GET Suggest Contracts

Searches Tradovate contracts and can resolve the active front month from a root symbol.

NinjaTrader 8Not available

No equivalent NT8 endpoint

This route is specific to linked Tradovate accounts.

TradovateREST only

GET /v1/api/tv/contracts/suggest?text=

Runs server-side for a linked Tradovate account, so NinjaTrader can be closed. Tradovate does not currently use the CrossTrade WebSocket API. See the Tradovate API guide.

Search contracts

GET /v1/api/tv/contracts/suggest?text=ES

Contract autocomplete against Tradovate's contract database. Pass a root like ES to resolve the active front month, or a partial symbol to list matching contracts. For an exact-symbol lookup, use /v1/api/tv/contracts/find.

Auth is the same bearer token as the rest of the CrossTrade API, on a plan with API access (Pro), plus a linked Tradovate account. Unlinked users receive 403 tradovate_not_linked.

Headers

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
text	string	Required	Root or partial symbol to search, e.g. ES

Code Examples

Python

import requests

token = 'my-secret-token'

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

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params={"text": "ES"})
print(f"Response Code: {response.status_code}, Response Text: {response.text}")

JavaScript

const token = 'my-secret-token';

const url = "https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/tv/contracts/suggest?text=ES";

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/tv/contracts/suggest?text=ES" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

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Response

200

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": 3543031, "name": "ESU6", "contractMaturityId": 46127 },
    { "id": 3543032, "name": "ESZ6", "contractMaturityId": 46128 }
  ]
}

Rows are raw Tradovate contract records, ordered by Tradovate's suggestion ranking; the first row for a root is normally the active front month.

400

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "text_required"
}

Returned when the text query parameter is missing. Unlinked users receive 403 with "error": "tradovate_not_linked".