Error message : Exception: unauthorised.access.to.equity.exception

[Majoka]

Hi, I have an API key and it seems to be working. For example, I can run the following command on my Python console and get a result. 

results = ig_service.search_markets("bhp")

results

But when I try to run this, it gives me an exception error: unauthorised.access.to.equity.exception

from trading_ig import IGService

from trading_ig.config import config

 

class config(object😞

    username = "xx"

    password = "xx"

    api_key = "xx"

    acc_type = "xx"

    acc_number = "xx"

 

ig_service = IGService(config.username, config.password, config.api_key, config.acc_type)

ig_service.create_session()

 

# Fetch close prices for BHP from IG Markets

epic_id = "AA.D.BHP.CASH.IP"

resolution = "D"

num_points = 10

 

response = ig_service.fetch_historical_prices_by_epic_and_num_points(epic_id, resolution, num_points)

close_prices = [float(price["closePrice"]["bid"]) for price in response["prices"]]

 

print(close_prices)

 

open_positions = ig_service.fetch_open_positions()

print("open_positions:\n%s" % open_positions)

 

Can you please help?

[bug-or-feature]

Your Epic is wrong, it should be "AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP".

If you are new to the Python library, or to the IG REST API, it would be a good idea to use the IG API companion at first. It is much harder to make mistakes with the companion

[calabashsis]

On 14/06/2023 at 14:02, bug-or-feature said:

Your Epic is wrong, it should be "AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP".

If you are new to the Python library, or to the IG REST API, it would be a good idea to use the IG API companion at first. It is much harder to make mistakes with the companion

Have you tried "AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP" on the companion? I've got the same error message.

 

I remember there was very old thread saying IG does not support equity history price over APIs. Looks still the case now.

Edited July 15, 2023 by calabashsis

[bug-or-feature]

On 15/07/2023 at 23:49, calabashsis said:

Have you tried "AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP" on the companion? I've got the same error message.

 

I remember there was very old thread saying IG does not support equity history price over APIs. Looks still the case now.

Yes, and it works fine for both the market info and historic price endpoints:

https://demo-api.ig.com/gateway/deal/markets/AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP

https://demo-api.ig.com/gateway/deal/prices/AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP?resolution=DAY&max=10

 

[calabashsis]

11 hours ago, bug-or-feature said:

Yes, and it works fine for both the market info and historic price endpoints:

https://demo-api.ig.com/gateway/deal/markets/AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP

https://demo-api.ig.com/gateway/deal/prices/AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP?resolution=DAY&max=10

 

Hi, 

  Thanks for the reply. But this is really weird:

• market info DOES work, on the IG API companion page (the endpoints string displayed at the top of the page, under 'URL' section).
• However, if I try "Historic Price Search" from the left pane of the page, I've got the same error code as below:

  • "errorCode": "unauthorised.access.to.equity.exception"

•   Again, I've got identical endpoints as yours, showing at the top 'URL' field :
  • https://demo-api.ig.com/gateway/deal/prices/AA.D.BHP.DAILY.IP?resolution=DAY&max=10

  

   I've tried Python version of IG REST API too (trading-ig). Exactly same behaviour.

 

  I really don't think IG offer access to Equities via the APIs  (including historic data) - however, anywhere we can confirm this???

 

 

Edited July 18, 2023 by calabashsis

[bug-or-feature]

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I really don't think IG offer access to Equities via the APIs  (including historic data) - however, anywhere we can confirm this???

You cannot use the APIs with share dealing, ISA or SIPP accounts. The APIs only work with spread betting and CFD accounts.

You can use the APIs to trade equities (and view historic prices) with spread betting or CFD accounts.

[mf2]

@bug-or-feature It seems that you *cannot* use the API with a CFD account to access historical price data of stocks, only indices and forex. It might work with a spread betting account, but that one is not available at least where I live.