Get Positions

GET/v1/accounts/{account_id}/positions

Retrieves all positions for the specified trading account.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: number

Query ParametersExpand Collapse

instrument_ids: optional array of string

Comma-separated OEMS instrument UUIDs

page_size: optional number

The number of items to return per page. Only used when page_token is not provided.

formatint64

maximum1000

minimum1

page_token: optional string

Token for retrieving the next or previous page of results. Contains encoded pagination state; when provided, page_size is ignored.

formatbyte

sort_by: optional "SYMBOL" or "INSTRUMENT_TYPE" or "QUANTITY" or 4 more

Field to sort by

One of the following:

"SYMBOL"

"INSTRUMENT_TYPE"

"QUANTITY"

"MARKET_VALUE"

"POSITION_TYPE"

"UNREALIZED_PNL"

"DAILY_UNREALIZED_PNL"

sort_direction: optional "ASC" or "DESC"

Sort direction

One of the following:

"ASC"

"DESC"

ReturnsExpand Collapse

data: PositionList { account_id, available_quantity, instrument_id, 15 more }

account_id: number

The account this position belongs to

formatint64

available_quantity: string

The quantity of a position that is free to be operated on.

instrument_id: string

OEMS instrument UUID

formatuuid

instrument_type: SecurityType

Type of security

One of the following:

"COMMON_STOCK"

"PREFERRED_STOCK"

"OPTION"

"CASH"

"OTHER"

market_value: string

The current market value of the position

position_type: PositionType

The type of position

One of the following:

"LONG"

"SHORT"

"LONG_CALL"

"SHORT_CALL"

"LONG_PUT"

"SHORT_PUT"

quantity: string

The number of shares or contracts. Can be positive (long) or negative (short)

symbol: string

The trading symbol for the instrument

avg_price: optional string

The average price paid per share or contract for this position

closing_price: optional string

The closing price used to value the position for the last trading day

closing_price_date: optional string

The market date associated with closing_price

formatdate

cost_basis: optional string

The total cost basis for this position

daily_unrealized_pnl: optional string

The unrealized profit or loss for this position relative to the previous close

daily_unrealized_pnl_pct: optional string

The unrealized profit/loss for the position for the current day, expressed as a percentage of the baseline value (range: 0-100).

instrument_price: optional string

The current market price of the instrument

underlying_instrument_id: optional string

OEMS instrument identifier of the underlying instrument, if resolvable

formatuuid

unrealized_pnl: optional string

The total unrealized profit or loss for this position based on current market value

unrealized_pnl_pct: optional string

The unrealized profit/loss for the position, expressed as a percentage of the position’s cost basis (range: 0-100).

Get Positions

curl https://api.clearstreet.com/v1/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/positions \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "145.00",
      "closing_price": "150.50",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-31",
      "cost_basis": "14500.00",
      "instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "instrument_price": "151.00",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "15050.00",
      "position_type": "LONG",
      "quantity": "100",
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "unrealized_pnl": "550.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "-9000.00",
      "instrument_id": "d4d5d6d7-e4e5-f4f5-a4a5-a6a7a8a9aaab",
      "instrument_price": "178.50",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "-9000.00",
      "position_type": "SHORT",
      "quantity": "-50",
      "symbol": "TSLA",
      "unrealized_pnl": "75.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "2.50",
      "closing_price": "2.70",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "2500.00",
      "instrument_id": "e5e6e7e8-f5f6-a5a6-b5b6-b7b8b9babcbe",
      "instrument_price": "2.72",
      "instrument_type": "OPTION",
      "market_value": "2700.00",
      "position_type": "LONG_CALL",
      "quantity": "10",
      "symbol": "AAPL250117C00190000",
      "underlying_instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "unrealized_pnl": "200.00"
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metadata": {
    "next_page_token": "cGFnZT0yJmxhc3Rfc3ltYm9sPVRTM0E=",
    "page_number": 1,
    "request_id": "3f4a5b6c-7d8e-9f0a-1b2c-3d4e5f6a7b8c",
    "total_items": 25,
    "total_pages": 3
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "request_id": "5518f0c6-58ff-4b4a-81a5-701556d41206"
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "data": [
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "145.00",
      "closing_price": "150.50",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-31",
      "cost_basis": "14500.00",
      "instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "instrument_price": "151.00",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "15050.00",
      "position_type": "LONG",
      "quantity": "100",
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "unrealized_pnl": "550.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "-9000.00",
      "instrument_id": "d4d5d6d7-e4e5-f4f5-a4a5-a6a7a8a9aaab",
      "instrument_price": "178.50",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "-9000.00",
      "position_type": "SHORT",
      "quantity": "-50",
      "symbol": "TSLA",
      "unrealized_pnl": "75.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "2.50",
      "closing_price": "2.70",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "2500.00",
      "instrument_id": "e5e6e7e8-f5f6-a5a6-b5b6-b7b8b9babcbe",
      "instrument_price": "2.72",
      "instrument_type": "OPTION",
      "market_value": "2700.00",
      "position_type": "LONG_CALL",
      "quantity": "10",
      "symbol": "AAPL250117C00190000",
      "underlying_instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "unrealized_pnl": "200.00"
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metadata": {
    "next_page_token": "cGFnZT0yJmxhc3Rfc3ltYm9sPVRTM0E=",
    "page_number": 1,
    "request_id": "3f4a5b6c-7d8e-9f0a-1b2c-3d4e5f6a7b8c",
    "total_items": 25,
    "total_pages": 3
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "request_id": "5518f0c6-58ff-4b4a-81a5-701556d41206"
  }
}