Get Trading Data for Charts

Get Candles and Indicators for a Security

Get Candles and Indicators for a Security
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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