# Get Trading Data for Charts

## Get Candles and Indicators for a Security

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MCzCy-Ef5yyxUh0gAN1" %}
[Get Candles and Indicators for a Security](/rest-api/trading-api/historical-data/get-candles-and-indicators-for-charts.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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```python
import requests

class AutosharesAPIRequest:

    baseURL = "https://pub-api-et-demo-prod.etnasoft.us/api/"
    EtAppKey = "Et App Key from the BO Companies widget"

    token = 'uninitialized'

    username = "your username"
    password = "your password"

    def simpleAuth(self):
        authenticationRequest = requests.post(self.baseURL + 'token', 
                                              headers = {"Accept" : "application/json", "Et-App-Key" : self.EtAppKey, "Username":self.username, "Password":self.password})

        print('Authorization status code: ' + str(authenticationRequest.status_code) + '\n')

        try:
            responseJSON = authenticationRequest.json()
            print(responseJSON)
            self.token = "Bearer " + responseJSON["Token"]
            return responseJSON
        except:
            return "No response"


    def getCandlesAndIndicators(self, securityInfoBody):

        getCandlesAndIndicatorsRequest = requests.put(self.baseURL + 'v1.0/history/symbols/',
                                                      headers = {"Accept" : "application/json", "Et-App-Key" : self.EtAppKey, "Authorization":self.token},
                                                      json = securityInfoBody
                                                      )

        try:
            responseJSON = getCandlesAndIndicatorsRequest.json()
            print (responseJSON)
            return responseJSON
        except:
            return "No response"

#Performing initial Authentication
sampleRequest = AutosharesAPIRequest()
sampleRequest.simpleAuth()

#declaring chart model
chartDataModel = {
"Security":
    {"Symbol":"AAPL",
    "Exchange":"XNAS",
    "Currency":"USD"},    
"SecurityHistorySettings":
    {"StartDate":1542776400,
    "EndDate":1550764844,
    "CandlesCount":-1,
    "Period":"4h",
    "Interval":-7,
    "IncludeNonMarketData":False},
"IndicatorsHistorySettings":[
    {"Signature":"MACD|4h|false|12|26|9",
    "Interval":-7,
    "StartDate":1542776400,
    "EndDate":1550764844,
    "CandlesCount":-1,
    "Offset":0,
    "Indicator":{
        "id":4,
        "indicatorId":1,
        "type":"movingAverageConvergenceDivergenceIndicator",
        "position":"lower",
        "external":True,
        "settings":{
            "id":4,
            "type":"movingAverageConvergenceDivergenceIndicator",
            "shortThickness":2,
            "longThickness":2,
            "shortBrush":"32c814",
            "longBrush":"dc1414",
            "signalBrush":"ff9900",
            "shortPeriod":12,
            "longPeriod":26,
            "signalPeriod":9,
            "showLastValue":True,
            "showCurrentPoint":True,
            "showLevelBands":False}}}]
}

#retrieving candles and indicators for the Apple stock
sampleRequest.getCandlesAndIndicators(chartDataModel)
```

This method — `getCandlesAndIndicators()` — enables you to retrieve chart data (candles and indicators) for a specific security. In response to this request, you'll receive a JSON file with the pricing data that can be used to draw charts.
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### CURL

```
curl -X PUT --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header 'Authorization: Bearer yourToken' --header 'Et-App-Key: yourKey' -d '{"Security": \ 
     {"Symbol":"AAPL", \ 
     "Exchange":"XNAS", \ 
     "Currency":"USD"}, \ 
      \ 
 "SecurityHistorySettings": \ 
     {"StartDate":1542776400, \ 
     "EndDate":1550764844, \ 
     "CandlesCount":-1, \ 
     "Period":"4h", \ 
     "Interval":-7, \ 
     "IncludeNonMarketData":false}, \ 
  \ 
 "IndicatorsHistorySettings":[ \ 
     {"Signature":"MACD|4h|false|12|26|9", \ 
     "Interval":-7, \ 
     "StartDate":1542776400, \ 
     "EndDate":1550764844, \ 
     "CandlesCount":-1, \ 
     "Offset":0, \ 
     "Indicator":{ \ 
         "id":4, \ 
         "indicatorId":1, \ 
         "type":"movingAverageConvergenceDivergenceIndicator", \ 
         "position":"lower", \ 
         "external":true, \ 
         "settings":{ \ 
             "id":4, \ 
             "type":"movingAverageConvergenceDivergenceIndicator", \ 
             "shortThickness":2, \ 
             "longThickness":2, \ 
             "shortBrush":"32c814", \ 
             "longBrush":"dc1414", \ 
             "signalBrush":"ff9900", \ 
             "shortPeriod":12, \ 
             "longPeriod":26, \ 
             "signalPeriod":9, \ 
             "showLastValue":true, \ 
             "showCurrentPoint":true, \ 
             "showLevelBands":false}}}] \ 
 }' 'https://pub-api-et-demo-prod.etnasoft.us/api/v1.0/history/symbols'
```


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