`ib` offering a wEbApI!?

[goodboy]

Was digging through api docs for #260 and found this!

https://ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com/api/doc.html

Looks like we might not require that users run tws/gateway in the long run 🥳

I know personally I would love to be able to not have to run either of those java-mem-hog programs remote or local as they're a super hassle to deal with generally..

Haven't found too many peeps talking about this (yet) but here's some links:

• where i found it on the main api client landing page: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=5041

  Use our modern REST API to trade, monitor and manage your IBKR account. The Client Portal API enables simple integration and lets you access account and sub-account data plus FYI messages and more.

• (unanswered) questions in the ib_insync forums:

  • https://groups.io/g/insync/message/3383?p=%2C%2C%2C20%2C0%2C0%2C0%3A%3Acreated%2C0%2Cweb+api%2C20%2C2%2C0%2C31200003
  • https://groups.io/g/insync/message/3164

• downloads page has all the high level resources and code:

  • https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=5041
  • "client portal" api: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/api/doc.html
  • pretty sure you have to do the gw auth for this set of eps to work?

• 3rd party web api: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/webtradingapi/

  • rest docs: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/webtradingapi/doc.html#section/Authentication
  • this seems to not require running a local gateway based on the endpoint docs?

Moar to come i'm sure 🏄🏼

[goodboy]

Websocket streaming api docs are here: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/cpwebapi/RealtimeSubscription.html

Looks like you have to run the gateway still to auth says the FAQ: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/cpwebapi/faq.html