, or an HTTP-date (RFC 7231). Omitted
if not applicable.
schema:
type: string
example: '60'
content:
application/json:
schema:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorEnvelope'
description: 429 responses may use a flat or nested error shape.
examples:
flat:
summary: Flat rate-limit message
value:
error: string
nested:
summary: Nested error (shared HTTP error format)
value:
error:
type: RATE_LIMIT
code: TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
message: string
InternalServerError:
description: >-
Unexpected server error or upstream failure. **Retry with exponential
backoff**; do not assume a specific JSON body shape.
**Response body variants:** Flat `ErrorResponse`, nested `error` object,
or occasionally a minimal message. Some paths may return **no body**.
content:
application/json:
examples:
flat_string:
summary: Flat error string
value:
error: string
nested_error_object:
summary: Nested error (shared HTTP error format)
value:
error:
type: INTERNAL
code: INTERNAL_ERROR
message: string
schema:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorEnvelope'
description: 5xx responses may use a flat or nested error shape.
securitySchemes:
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
description: >-
OAuth2 Bearer token: obtain an access token from the token endpoint and
send it in the Authorization header.
flows:
clientCredentials:
tokenUrl: https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token
refreshUrl: https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token
scopes:
user:information: View user profile and personal details
account:information: View account balances, positions, and transaction history
order:execution: Place, modify, and cancel orders
order:information: View order history and status
position:information: View current positions and holdings
market:information: Access live and historical market data
calendar:information: Access earnings, economic, and market schedule data
options:information: Access options chains and expiration data
analytics:information: View analytics, ratings, and market insights
market:supplemental: >-
News, company profiles, financials, filings, ETF data, technical
analysis
user:management: >-
Manage user-scoped resources such as watchlists and other saved
configuration.
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://app.aries.com/oauth2/authorize
tokenUrl: https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token
refreshUrl: https://api.aries.com/v1/oauth2/token
scopes:
user:information: View user profile and personal details
account:information: View account balances, positions, and transaction history
order:execution: Place, modify, and cancel orders
order:information: View order history and status
position:information: View current positions and holdings
market:information: Access live and historical market data
calendar:information: Access earnings, economic, and market schedule data
options:information: Access options chains and expiration data
analytics:information: View analytics, ratings, and market insights
market:supplemental: >-
News, company profiles, financials, filings, ETF data, technical
analysis
user:management: >-
Manage user-scoped resources such as watchlists and other saved
configuration.
````