Can I automate the Web API authentication process?

We encourage you to review our Web API documentation on IBKR Campus.

The IBKR API support team can be contacted through the iBot Feedback Tool or by creating a ticket in the Client Portal Message Center…

Yes, though the process varies somewhat by API. A given IBKR username may only be logged in with trading permissions to a single platform at a time.

For automated or hands-free use of an IBKR API, we typically recommend that clients create an additional username…

Clients accessing the Web API using our CP Gateway tool must complete a manual login with their IBKR username and password, which in turn requires 2FA.

Institutional clients who access the Web API via token-based authentication methods like OAuth do not need to use 2FA…

Organizational account holders may make requests directly to IBKR infrastructure. Several methods of request authentication are available, including OAuth 1.0a, OAuth 2.0, and SSO.

Individual, retail account holders must make requests via the CP Gateway…