Frequently asked questions(FAQs)

Imran

Basic ¶

Getting started: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/1994/a-curated-list-of-things-related-to-kite-connect-api#latest
Documentation: https://kite.trade/docs/connect/v3/
Installation: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4384/client-installation-issue#latest
Pricing

• Kite Connect subscription - Rs. 2000
  
• Historical data subscription - Rs. 2000 (requires base Kite Connect subscription)
  

Why so costly:  https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/2549/pricing
What is postback URL and redirect URL: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/319/redirect-and-postback-url
Alternative to Kite Connect (algo without coding): https://zerodha.com/z-connect/zerodha/bulletin-latest-at-zerodha/introducing-streak-algo-trade-without-coding
Basic automation query : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/26714/#Comment_26714
Daily Access Token Flush Time: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/20193/#Comment_20193
APIs Rate limit : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/2760/no-of-request-to-api

WebSocket queries ¶

1. Websocket Documentation - https://kite.trade/docs/connect/v3/changelog/#websocket
   
2. Websocket general queries : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4725/zerodha-kite-3-api-queries#latest
   
3. on tick frequency - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/1291/frequency-of-ticks
   
4. more on frequency - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4631/websocket-subscription#latest
   
5. rate limits - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/2760/no-of-request-to-api#latest
   
6. Pre-market data - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6462/preopen-data
   
7. not receiving ticks for all the instruments : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6632/not-getting-prices-from-every-tick
   
8. Order update not in sequence : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/8469/order-updates-not-coming-in-sequence
   
9. "You can subscribe up to 3000 instruments/shares in a single WebSocket connection, and for one user you can have 3 WebSocket connection, so you can stream maximum of 9000 shares for one user. because all WebSockets will be independent of each other, there will be no cross-connection."
   

Download all instrument tokens:

• Documentation regarding market quotes and instrument token - https://kite.trade/docs/connect/v3/market-quotes/#instruments
  
• Download all instrument dump from - https://api.kite.trade/instruments (for latest instrument token download a fresh copy of it before every trading session)
  

Historical data ¶

• Couldn't fetch historical data (insufficient permission) : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3379/insufficient-permission-for-that-call-while-retrieving-historical-information
  
• Downloading Historical data: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/15933/#Comment_15933
  
• Historical data availability : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3490/query-on-availability-of-historical-minute-candle-data-and-corporate-actions
  
• Regarding historical data weekly and monthly data, storage structure and holiday handling: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7585/getting-weekly-and-monthly-data-ohlc-candles-by-using-historical-data-api
  
• Limitations for fetching historical data for the all candle intervals/ Historical data avaibility period : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7756/python-client-is-failing-to-get-continuous-historical-data-for-instrument#latest
  
• Queries regarding live fetching/polling of Historical Data APIs : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3828/last-minute-historical-data
  
• Intraday candle does not match with the candle data that is fetched for the full day : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7798/historical-data-candles-inaccurate-for-small-periods#latest
  
• Insufficient Permission issue after newly subscribing to Historical data APIs: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3379/insufficient-permission-for-that-call-while-retrieving-historical-information
  
• Error: 'kiteconnect.exceptions.InputException: invalid token, while fetching historical data: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/9732/historical-data-api-not-working
  

Margins/Funds

what does co upper and co lower in margin api list mean? : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4345/what-is-co-upper-and-co-lower-in-margin-api-list
Convert ticks to candle latest:

• https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/2604/convert-ticks-to-candle#latest
  
• https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/17072/#Comment_17072
  
• https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/16604/#Comment_16604
  

Authentication:

• regarding authentication using tokens - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3224/session-expired#latest
  
• login automation - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/14306/#Comment_14306
  

Technical indicators:
https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/1907/new-python-library-for-technical-indicators#latest

Positions:
Understand Day and Net positions: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/9851/incorrect-data-from-kite-positions-api
Exit position https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3330/how-to-square-off-all-positions#latest
Positions P&L updation/P&L wrong in positions API https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/3166/getposition-is-not-having-updated-value#latest
Convert position : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/9835/confusion-in-covert-position#latest

Order placement ¶

• Order placement retry mechanism/order placement failed response but was triggered. https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6865/why-order-failed-in-api-but-actually-trigered
  
• Order APIs Rate limit : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/2760/no-of-request-to-api
  
• Order placement and modification limit from the day/minute period : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/9012/is-order-modification-a-part-of-the-2000-mis-orders-day#latest
  
• Order cannot be modified as it is being processed. Try later : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7489/kiteconnect-exceptions-inputexception-order-cannot-be-modified-as-it-is-being-processed-try-later
  
• Exit Cover Order properly: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/9682/kite-exit-order-variety-order-id-is-not-working-for-cover-orders
  
• Square off a trade : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7853/api-for-squaring-off-the-trade-exit-position
  
• Alternate for BO order : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/9689/bo-order-temporarily-unavailable
  

Basic rule: Kite Connect is purely an execution platform. Zerodha doesn't provide support or solution for writing any kind of strategy.
This is outside the scope of Kite Connect. "But we can post our queries on the forum and eventually someone will help it"