{"id":10562,"date":"2019-07-19T10:21:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T21:50:15","slug":"working-with-market-scanners-via-ibkr-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/ibkr-quant-news\/working-with-market-scanners-via-ibkr-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Market Scanners via IBKR API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/quant03.jpg\" alt=\"IBKR API Trading\" class=\"wp-image-8243 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IBKR API Trading<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to request a list of market scanners with our API. The function <code>reqScannerParameters<\/code> retrieves a list of TWS scanners. See the following examples from our GitHub Python Guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, envoke the function  <code>self.reqScannerParameters() <\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, work with the <code>scannerParameters <\/code>to get a string of all XML-formatted parameters like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>class TestWrapper(wrapper.EWrapper): <\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>def scannerParameters(self, xml: str):<br>     super().scannerParameters(xml)<br>     open('log\/scanner.xml', 'w').write(xml)<br>     print(\"ScannerParameters received.\")<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/interactivebrokers.github.io\/tws-api\/market_scanners.html#scanner_examples\">Scanner Example<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/interactivebrokers.github.io\/tws-api\/scanner_parameters.html\">Parameter<\/a> pages on GitHub for samples in Java, C++ and C#.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that a maximum of 50 results per scan code is implemented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a comprehensive and visual presentation of TWS scanners via the <a href=\"\/campus\/category\/ibkr-quant-news\/api_development\/\">API<\/a>, be  sure to sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/gdcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/en\/index.php?f=25243\">Traders&#8217; Academy<\/a> courses .  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to request a list of market scanners with our API. 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