Existing client? Log in to Samco star with client ID & password to subscribe to StockNote APIs
Frequently Asked Questions
You need to be a Samco customer to access the StockNote APIs. Once you become a Samco customer, follow these steps to subscribe to StockNote APIs:
To access the APIs, you need to be a Samco customer and you need to be subscribed to access the StockNote API.
You can avail the subscription through the Samco STAR back-office page.
Once you are subscribed to the StockNote API you can use the APIs. Visit the API documentation page for detailed steps on using these APIs.
Note: Currently, the API subscription is Free, and to start using the API, you need to activate the subscription in Samco Star back-office.
Yes, you can perform Algo Trading using Stock note API by developing your own strategies for trade and placing automated trades using StockNote API.
Note: Samco, as a broker, does not provide any trading strategies and these strategies have to be client-owned. It is the client’s responsibility to secure the necessary exchange approvals for the trading strategies deployed.
To prevent misuse and prevent availability issues due to over usage, the APIs are rate limited i.e. the number of API requests from a user is limited. If you wish to increase this limit, raise a support ticket on the following link. Raise Support Ticket.
Your request will be reviewed and limits may be increased as per the requirement.
Below are the current API wise rate limits:
API | Limit/second |
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Login | 1 |
SearchEquityDerivative | 4 |
Limits | 1 |
Quote | 4 |
PlaceOrder | 20 |
OrderStatus | 20 |
ModifyOrder | 20 |
CancelOrder | 20 |
PlaceOrderBO | 20 |
ExitBO | 4 |
PlaceOrderCO | 20 |
ExitCO | 4 |
GetTriggerOrders | 1 |
OrderBook | 1 |
TradeBook | 1 |
Holdings | 1 |
GetPosition | 1 |
ConvertPosition | 1 |
optionChain | 1 |
HistoricalCandleData | 10 |
IntraDayCandleData | 10 |
indexCandleData | 10 |
indexIntradayCandleData | 10 |
Logout | 1 |