Kite-Trader

Unofficial Python library for Zerodha Kite with built-in throttling, so you never exceed Kite's API limits.

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Installation

Supports Python version >= 3.8

pip install kitetrader

Update:

Due to changes in Zerodha Kite, the Web login is broken. This issue will not be fixed though there are workarounds. See Issue #1 for details.

v3.0.2 allows downloading Historical data and instruments list. Run pip install -U kitetrader to update. All other methods remain broken on Kite Web.

Those subscribed to Kite Connect can still use this library.

Usage

from kitetrader import Kite

# Using with statement (context manager)
with Kite() as kite:
  kite.profile() # user profile
  kite.holdings() # user portfolio

# or
kite = Kite()
kite.profile()
kite.holdings()

# close the requests session
kite.close()

Login

For KiteConnect login:

1. Pass the api_key, api_secret and request_token during initialization. Once authorized, the access_token can be accessed as kite.access_token

kite = Kite(
    api_key=credentials['api_key'],
    api_secret=credentials['api_secret'],
    request_token=credentials['request_token'],
)

# On successful authentication, save the kite.access_token to database or file
# for future use
print(kite.access_token)

2. On subsequent attempts, simply pass the access_token and api_key

kite = Kite(
    access_token=credentials["access_token"],
    api_key=credentials["api_key"],
)

For Web Login:

1. Web login is the default, if no arguments are passed. It will start an interactive prompt, requesting user_id, password and twofa.

# Interactive prompt
kite = Kite()

# Once auth is completed, save the enctoken for later use
print(kite.enctoken)

2. You may pass some or all three arguments. Any missing info, will need to be entered, when prompted.

kite = Kite(
    user_id: credentials['user_id'],
    password: credentials['password'],
    twofa: twofa,
)

You can use pyotp to automate twofa.

kite = Kite(
    user_id,
    password,
    twofa=pyotp.TOTP('base32secret3232').now, # Dont invoke the now method
)

3. On successful authorization, the enctoken is saved to a cookie file. On subsequent attempts, the enctoken is loaded from the cookie file.

4. Using the web login, will log you out of any Kite web browser sessions. You can reuse the browser enctoken, passing it to Kite. This way, you can use Kite Web, without getting logged out.

kite = Kite(enctoken=credentials['enctoken'])

To access the browser enctoken, login to kite.zerodha.com and press SHIFT + F9 to open the Storage inspector (On Firefox). You will find the info under cookies.

IMPORTANT NOTES and WARNINGs

• Hard coding password and credentials can be risky. Take appropriate measure to safeguard your credentials from accidental uploads or exposure on shared computers. Stick to defaults or use enctoken if unsure.

• Web login credentials are meant to be used on your PC (For personal use). Use of Web login credentials on a public facing server can put your account at high risk.

• Methods may raise the following errors:

  • A RuntimeError is raised if too many (>15) 429 reponse codes are returned.
  • A TimeoutError is raised if server takes too long to respond.
  • A ConnectionError is raised if:
    • Session expired
    • Bad request or invalid parameters
    • Internal server error

Available Methods

Almost all methods defined on the Kite Connect 3 api have been covered except Webhooks and Websocket streaming. You can refer to the Kite Connect Docs for more information

# User
kite.profile()
kite.margins(segment=kite.MARGIN_EQUITY) # or kite.MARGIN_COMMODITY

# Portfolio
kite.holdings() # long-term holdings
kite.positions() # short-term positions
kite.auctions() # list all auctions

# Orders
kite.orders() # list all orders for the day
kite.order_history('171229000724687') # order_id
kite.trades() # list all executed trades
kite.order_trades('171229000724687') # order_id

kite.place_order(kite.VARIETY_REGULAR,
                 kite.EXCHANGE_NSE,
                 'INFY',
                 kite.TRANSACTION_TYPE_BUY,
                 1,
                 kite.PRODUCT_NRML,
                 kite.ORDER_TYPE_MARKET) # Buy INFY at market price from NSE with product type NRML

kite.modify_order(kite.VARIETY_REGULAR, '171229000724687', 5) # order_id with quantity 5

kite.cancel_order(kite.VARIETY_REGULAR, '171229000724687')

Market Quotes

# Get the full market quotes - ohlc, OI, bid/ask, etc

instruments = ['NSE:INFY', 'NSE:RELIANCE', 'NSE:HDFCBANK', 'NSE:TCS']

kite.quote(instruments) # accepts list or a single string

# or

kite.quote('NSE:INFY')

kite.ohlc(instruments) # Get OHLCV and last traded price

kite.ltp(instruments) # Last traded price of all instruments

Historical Candle data

from kitetrader import Kite
from pandas import DataFrame, to_datetime
from datetime import datetime

'''An example to load historical candle data in Pandas DataFrame'''

def to_dataframe(data, oi=False):
    '''Returns a pandas DataFrame with Date as Index'''

    columns = ['Date', 'Open', 'High', 'Low', 'Close', 'Volume']

    if oi:
        columns.append('OpenInterest')

    df = DataFrame(data, columns=columns)

    df['Date'] = to_datetime(df['Date'])
    return df.set_index('Date')


from_dt = datetime(2023, 10, 4, 9, 15)
to_dt = datetime(2023, 10, 4, 15, 30)
instrument_token = '8979970' # banknifty oct futures

with Kite() as kite:
    data = kite.historical_data(instrument_token,
                                from_dt,
                                to_dt,
                                interval='15minute', oi=True)

df = to_dataframe(data, oi=True)

print(df.head())

df.to_csv(kite.base_dir / 'BANKNIFTY_OCT_FUT.csv')

Instruments

Instruments method will return a dump of all tradable instruments. This is a large file of 7MB with 10k+ records. Only download what is required by specifying the exchange.

from kitetrader import Kite
from io import BytesIO
from pandas import read_csv

'''Example to load and save instruments to csv file. '''

with Kite() as kite:
    # returns data in binary format
    data = kite.instruments(kite.EXCHANGE_NSE)

# Save as csv file using pathlib.path
(kite.base_dir / 'instruments.csv').write_bytes(data)

# or using file open with write binary
with open('instruments.csv', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(data)

# To convert data to Pandas DataFrame
df = read_csv(BytesIO(data), index_col='tradingsymbol')

# or load the saved csv file as DataFrame
df = read_csv('instruments.csv', index_col='tradingsymbol')

# to query an instrument token
instrument_token = df.loc['INFY', 'instrument_token']

Constants

The below contants have been defined on the Kite class. You can use them as arguments to the various methods.

# Exchanges
EXCHANGE_NSE = "NSE"
EXCHANGE_BSE = "BSE"
EXCHANGE_NFO = "NFO"
EXCHANGE_CDS = "CDS"
EXCHANGE_BFO = "BFO"
EXCHANGE_MCX = "MCX"
EXCHANGE_BCD = "BCD"

# Products
PRODUCT_MIS = "MIS"
PRODUCT_CNC = "CNC"
PRODUCT_NRML = "NRML"
PRODUCT_CO = "CO"

# Order types
ORDER_TYPE_MARKET = "MARKET"
ORDER_TYPE_LIMIT = "LIMIT"
ORDER_TYPE_SLM = "SL-M"
ORDER_TYPE_SL = "SL"

# Varities
VARIETY_REGULAR = "regular"
VARIETY_CO = "co"
VARIETY_AMO = "amo"
VARIETY_ICEBERG = "iceberg"
VARIETY_AUCTION = "auction"

# Transaction type
TRANSACTION_TYPE_BUY = "BUY"
TRANSACTION_TYPE_SELL = "SELL"

# Validity
VALIDITY_DAY = "DAY"
VALIDITY_IOC = "IOC"
VALIDITY_TTL = "TTL"

# Position Type
POSITION_TYPE_DAY = "day"
POSITION_TYPE_OVERNIGHT = "overnight"

# Margins segments
MARGIN_EQUITY = "equity"
MARGIN_COMMODITY = "commodity"

# GTT order type
GTT_TYPE_OCO = "two-leg"
GTT_TYPE_SINGLE = "single"

# Status constants
STATUS_COMPLETE = "COMPLETE"
STATUS_REJECTED = "REJECTED"
STATUS_CANCELLED = "CANCELLED"

# GTT order status
GTT_STATUS_ACTIVE = "active"
GTT_STATUS_TRIGGERED = "triggered"
GTT_STATUS_DISABLED = "disabled"
GTT_STATUS_EXPIRED = "expired"
GTT_STATUS_CANCELLED = "cancelled"
GTT_STATUS_REJECTED = "rejected"
GTT_STATUS_DELETED = "deleted"

API limits and Throttling

You never have to worry about exceeding the API limits as Kite-Trader limits the outgoing requests. This section is only for information purpose.

When making large number of requests its essential to respect the API limits set by Zerodha.

The Throttle class ensures you do not exceed these limits. Its takes two arguments - a dictionary configuration and an integer max_penalty_count.

The max_penalty_count is maximum number of 429 HTTP error code, allowed to be returned during a session. Exceeding this limit will result in a runtime error.

The configuration is a dictionary which defines the limits for each endpoint. Here, RPS stands for Requests Per Second andRPM stands for Requests Per Minute. Limits are set for each end point.

throttle_config = {
    'quote': {
        'rps': 1,
    },
    'historical': {
        'rps': 3,
    },
    'order': {
        'rps': 8,
        'rpm': 180,
    },
    'default': {
        'rps': 8,
    }
}

max_penalty_count = 15

th = Throttle(throttle_config, max_penalty_count)

Logging

Kite-Trader uses the logging module. If no logger is defined, it uses a default logger, set to INFO. You can define your own logger and pass it to Kite during initialization.

A helper function is also provided, so you can change the log level easily

from kitetrader import Kite, configure_default_logger
import logging

logger = configure_default_logger(__name__)

# set level to WARNING and above, default is INFO
logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)

with Kite(logger=logger) as kite:
    data = kite.quote("NSE:TCS")

Class and Method signature

class Kite(builtins.object)
 |  Kite(enctoken: Optional[str] = None)
 |
 |  Unofficial implementation of Zerodha Kite api
 |
 |  Methods defined here:
 |
 |  __init__(self, user_id: Optional[str] = None, password: Optional[str] = None, twofa: Optional[str] = None, enctoken: Optional[str] = None)
 |      Initialize self.  See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
 |
 |  auctions(self)
 |      Retrieve the list of auctions that are currently being held
 |
 |  cancel_order(self, variety, order_id)
 |      Cancel an order.
 |
 |  close(self)
 |      Close the Requests session
 |
 |  historical_data(self, instrument_token: str, from_dt: Union[datetime.datetime, str], to_dt: Union[datetime.datetime, str], interval: str, continuous=False, oi=False)
 |      return historical candle records for a given instrument.
 |
 |  holdings(self)
 |      Return the list of long term equity holdings
 |
 |  instruments(self, exchange: Optional[str] = None)
 |      return a CSV dump of all tradable instruments
 |
 |  ltp(self, instruments: Union[str, collections.abc.Collection])
 |      Returns the last traded price
 |
 |  margins(self, segment: Optional[str] = None)
 |      Returns funds, cash, and margin information for the user
 |      for equity and commodity segments
 |
 |  modify_order(self, variety, order_id, quantity=None, price=None, order_type=None, trigger_price=None, validity=None, disclosed_quantity=None)
 |      Modify an open order.
 |
 |  ohlc(self, instruments: Union[str, collections.abc.Collection])
 |      Returns ohlc and last traded price
 |
 |  order_history(self, order_id)
 |      Get history of individual orders
 |
 |  order_trades(self, order_id)
 |      Get the the trades generated by an order
 |
 |  orders(self)
 |      Get list of all orders for the day
 |
 |  place_order(self, variety, exchange, tradingsymbol, transaction_type, quantity, product, order_type, price=None, validity=None, validity_ttl=None, disclosed_quantity=None, trigger_price=None, iceberg_legs=None, iceberg_quantity=None, auction_number=None, tag=None)
 |      Place an order of a particular variety
 |
 |  positions(self)
 |      Retrieve the list of short term positions
 |
 |  profile(self)
 |      Retrieve the user profile
 |
 |  quote(self, instruments: Union[str, collections.abc.Collection])
 |      Return the full market quotes - ohlc, OI, bid/ask etc
 |
 |  trades(self)
 |      Get the list of all executed trades for the day
 |
 |  Data and other attributes defined here:
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_BCD = 'BCD'
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_BFO = 'BFO'
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_BSE = 'BSE'
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_CDS = 'CDS'
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_MCX = 'MCX'
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_NFO = 'NFO'
 |
 |  EXCHANGE_NSE = 'NSE'
 |
 |  GTT_TYPE_OCO = 'two-leg'
 |
 |  GTT_TYPE_SINGLE = 'single'
 |
 |  MARGIN_COMMODITY = 'commodity'
 |
 |  MARGIN_EQUITY = 'equity'
 |
 |  ORDER_TYPE_LIMIT = 'LIMIT'
 |
 |  ORDER_TYPE_MARKET = 'MARKET'
 |
 |  ORDER_TYPE_SL = 'SL'
 |
 |  ORDER_TYPE_SLM = 'SL-M'
 |
 |  POSITION_TYPE_DAY = 'day'
 |
 |  POSITION_TYPE_OVERNIGHT = 'overnight'
 |
 |  PRODUCT_CNC = 'CNC'
 |
 |  PRODUCT_CO = 'CO'
 |
 |  PRODUCT_MIS = 'MIS'
 |
 |  PRODUCT_NRML = 'NRML'
 |
 |  TRANSACTION_TYPE_BUY = 'BUY'
 |
 |  TRANSACTION_TYPE_SELL = 'SELL'
 |
 |  VALIDITY_DAY = 'DAY'
 |
 |  VALIDITY_IOC = 'IOC'
 |
 |  VALIDITY_TTL = 'TTL'
 |
 |  VARIETY_AMO = 'amo'
 |
 |  VARIETY_AUCTION = 'auction'
 |
 |  VARIETY_CO = 'co'
 |
 |  VARIETY_ICEBERG = 'iceberg'
 |
 |  VARIETY_REGULAR = 'regular'
 |