Get Account Balances

getAccountsAccountNumberBalances

get/accounts/{account_number}/balances

Base URL: https://api.cert.tastyworks.com (Sandbox) · https://api.tastyworks.com (Production)

Returns the single current balance object for an account: cash, position values broken out by instrument type and side (for example long-equity-value, long-derivative-value, long-futures-value, long-cryptocurrency-value), buying power, margin requirements, and net-liquidating-value. Defaults to USD; pass currency to request a different currency balance.

Code samples

curl -X GET 'https://api.cert.tastyworks.com/accounts/5WX01234/balances?currency=%7Bcurrency%7D' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'User-Agent: tastytrade-docs-example/1.0'

import requests

url = "https://api.cert.tastyworks.com/accounts/5WX01234/balances?currency=%7Bcurrency%7D"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    "User-Agent": "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0",
}
resp = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(resp.status_code, resp.json())

const resp = await fetch("https://api.cert.tastyworks.com/accounts/5WX01234/balances?currency=%7Bcurrency%7D", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    "User-Agent": "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0",
  },
})
const data = await resp.json()
console.log(resp.status, data)

package main

import (
	"net/http"
	"io"
	"fmt"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.cert.tastyworks.com/accounts/5WX01234/balances?currency=%7Bcurrency%7D", nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0")
	resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(resp.Status, string(out))
}

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.cert.tastyworks.com/accounts/5WX01234/balances?currency=%7Bcurrency%7D"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
    .header("User-Agent", "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0")
    .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();
HttpResponse<String> resp = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(resp.statusCode() + " " + resp.body());

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
currency	query	string	Currency balance to get for account
account_number*	path	string	e.g. "5WX01234"

Responses

200The current balance object for the account, wrapped in data.application/json

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "account-number": "5WX01234",
    "currency": "USD",
    "cash-balance": "7218.997",
    "long-equity-value": "24629.746",
    "short-equity-value": "0.0",
    "long-derivative-value": "0.0",
    "short-derivative-value": "0.0",
    "long-futures-value": "0.0",
    "short-futures-value": "0.0",
    "long-futures-derivative-value": "100.00",
    "short-futures-derivative-value": "100.00",
    "long-margineable-value": "100.00",
    "short-margineable-value": "100.00",
    "margin-equity": "32520.734",
    "equity-buying-power": "45657.048",
    "derivative-buying-power": "22828.524",
    "day-trading-buying-power": "0.0",
    "futures-margin-requirement": "string",
    "available-trading-funds": "string",
    "maintenance-requirement": "9692.211",
    "maintenance-call-value": "100.00",
    "reg-t-call-value": "100.00",
    "day-trading-call-value": "100.00",
    "day-equity-call-value": "100.00",
    "net-liquidating-value": "32520.734",
    "cash-available-to-withdraw": "22828.53",
    "day-trade-excess": "string",
    "pending-cash": "0.0",
    "pending-cash-effect": "None",
    "long-cryptocurrency-value": "671.991",
    "short-cryptocurrency-value": "USD",
    "cryptocurrency-margin-requirement": "USD",
    "unsettled-cryptocurrency-fiat-amount": "USD",
    "unsettled-cryptocurrency-fiat-effect": "USD",
    "closed-loop-available-balance": "100.00",
    "equity-offering-margin-requirement": "string",
    "long-bond-value": "100.00",
    "bond-margin-requirement": "string",
    "used-derivative-buying-power": "string",
    "special-memorandum-account-value": "100.00",
    "special-memorandum-account-apex-adjustment": "string",
    "total-settle-balance": "100.00",
    "margin-settle-balance": "100.00",
    "cash-settle-balance": "100.00",
    "sma-equity-option-buying-power": "string",
    "snapshot-date": "2026-06-08",
    "time-of-day": "string",
    "reg-t-margin-requirement": "string",
    "futures-overnight-margin-requirement": "string",
    "futures-intraday-margin-requirement": "string",
    "maintenance-excess": "string",
    "pending-margin-interest": "string",
    "apex-starting-day-margin-equity": "string",
    "buying-power-adjustment": "string",
    "buying-power-adjustment-effect": "string",
    "effective-cryptocurrency-buying-power": "USD",
    "updated-at": "2026-06-08T01:10:30.928+00:00"
  },
  "context": "/accounts/{account_number}/balances"
}

Schema

datarequiredobject (AccountBalance)
The single current balance object for an account. Describes monetary values such as cash-balance, net-liquidating-value, buying power, position values broken out by instrument type and side, and margin requirements.
- account-numberstring
  The account number this balance belongs to.
  example: "5WX01234"
- currencystring
  The currency of the balance. Defaults to USD.
  example: "USD"
- cash-balancestring <decimal>
  Settled cash in the account. May be positive or negative. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "7218.997"
- long-equity-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of long equity positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "24629.746"
- short-equity-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of short equity positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- long-derivative-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of long derivative (options) positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- short-derivative-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of short derivative (options) positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- long-futures-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of long futures positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- short-futures-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of short futures positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- long-futures-derivative-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- short-futures-derivative-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- long-margineable-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- short-margineable-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- margin-equitystring <decimal>
  The account's margin equity. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "32520.734"
- equity-buying-powerstring <decimal>
  Funds available to open equity positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "45657.048"
- derivative-buying-powerstring <decimal>
  Funds available to open derivative (options) positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "22828.524"
- day-trading-buying-powerstring <decimal>
  Funds available for day trades. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- futures-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- available-trading-fundsstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- maintenance-requirementstring <decimal>
  Margin the account must maintain against its current positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "9692.211"
- maintenance-call-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- reg-t-call-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- day-trading-call-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- day-equity-call-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- net-liquidating-valuestring <decimal>
  Total current value of the account, roughly the cash you would end up with if you closed every position. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "32520.734"
- cash-available-to-withdrawstring <decimal>
  Cash that can be withdrawn right now. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "22828.53"
- day-trade-excessstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- pending-cashstring <decimal>
  Cash mid-transfer that has not cleared. Usually 0.0. Check pending-cash-effect for direction. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "0.0"
- pending-cash-effectstring
  Direction of pending-cash. Credit is an incoming deposit, Debit is an outgoing withdrawal, None means no pending cash.
  example: "None"
- long-cryptocurrency-valuestring <decimal>
  Total value of long cryptocurrency positions. Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
  example: "671.991"
- short-cryptocurrency-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- cryptocurrency-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- unsettled-cryptocurrency-fiat-amountstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- unsettled-cryptocurrency-fiat-effectstring
- closed-loop-available-balancestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- equity-offering-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- long-bond-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- bond-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- used-derivative-buying-powerstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- special-memorandum-account-valuestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- special-memorandum-account-apex-adjustmentstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- total-settle-balancestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- margin-settle-balancestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- cash-settle-balancestring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- sma-equity-option-buying-powerstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- snapshot-datestring <date>
  The date this balance reflects.
  example: "2026-06-08"
- time-of-daystring
- reg-t-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- futures-overnight-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- futures-intraday-margin-requirementstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- maintenance-excessstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- pending-margin-intereststring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- apex-starting-day-margin-equitystring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- buying-power-adjustmentstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- buying-power-adjustment-effectstring
- effective-cryptocurrency-buying-powerstring <decimal>
  Decimal value serialized as a JSON string (e.g. "150.25").
- updated-atstring <date-time>
  Timestamp when the balance was last updated.
  example: "2026-06-08T01:10:30.928+00:00"
contextrequiredstring
example: "/accounts/{account_number}/balances"

401Missing or invalid access token, or a missing/malformed User-Agent header. Access tokens last 15 minutes; send Authorization: Bearer <token> and a User-Agent like my-app/1.0 on every request.application/json

Example response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "No valid access token was provided; access tokens expire after 15 minutes."
  }
}

Schema

errorrequiredobject
- coderequiredstring
  Machine-readable error code (see the Error reference).
- messagerequiredstring
  Human-readable explanation.
- errorsarray<object>{3 fields}
  Present for multi-error / validation failures; one entry per problem.

403Authenticated, but the token's scope or the account's authority level does not permit reading balances for this account.application/json

Example response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_permitted",
    "message": "User not permitted access"
  }
}

Schema

errorrequiredobject
- coderequiredstring
  Machine-readable error code (see the Error reference).
- messagerequiredstring
  Human-readable explanation.
- errorsarray<object>{3 fields}
  Present for multi-error / validation failures; one entry per problem.

404Account not found. Verify the account_number and confirm you are hitting the correct environment (sandbox api.cert.tastyworks.com vs production api.tastyworks.com).application/json

Example response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "message": "string",
    "errors": [
      {
        "code": "string",
        "message": "string",
        "domain": "string"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Schema

errorrequiredobject
- coderequiredstring
  Machine-readable error code (see the Error reference).
- messagerequiredstring
  Human-readable explanation.
- errorsarray<object>{3 fields}
  Present for multi-error / validation failures; one entry per problem.

429Request rate exceeded. Back off exponentially and reduce request rate.application/json

Example response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "message": "string",
    "errors": [
      {
        "code": "string",
        "message": "string",
        "domain": "string"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Schema

errorrequiredobject
- coderequiredstring
  Machine-readable error code (see the Error reference).
- messagerequiredstring
  Human-readable explanation.
- errorsarray<object>{3 fields}
  Present for multi-error / validation failures; one entry per problem.

Rate-limit class: read · idempotent — Rate limits & backoff
Error reference — codes, causes, and fixes

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Get Account Balances

Code samples

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