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In the example mentioned, the holdings before the sale are:
quantity: 60
t1_quantity: 40
used_quantity: 0
After selling 50 shares through CNC on the same day, the holdings will reflect:
quantity: 10
t1_quantity: 40
used_quantity: 50
The correspo…
1: The API returns: "Market orders without market protection are not allowed via API. Please set market protection or use a Limit order."
2: If the order is partially filled and the market moves beyond the applicable protection range before the enti…
`Quantity` represents the settled/realised holding quantity (T+2), while `used_quantity` represents the quantity sold from the net holding quantity during the day. The `used_quantity` is reset on the following day.
The `quantity` field is reduced c…
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1. Instrument Subscription Limits
You cannot subscribe to all 10+ lakh instruments through a single WebSocket connection. Kite Connect enforces a limit of 3,000 instrument tokens per WebSocket connection. Please refer to the Kite Connect documentat…
We have verified this and found that there was a corporate action (dividend) for the FMGOETZE scrip.Kite adjusts the historical prices to account for the dividend, while other platforms may display the original, unadjusted prices. Therefore, the dif…
Generating a new access token for the same API key may invalidate the previously generated access token. The access token otherwise remains valid until its daily expiry or until it is explicitly invalidated through the logout flow. If another proces…
Only one active session can be created for a Kite Connect app/API key. However, once the session is created, the same valid access token can be used across multiple programs . You may refer to this similar discussion.
Hence, you do not need to crea…
We verified this from our end and did not observe any such significant difference. However, there may be a marginal difference in the data.
The WebSocket data may not exactly match the ticks displayed on the Kite web, as they are powered by differe…
Historical option premium data for expired Nifty option contracts is not available through Kite Connect. The Historical Data API supports active option contracts, but not expired options.
For backtesting, you would need to source expired option dat…
You need to log in manually once every day to generate a new access token. The access token cannot be refreshed or generated automatically for individual Kite Connect users.
As per the exchange requirement, users are required to complete the login …
The Kite Connect login flow requires user authentication using the login credentials and TOTP. As per the exchange requirement, a user is required to log in manually at least once a day, and we do not recommend automating the login process.
For mul…
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You can use the ₹500 credits available in your Developer account to create the app. For further details you may write above concern to [email protected].
You need to verify your Client ID in Kite, as the Client ID provided appears to be incomplete. Please update the correct Client ID in your Developer account and try again.
Note: For security reasons, please do not share or display your Client ID pu…
The API key displayed above seems to be incorrect, please ensure you are entering the correct API key . You might find this similar discussion helpful.
PS: Make sure you don't share the app and client specific tokens on public threads.
Index and Stock F&O contracts trade until 3:40 PM, while stocks under the Closing Auction Session (CAS) have continuous trading until 3:15 PM. Accordingly, F&O historical data is available until 3:40 PM, while CAS stock data is available unt…
We do not provide historical data for expired option instruments. Historical data is available only for expired futures instruments, and that too limited to day-level candles.
As an alternative, you may set up a WebSocket connection to capture and s…
Navigate to the app details screen and verify that you have entered the correct client ID. Ensure there are no spaces at the beginning or end of the client ID. The Kite Connect APIs must be used with the same client ID that was used to create the ap…
The instruments mentioned in the query falls under the Closing Auction Session (CAS), due to which regular trading for these instruments stops at 3:15 PM. This has been applicable since August 3, 2026. Accordingly, the last available 5-minute candle…
The instrument mentioned in the query falls under the Closing Auction Session (CAS), due to which regular trading for the instrument stops at 3:15 PM.
Hence, minute candles after 3:15 PM are not available through the Historical Data API for this in…
No, weekly or monthly candles are not directly available through the Historical Data API. You need to generate the required weekly or monthly OHLC candles at your end using the daily candle data.
You can implement the required logic to aggregate th…
You may raise the support ticket under any relevant/closest category and mention the details of your requirement in the ticket description. The concerned team will review it and assist you accordingly.
GTT TSL is designed to work on the ticks recorded or displayed live on the system, and not on a fixed polling interval. When a day's high or low breaks on the chart, that value gets revised or reprinted afterward. This reprinted value may not exactl…
You can verify the Details page of your Kite Connect app in the Developer Console. This error can occur if the Zerodha Client ID mapped to the app is incorrect.
Kindly ensure the following:
You are logging in using the same Zerodha Client ID that…
We announce new API features and updates through the Kite Connect documentation, the Kite Connect forum, and the SDK repositories (including the Node.js client). We recommend monitoring these channels for the latest updates.
Once support for traili…
1. Are these rate limits enforced uniformly throughout the day, or does the Historical Data API experience additional latency or throttling during market hours due to server load?
The Historical Data API is intended primarily for backtesting and is …
The F&O market remains open until 3:40 PM, and orders can be placed during this period. However, for the Equity (stocks under CAS) segment during the Closing Auction Session (CAS), Market orders are allowed only between 3:20 PM and 3:25 PM. Afte…
If your strategy places 10 orders per second (OPS) or fewer, exchange algo registration is not required. Strategies exceeding 10 OPS need to be registered with the exchange.
For strategies within the 10 OPS limit, you may host them on your preferre…
Market orders are allowed only for BE-series stocks with a market capitalisation greater than ₹500 crore. For the Publisher Offsite Basket flow, the market_protection parameter is currently not supported. As a workaround, we recommend placing LIMIT …
RELIANCE26AUGFUT is an active futures contract. You can directly use the Historical Data API with the contract's instrument token and the required intraday interval (for example, minute). The continuous=1 parameter is not required for active contrac…
We were able to fetch historical data for the NFO segment successfully from our end. Kindly download the latest instruments file, verify that you are using the correct instrument token, and try again.
Historical data access is enabled by default wit…
We don't have an official Excel library. You can get live market data in Excel using the Kite Connect API by integrating it through third-party tools by writing custom code in Python or VBA that connects to Kite's WebSocket API.
We have shared the above concern with the relevant team. The necessary adjustments will be taken up and implemented at the earliest.
Meanwhile, we request you to raise a support ticket and track the progress through the ticket for further updates a…
To place a market order through GTT, you need to use the Market Protection parameter. You can refer to the relevant documentation for details on the available parameters and implementation.
GTT orders, once triggered, will place a limit order. You can refer to the GTT support article for more details on the order flow and functionality.
Please note that market orders are not supported through API for general orders. For use cases requ…
Close Price of the day's candle data is usually updated the next day, early morning. You can use historical data API to fetch historical day candle closes.
If you want only the previous trading day close, then you can use Quote call.
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Currently, we do not provide dedicated endpoint for historical tradebook data. Tradebook data is available only for the current day. You may refer to the documentation.
You can refer to the instrument file to find the correct symbol. Please note that the WebSocket data may not exactly match the ticks displayed on the Kite chart, as both are powered by different WebSocket streams.You may refer to the similar discuss…
Rate limits are enforced on a per-second basis, and exceeding them will result in a 429 error. There are no minute-level rate limits. For continuous data, please use the WebSocket API.
Historical tick-level data is not available via the API.
Currently, historical data is provided only for the active (current) contract, and is limited to minute-level intervals (1-minute and above). You may refer to the documentation here.
Additio…
IP whitelisting must be configured in your Kite Connect developer account under the Profile section. This setting is applied at the account level and not at the individual app level. Kindly ensure that a public static IP address is added, as private…
@ChandiniM IP whitelisting must be configured in your Kite Connect developer account under the Profile section. This setting is applied at the account level and not at the individual app level. Kindly ensure that a public static IP address is added,…
In Kite Connect, multiple API keys cannot share the same API secret, a single access token cannot be used across different applications, and each app has its own API key, API secret, and session, with the generate_session process being specific to e…
You currently have a Personal app active in your developer account, along with 500 available credits. To fetch live and historical data, please use these credits to create an app in the Connect section.
The API response data will be empty if the instrument identifier is not passed correctly. Please ensure that the instrument identifier is provided accurately to avoid this issue.
It appears that an incorrect client ID has been entered in the Zerodha Client ID section of your developer account. Kindly update it with the correct client ID in the app section and try again. You may also refer to similar discussions.
@tuxred This provision hasn't been integrated into the developer dashboard just yet. However, it is high on our priority list, and we expect it to be added in the very near future.
