ibkr-sdk 0.1.1

A Python SDK for interacting with Interactive Brokers API

IBKR SDK

A Python SDK for interacting with Interactive Brokers API.

Installation

From PyPI

pip install ibkr-sdk

From GitHub

pip install git+https://github.com/Siddhesh-Agarwal/ibkr-sdk

Quick Start

from ibkr import IBKRClient

client = IBKRClient()
client.connect("username", "password")

# List accounts
accounts = client.portfolio.accounts()

# Get positions
positions = client.portfolio.positions("DU123456")

# Get open orders
orders = client.orders.list_orders()

Features

• Full API Coverage: All REST endpoints from IBKR API v2.31.0
• Pydantic Models: Type-safe request/response parsing with validation
• Cookie-based Auth: Session authentication via /iserver/auth/status
• snake_case Fields: Pythonic attribute names with camelCase alias support

Architecture

ibkr/
├── client.py        # IBKRClient and API classes
├── auth.py          # Session/auth handling
├── exceptions.py    # Custom exceptions
├── types.py         # Enums
└── models/          # Pydantic models
    ├── account.py
    ├── portfolio.py
    ├── orders.py
    ├── marketdata.py
    ├── contract.py
    ├── scanner.py
    ├── fa.py
    └── fyi.py

API Classes

Class	Description
client.portfolio	Account info, positions, ledger, summary
client.orders	Open orders, order status
client.marketdata	Snapshot, historical data
client.contract	Contract search, info
client.scanner	Scanner parameters, run
client.fa	Financial advisor endpoints
client.fyi	Notifications, settings

Authentication

client = IBKRClient()
client.connect(username, password)

# Keep session alive
client.tickle()

# End session
client.disconnect()

Models

All models accept camelCase JSON (from API) and expose snake_case attributes:

from ibkr.models import AccountAttributes, IndividualPosition

# Works with API JSON
acct = AccountAttributes(**{"accountId": "DU123", "currency": "USD"})
print(acct.account_id)  # "DU123"

Exceptions

Exception	Description
IBKRError	Base exception
IBKRAPIError	API error response
IBKRValidationError	JSON/validation error
IBKRConnectionError	Network error

Development

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run tests
uv run pytest tests/

# Lint
ruff check