Getting Started

The OANDA v20 REST API provides programmatic access to OANDA’s next generation v20 trading engine. To use this API you must have a v20 trading account, which is available to all divisions except OANDA Global Markets.

Get an OANDA v20 fxTrade account - Try a free demo account or open a live account
Get REST API access - Log in to the Account Management Portal (AMP) on fxTrade and select “Manage API Access” under “My Services”. Generate your personal access token immediately after you agree to the API license. This token is valid for both the legacy OANDA API and the OANDA v20 API.
Ready for automated trading - Start making requests to OANDA’s fxTrade platform with your personal access token. Click here to learn about modifying your configurations to generate curl examples that can be copied without further modification.

What can I do with the OANDA REST-v20 API?

Market Data

Get real-time rates for all tradeable pairs 24 hours a day
Access historical pricing information dating back to 2005

Trading

Place, modify, close orders
Manage your account settings
Access your account/trading history

How do I start?

Read the Development Guide
Try some Sample Code
Email us at api@ with any questions or go to Troubleshooting & Errors

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