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Trade API (64)
What is the Sahi Trade API and who can use it?
How do I get started?
What does it cost? Is there a monthly plan?
Do I have to pay separately for live or historical data?
Will I get an invoice for API charges?
How do I stop using the API?
Can I manage my API keys from the Sahi mobile app?
How do I create an API key?
How many API keys and access tokens can I have?
I lost my API secret. Can Sahi send it again?
What should I do if my secret has leaked?
How do I get an access token?
How long is an access token valid? Why does it stop working every morning?
Can I automate the daily login and approval?
How do I check if my API access is working?
Why do I need a static IP?
Do read-only and market data calls need a static IP?
How do I get a static IP and register it?
Can Sahi turn off the IP check or allow a dynamic IP?
Can I share a static IP with family, colleagues or another account?
Is the static IP linked to my API key or my account?
Can I use the same static IP with another broker?
How often can I change my registered IP?
My IP is registered but orders are still rejected. Why?
Which order types are supported?
How do I place an order through the API?
Are market orders allowed? Why did my market order turn into a limit order?
Can I place basket, GTT, cover, bracket or iceberg orders?
Can I modify an order? How many times?
Can I place orders when the market is closed?
My quantity is above the freeze limit. Will Sahi split the order?
Where do I see why my order was rejected?
Can I sell shares from my holdings through the API?
Why is my order missing from the order book?
What are the rate limits?
How many orders can I place?
If I exceed a rate limit, is my order queued or rejected?
Why am I getting rate limit errors when I'm under the daily limit?
What do the common error codes mean?
What market data is available?
Which exchanges and segments are covered?
How do I get the last traded price?
Can I get candles for one fixed option strike for the whole day?
Does the option chain include greeks? Why are some of them blank?
Can I use Sahi market data on other platforms or share it?
What's the difference between day and net figures in positions?
Why do my funds show different balances?
Can I check margin before placing an order?
Can I get statements, ledger or contract notes through the API?
How do holdings show shares bought today or yesterday?
How many instruments can I stream at once?
Why does my WebSocket keep disconnecting?
The order stream missed an update or sent the same one twice. Why?
Where do I get the scrip master, and how often should I download it?
Which identifier do I use for an instrument?
Does the scrip master cover everything I can trade? Which columns should I check?
Do I need to register my algo or get an algo ID?
Do the algo rules apply if I only place a few orders?
Does my computer need to stay on while my strategy runs?
Is there a sandbox or paper trading?
Which programming languages can I use? Is there an SDK?
Can I connect Excel, Amibroker, MetaTrader or TradingView?
Will Sahi help me write or fix my code?
How do I contact Sahi about the API?

Which identifier do I use for an instrument?

Market data calls (LTP, quotes, candles, option chain and the live feed) use instrument_id, which is the id column in the scrip master. Order calls use exchange_segment and symbol instead. exchange_segment isn't a column in the scrip master; derive it from the exchange and instrument_type columns. STK, ETF and IDX rows are NSE or BSE, and FUTSTK, FUTIDX, OPTSTK and OPTIDX rows are NFO or BFO. For example, the NIFTY 30-Mar-26 26550 CE row has exchange NSE, instrument_type OPTIDX and symbol NIFTY30MAR26C26550: market data calls use its id, and an order sends exchange_segment NFO with that symbol.

Always copy the symbol from the scrip master, because formats differ between exchanges. For example, NIFTY30MAR26C26550 on NSE and SENSEX2691767800CE on BSE.