Empty Response for NSE:BANKNIFTY Quote API During Market Hours

vinothmech_88

Hi Kite Connect Community,

I’m facing an issue with the Kite Connect API (v3) where the /quote endpoint for NSE:BANKNIFTY returns an empty response ({}) despite a 200 OK status, even during market hours. Other endpoints (e.g., option chain quotes) work fine. Hoping someone can shed light on this!

Details:

Endpoint: GET /quote?i=NSE:BANKNIFTY
Timestamp: April 7, 2025, 10:11:41 AM IST (Monday, within 9:15 AM–3:30 PM IST)
Response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 30
Body: {}
Expected (per docs: https://kite.trade/docs/connect/v3/market-quotes/):

{"status": "success", "data": {"NSE:BANKNIFTY": {"last_price": , ...}}}
Setup: Using kiteconnect Python library, latest version. Fresh access_token generated at 10:11 AM IST via /session/token.
Observation: A simultaneous GET /quote for BANKNIFTY option tokens (e.g., 19192322, 19194882) returns full data (e.g., 51,500 CE at 415.50), confirming API access works.
Steps Tried:

Regenerated access_token.
Tested during market hours.
Verified authentication (option chain fetch succeeds).
Logs:

DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool: https://api.kite.trade:443 "GET /quote?i=NSE%3ABANKNIFTY HTTP/1.1" 200 30
DEBUG:root: Raw API response for NSE:BANKNIFTY: {}
ERROR:root: Error fetching live price: Invalid response: Empty or missing 'status': {}
Impact: Can’t fetch live BANKNIFTY spot price; currently estimating from option chain as a workaround.

Is this a known issue with index quotes? Could it be a server-side glitch or a subscription limitation? Any help or pointers would be awesome—happy to provide more logs if needed!

Thanks,

sujith

You need to send the correct tradingsymbol as mentioned in the instruments master. It might be NIFTY BANK