GET Position

NT8

Get a specific position by instrument NT8

Returns the current NinjaTrader position for one account and instrument.

Endpoint

GET /v1/api/accounts/{account}/position

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
account	string	Required	Name of account in NT8

Query parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
instrument	string	Required	URL-encoded instrument name

Code examples

Python

import requests

token = 'my-secret-token'

url = "https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/accounts/Sim101/position"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

try:
    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params={'instrument': 'MES 06-25'})
    print(f"Response Code: {response.status_code}, Response Text: {response.text}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

JavaScript

const token = 'my-secret-token';

const params = new URLSearchParams({ instrument: 'MES 06-25' });
const url = `https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/accounts/Sim101/position?${params}`;

fetch(url, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${token}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  }
})
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

cURL

TOKEN="my-secret-token"

curl -X GET "https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/accounts/Sim101/position?instrument=MES%2006-25" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Response

200

{
    "type": "NinjaTrader.Cbi.Position",
    "account": "Sim101",
    "instrument": "ES 12-25",
    "instrumentType": "Future",
    "marketPosition": "Long",
    "quantity": 4,
    "averagePrice": 5779.8125,
    "marketPrice": 5789.5,
    "unrealizedProfitLoss": 1937.5,
    "success": true
}

400

{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}

Platform nuances

NT8 returns position fields at the top level and expresses direction with marketPosition.

WebSocket API

This request can also be made over the WebSocket API. The account path parameter and instrument query parameter are passed inside args.

{
  "action": "rpc",
  "id": "my-request-id",
  "api": "GetPosition",
  "args": {
    "account": "Sim101",
    "instrument": "ES 09-26"
  }
}

Tradovate

Get a specific position by instrument Tradovate

Returns the net position for one linked Tradovate account and instrument. The request executes server-side against the Tradovate Web API and works while NinjaTrader is closed.

Endpoint

GET /v1/api/tv/accounts/{account}/position?instrument=

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
account	string	Required	Tradovate account name, such as DEMO12345678

Query parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
instrument	string	Required	Continuous (ES1!), NT8 (ES 09-26), or Tradovate (ESU6) instrument form

Code examples

Python

import requests

token = 'my-secret-token'
url = "https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/tv/accounts/DEMO12345678/position"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"
}
params = {
    "instrument": "ES1!"
}

try:
    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
    print(f"Response Code: {response.status_code}, Response Text: {response.text}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

JavaScript

const token = 'my-secret-token';

const params = new URLSearchParams({ instrument: "ES1!" });
const url = `https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/tv/accounts/DEMO12345678/position?${params}`;

fetch(url, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${token}`
  }
})
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

cURL

TOKEN="my-secret-token"

curl -X GET 'https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/tv/accounts/DEMO12345678/position?instrument=ES1!' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Response

Successful reads return {"success": true, "data": ...}. Here, data contains account, symbol, signed netPos, and the underlying position object. A positive netPos is long, a negative value is short, and 0 means flat.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "account": "DEMO12345678",
    "symbol": "ESU6",
    "netPos": 0,
    "position": {}
  }
}

Platform nuances

• Tradovate accepts three instrument naming forms and resolves them server-side.
• Direction is represented by the sign of netPos, rather than the NT8 marketPosition field.
• The response is wrapped in data; the NT8 endpoint returns position fields at the top level.

See the Tradovate API overview for the full field grammar, mutation safety guarantees, and error table.