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REST API Usage

Configuration

Enable the rest API by adding the api_server section to your configuration and setting api_server.enabled to true.

Sample configuration:

    "api_server": {
        "enabled": true,
        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
        "listen_port": 8080,
        "verbosity": "info",
        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
        "CORS_origins": [],
        "username": "Freqtrader",
        "password": "SuperSecret1!"
    },

Security warning

By default, the configuration listens on localhost only (so it's not reachable from other systems). We strongly recommend to not expose this API to the internet and choose a strong, unique password, since others will potentially be able to control your bot.

Password selection

Please make sure to select a very strong, unique password to protect your bot from unauthorized access.

You can then access the API by going to http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/ping in a browser to check if the API is running correctly. This should return the response:

{"status":"pong"}

All other endpoints return sensitive info and require authentication and are therefore not available through a web browser.

To generate a secure password, either use a password manager, or use the below code snipped.

import secrets
secrets.token_hex()

Hint

Use the same method to also generate a JWT secret key (jwt_secret_key).

Configuration with docker

If you run your bot using docker, you'll need to have the bot listen to incoming connections. The security is then handled by docker.

    "api_server": {
        "enabled": true,
        "listen_ip_address": "0.0.0.0",
        "listen_port": 8080
    },

Add the following to your docker command:

  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080

A complete sample-command may then look as follows:

docker run -d \
  --name freqtrade \
  -v ~/.freqtrade/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json \
  -v ~/.freqtrade/user_data/:/freqtrade/user_data \
  -v ~/.freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite:/freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite \
  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
  freqtrade trade --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite --strategy MyAwesomeStrategy

Security warning

By using -p 8080:8080 the API is available to everyone connecting to the server under the correct port, so others may be able to control your bot.

Consuming the API

You can consume the API by using the script scripts/rest_client.py. The client script only requires the requests module, so Freqtrade does not need to be installed on the system.

python3 scripts/rest_client.py <command> [optional parameters]

By default, the script assumes 127.0.0.1 (localhost) and port 8080 to be used, however you can specify a configuration file to override this behaviour.

Minimalistic client config

{
    "api_server": {
        "enabled": true,
        "listen_ip_address": "0.0.0.0",
        "listen_port": 8080
    }
}
python3 scripts/rest_client.py --config rest_config.json <command> [optional parameters]

Available endpoints

Command Description
ping Simple command testing the API Readiness - requires no authentication.
start Starts the trader.
stop Stops the trader.
stopbuy Stops the trader from opening new trades. Gracefully closes open trades according to their rules.
reload_config Reloads the configuration file.
trades List last trades.
delete_trade <trade_id> Remove trade from the database. Tries to close open orders. Requires manual handling of this trade on the exchange.
show_config Shows part of the current configuration with relevant settings to operation.
logs Shows last log messages.
status Lists all open trades.
count Displays number of trades used and available.
locks Displays currently locked pairs.
profit Display a summary of your profit/loss from close trades and some stats about your performance.
forcesell <trade_id> Instantly sells the given trade (Ignoring minimum_roi).
forcesell all Instantly sells all open trades (Ignoring minimum_roi).
forcebuy <pair> [rate] Instantly buys the given pair. Rate is optional. (forcebuy_enable must be set to True)
performance Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair.
balance Show account balance per currency.
daily <n> Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days (n defaults to 7).
whitelist Show the current whitelist.
blacklist [pair] Show the current blacklist, or adds a pair to the blacklist.
edge Show validated pairs by Edge if it is enabled.
pair_candles Returns dataframe for a pair / timeframe combination while the bot is running. Alpha
pair_history Returns an analyzed dataframe for a given timerange, analyzed by a given strategy. Alpha
plot_config Get plot config from the strategy (or nothing if not configured). Alpha
strategies List strategies in strategy directory. Alpha
strategy <strategy> Get specific Strategy content. Alpha
available_pairs List available backtest data. Alpha
version Show version.

Alpha status

Endpoints labeled with Alpha status above may change at any time without notice.

Possible commands can be listed from the rest-client script using the help command.

python3 scripts/rest_client.py help
Possible commands:

available_pairs
    Return available pair (backtest data) based on timeframe / stake_currency selection

        :param timeframe: Only pairs with this timeframe available.
        :param stake_currency: Only pairs that include this timeframe

balance
    Get the account balance.

blacklist
    Show the current blacklist.

        :param add: List of coins to add (example: "BNB/BTC")

count
    Return the amount of open trades.

daily
    Return the amount of open trades.

delete_trade
    Delete trade from the database.
        Tries to close open orders. Requires manual handling of this asset on the exchange.

        :param trade_id: Deletes the trade with this ID from the database.

edge
    Return information about edge.

forcebuy
    Buy an asset.

        :param pair: Pair to buy (ETH/BTC)
        :param price: Optional - price to buy

forcesell
    Force-sell a trade.

        :param tradeid: Id of the trade (can be received via status command)

logs
    Show latest logs.

        :param limit: Limits log messages to the last <limit> logs. No limit to get all the trades.

pair_candles
    Return live dataframe for <pair><timeframe>.

        :param pair: Pair to get data for
        :param timeframe: Only pairs with this timeframe available.
        :param limit: Limit result to the last n candles.

pair_history
    Return historic, analyzed dataframe

        :param pair: Pair to get data for
        :param timeframe: Only pairs with this timeframe available.
        :param strategy: Strategy to analyze and get values for
        :param timerange: Timerange to get data for (same format than --timerange endpoints)

performance
    Return the performance of the different coins.

plot_config
    Return plot configuration if the strategy defines one.

profit
    Return the profit summary.

reload_config
    Reload configuration.

show_config

        Returns part of the configuration, relevant for trading operations.

start
    Start the bot if it's in the stopped state.

status
    Get the status of open trades.

stop
    Stop the bot. Use `start` to restart.

stopbuy
    Stop buying (but handle sells gracefully). Use `reload_config` to reset.

strategies
    Lists available strategies

strategy
    Get strategy details

        :param strategy: Strategy class name

trades
    Return trades history.

        :param limit: Limits trades to the X last trades. No limit to get all the trades.

version
    Return the version of the bot.

whitelist
    Show the current whitelist.

Advanced API usage using JWT tokens

Note

The below should be done in an application (a Freqtrade REST API client, which fetches info via API), and is not intended to be used on a regular basis.

Freqtrade's REST API also offers JWT (JSON Web Tokens). You can login using the following command, and subsequently use the resulting access_token.

> curl -X POST --user Freqtrader http://localhost:8080/api/v1/token/login
{"access_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk2ODEsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTY4MSwianRpIjoiMmEwYmY0NWUtMjhmOS00YTUzLTlmNzItMmM5ZWVlYThkNzc2IiwiZXhwIjoxNTg5MTIwNTgxLCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJmcmVzaCI6ZmFsc2UsInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.qt6MAXYIa-l556OM7arBvYJ0SDI9J8bIk3_glDujF5g","refresh_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk2ODEsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTY4MSwianRpIjoiZWQ1ZWI3YjAtYjMwMy00YzAyLTg2N2MtNWViMjIxNWQ2YTMxIiwiZXhwIjoxNTkxNzExNjgxLCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJ0eXBlIjoicmVmcmVzaCJ9.d1AT_jYICyTAjD0fiQAr52rkRqtxCjUGEMwlNuuzgNQ"}

> access_token="eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk2ODEsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTY4MSwianRpIjoiMmEwYmY0NWUtMjhmOS00YTUzLTlmNzItMmM5ZWVlYThkNzc2IiwiZXhwIjoxNTg5MTIwNTgxLCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJmcmVzaCI6ZmFsc2UsInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.qt6MAXYIa-l556OM7arBvYJ0SDI9J8bIk3_glDujF5g"
# Use access_token for authentication
> curl -X GET --header "Authorization: Bearer ${access_token}" http://localhost:8080/api/v1/count

Since the access token has a short timeout (15 min) - the token/refresh request should be used periodically to get a fresh access token:

> curl -X POST --header "Authorization: Bearer ${refresh_token}"http://localhost:8080/api/v1/token/refresh
{"access_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk5NzQsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTk3NCwianRpIjoiMDBjNTlhMWUtMjBmYS00ZTk0LTliZjAtNWQwNTg2MTdiZDIyIiwiZXhwIjoxNTg5MTIwODc0LCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJmcmVzaCI6ZmFsc2UsInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.1seHlII3WprjjclY6DpRhen0rqdF4j6jbvxIhUFaSbs"}

CORS

All web-based frontends are subject to CORS - Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. Since most of the requests to the Freqtrade API must be authenticated, a proper CORS policy is key to avoid security problems. Also, the standard disallows * CORS policies for requests with credentials, so this setting must be set appropriately.

Users can configure this themselves via the CORS_origins configuration setting. It consists of a list of allowed sites that are allowed to consume resources from the bot's API.

Assuming your application is deployed as https://frequi.freqtrade.io/home/ - this would mean that the following configuration becomes necessary:

{
    //...
    "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
    "CORS_origins": ["https://frequi.freqtrade.io"],
    //...
}

Note

We strongly recommend to also set jwt_secret_key to something random and known only to yourself to avoid unauthorized access to your bot.