Read Live Algorithm
Charts
Request
Request body to obtain a chart from a live algorithm. The /live/chart/read
API accepts requests in the following format:
ReadLiveChartRequest Model - Request to body to obtain a chart from a live algorithm. | |
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projectId | integer Project ID of the request. |
name | string The requested chart name. |
count | integer The number of data points to request. |
start | integer The Utc start seconds timestamp of the request. |
end | integer The Utc end seconds timestamp of the request. |
Example |
{ "projectId": 23456789, "name": "Strategy Equity", "count": 100, "start": 1717801200, "end": 1743462000 } |
Responses
The /live/chart/read
API provides a response in the following format:
200 Success
LoadingChartResponse Model - Response when the requested chart is being generated. | |
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progress | number Loading percentage of the chart generation process. |
status | string Status of the chart generation process. |
success | boolean Indicate if the API request was successful. |
Example |
{ "progress": 0, "status": "loading", "success": true } |
ReadChartResponse Model - Response with the requested chart from a live algorithm or backtest | |
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chart | Chart object Single Parent Chart Object for Custom Charting. |
success | boolean Indicate if the API request was successful. |
errors | string Array List of errors with the API call. |
Example |
{ "chart": { "name": "string", "chartType": "Overlay", "series": { "name": "string", "unit": "string", "index": 0, "values": [ "object" ], "seriesType": "Line", "color": "string", "scatterMarkerSymbol": "none" } }, "success": true, "errors": [ "string" ] } |
Chart Model - Single Parent Chart Object for Custom Charting. | |
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name | string Name of the Chart. |
chartType | string Enum Type of the Chart, Overlayed or Stacked. Options : ['Overlay', 'Stacked'] |
series | Series object List of Series Objects for this Chart. |
Example |
{ "name": "string", "chartType": "Overlay", "series": { "name": "string", "unit": "string", "index": 0, "values": [ "object" ], "seriesType": "Line", "color": "string", "scatterMarkerSymbol": "none" } } |
Series Model - Chart Series Object - Series data and properties for a chart. | |
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name | string Name of the series. |
unit | string Axis for the chart series. |
index | integer Index/position of the series on the chart. |
values | object Array Values for the series plot. These values are assumed to be in ascending time order (first points earliest, last points latest). |
seriesType | string Enum Chart type for the series. Options : ['Line', 'Scatter', 'Candle', 'Bar', 'Flag', 'StackedArea', 'Pie', 'Treemap'] |
color | string Color the series. |
scatterMarkerSymbol | string Enum Shape or symbol for the marker in a scatter plot. Options : ['none', 'circle', 'square', 'diamond', 'triangle', 'triangle-down'] |
Example |
{ "name": "string", "unit": "string", "index": 0, "values": [ "object" ], "seriesType": "Line", "color": "string", "scatterMarkerSymbol": "none" } |
401 Authentication Error
UnauthorizedError Model - Unauthorized response from the API. Key is missing, invalid, or timestamp is too old for hash. | |
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www_authenticate | string Header |
Examples
The following example demonstates creating, reading, updating, and listing live algorithms of a project through the cloud API.
from base64 import b64encode from hashlib import sha256 from time import time from requests import get, post BASE_URL = 'https://www.quantconnect.com/api/v2/' # You need to replace these with your actual credentials. # You can request your credentials at https://www.quantconnect.com/settings/ # You can find our organization ID at https://www.quantconnect.com/organization/ USER_ID = 0 API_TOKEN = '____' ORGANIZATION_ID = '____' def get_headers(): # Get timestamp timestamp = f'{int(time())}' time_stamped_token = f'{API_TOKEN}:{timestamp}'.encode('utf-8') # Get hased API token hashed_token = sha256(time_stamped_token).hexdigest() authentication = f'{USER_ID}:{hashed_token}'.encode('utf-8') authentication = b64encode(authentication).decode('ascii') # Create headers dictionary. return { 'Authorization': f'Basic {authentication}', 'Timestamp': timestamp } # Authenticate to verify credentials response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/authenticate', headers = get_headers()) print(response.json()) # -------------------- ### Create Live Algorithm # Define placeholder IDs for compilation and node (replace with actual values) project_id = 12345678 compile_id = "compile_id..." node_id = "node_id..." # Prepare the data payload for creating a live algorithm with necessary details payload = { "versionId": "-1", # Use the latest version of the algorithm "projectId": project_id, # ID of the project to deploy as a live algorithm "compileId": compile_id, # Compilation ID for the algorithm code "nodeId": node_id, # Node ID where the algorithm will run "brokerage": { # Brokerage configuration for live trading "id": "QuantConnectBrokerage", # Brokerage identifier "user": "", # Brokerage username (replace with actual value) "password": "", # Brokerage password (replace with actual value) "environment": "live-paper", # Trading environment (live or paper) "account": "" # Brokerage account ID (replace with actual value) }, "dataProviders": { # Data provider configuration "QuantConnectBrokerage": { "id": "QuantConnectBrokerage" # Data provider identifier } }, "parameters": {}, # Optional algorithm parameters (empty in this example) "notification": {} # Optional notification settings (empty in this example) } # Send a POST request to the /live/create endpoint to deploy the algorithm response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/create', headers=get_headers(), json=data) # Parse the JSON response into python managable dict from the API result = response.json() # Extract the deploy ID from the response for future operations deploy_id = result['deployId'] # Check if the request was successful and print the result if result['success']: print("Live Algorithm Created Successfully:") print(result) ### Read Live Algorithm Statistics # Prepare data payload with project and deploy IDs to fetch statistics payload = { "projectId": project_id, # ID of the project "deployId": deploy_id # ID of the deployed live algorithm } # Send a POST request to the /live/read endpoint to get algorithm statistics response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/read', headers=get_headers(), json=payload) # Parse the JSON response into python managable dict result = response.json() # Check if the request was successful and print the statistics if result['success']: print("Live Algorithm Statistics:") print(result) ### Liquidate Live Algorithm # Prepare data payload with project ID to liquidate the algorithm payload = { "projectId": project_id # ID of the project to liquidate } # Send a POST request to the /live/update/liquidate endpoint to liquidate response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/update/liquidate', headers=get_headers(), json=payload) # Parse the JSON response into python managable dict result = response.json() # Check if the request was successful and print the result if result['success']: print("Live Algorithm Liquidated Successfully:") print(result) ### Stop Live Algorithm # Prepare data payload with project ID to stop the algorithm payload = { "projectId": project_id # ID of the project to stop } # Send a POST request to the /live/update/stop endpoint to stop the algorithm response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/update/stop', headers=get_headers(), json=payload) # Parse the JSON response into python managable dict result = response.json() # Check if the request was successful and print the result if result['success']: print("Live Algorithm Stopped Successfully:") print(result) ### List Live Algorithms # Prepare data payload with filters for listing live algorithms payload = { "status": "Running", # Filter to show only running algorithms "start": 1717801200, # Start time (Unix timestamp) for the list range "end": 1743462000 # End time (Unix timestamp) for the list range } # Send a POST request to the /live/list endpoint to list algorithms response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/list', headers=get_headers(), json=payload) # Parse the JSON response into python managable dict result = response.json() # Check if the request was successful and print the list if result['success']: print("List of Live Algorithms:") print(result)