# Update Account PATCH https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts Update information for an existing accountId

**Scope**: `accounts.write`
**Security Policy**: `Signed JWT` Reference: https://ibkrcampus.com/docs/web-api/api-reference/account-management-accounts/update-accounts ## OpenAPI Specification ```yaml openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: IB REST API version: 1.0.0 paths: /gw/api/v1/accounts: patch: operationId: updateAccounts summary: Update Account description: >- Update information for an existing accountId

**Scope**: `accounts.write`
**Security Policy**: `Signed JWT` tags: - accountManagementAccounts responses: '200': description: Update information for an existing accountId content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse' '400': description: Returns error description representing bad request content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailResponse' '401': description: Returns error description representing access issue content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailResponse' '403': description: Returns error description representing access issue content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailResponse' '500': description: Returns error description representing internal server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailResponse' servers: - url: https://api.ibkr.com description: Production - url: https://qa.interactivebrokers.com description: Sandbox components: schemas: FileDataData: type: object properties: {} title: FileDataData FileData: type: object properties: data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileDataData' name: type: string title: FileData StatusResponse: type: object properties: requestId: type: integer format: int64 dateSubmitted: type: string format: date-time fileData: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileData' title: StatusResponse ProblemDetailResponse: type: object properties: type: type: string format: uri title: type: string status: type: integer format: int64 detail: type: string instance: type: string format: uri title: ProblemDetailResponse ``` ## Examples ### Example 1 **Response** ```json { "requestId": 1, "dateSubmitted": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z", "fileData": { "data": {}, "name": "string" } } ``` **SDK Code** ```python import requests url = "https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts" response = requests.patch(url) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript const url = 'https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts'; const options = {method: 'PATCH'}; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts" req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, nil) res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url) response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.patch("https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts") .asString(); ``` ```php request('PATCH', 'https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts'); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift import Foundation let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "PATCH" let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ``` ### Example 2 **Response** ```json { "requestId": 1, "executedAt": "string" } ``` **SDK Code** ```python import requests url = "https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts" response = requests.patch(url) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript const url = 'https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts'; const options = {method: 'PATCH'}; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts" req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, nil) res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url) response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.patch("https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts") .asString(); ``` ```php request('PATCH', 'https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts'); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift import Foundation let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.ibkr.com/gw/api/v1/accounts")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "PATCH" let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ```

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