eToro API POST /api/v1/watchlists

POST/api/v1/watchlistsversion v1Watchlists

Creates a new watchlist with the name you give. The name and type go in the query string, not the body.

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Independent and unofficialapi-portal.etoro.comchecked 12 Oct 2026

Returns 201. Write scope needed (demo, real or watchlist write). Shared write quota of 20 requests per 60 seconds across the watchlist write calls. Method, path and parameters, with their required flags, were re-read on eToro's reference page for this call on 12 Oct 2026 and agree with this record; the mock reply was not compared field by field.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
x-request-idrequired	header	string (uuid)	A fresh UUID for every request.
namerequired	query	string	Display name, up to 100 characters.
type	query	string	Static or Dynamic; default Static.
dynamicQuery	query	string	Query URL for a dynamic watchlist.

Authentication headers

Name	Type	Description
x-api-keyrequired	string	Your public API key, which identifies the application. Sent with x-user-key; eToro's reference says an OAuth 2.0 bearer token can be used instead of the key pair, not alongside it. Placeholder only: never paste a real key into this site.
x-user-keyrequired	string	Your user key from Settings > Trading > API Key Management. Each key is tied to one environment (Demo or Real) and to Read or Write permission. Placeholder only.

Request

Written from the method, path and parameters recorded on this page. No demo host is recorded as a plain address for this API, so the samples read the base address from an environment variable. Not executed against a live or demo account. Credentials are read from environment variables on your own machine and are never entered on this site. The request builder writes these same snippets, from the same record.

Python

# Set ETORO_BASE_URL, ETORO_API_KEY, ETORO_USER_KEY as environment variables first. Never paste real values into code.
# No demo host is recorded as a plain address for this API, so the base address is read from ETORO_BASE_URL.
# Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
# Optional and not shown: query parameters type, dynamicQuery.
import os
import requests

BASE_URL = os.environ["ETORO_BASE_URL"]
headers = {
    "x-api-key": os.environ["ETORO_API_KEY"],
    "x-user-key": os.environ["ETORO_USER_KEY"],
    "x-request-id": "...",
}
params = {"name": "{name}"}
resp = requests.post(BASE_URL + "/api/v1/watchlists", headers=headers, params=params, timeout=10)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

// Set ETORO_BASE_URL, ETORO_API_KEY, ETORO_USER_KEY as environment variables first. Never paste real values into code.
// No demo host is recorded as a plain address for this API, so the base address is read from ETORO_BASE_URL.
// Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
// Optional and not shown: query parameters type, dynamicQuery.
// Run as a module, for example a .mjs file, on a Node version that has fetch built in.
const BASE_URL = process.env.ETORO_BASE_URL;
const res = await fetch(BASE_URL + "/api/v1/watchlists" + "?name={name}", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": process.env.ETORO_API_KEY,
    "x-user-key": process.env.ETORO_USER_KEY,
    "x-request-id": "...",
  },
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
console.log(await res.json());

curl

# Set ETORO_BASE_URL, ETORO_API_KEY, ETORO_USER_KEY as environment variables first. Never paste real values into code.
# No demo host is recorded as a plain address for this API, so the base address is read from ETORO_BASE_URL.
# Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
# Optional and not shown: query parameters type, dynamicQuery.
curl -X POST "$ETORO_BASE_URL/api/v1/watchlists?name={name}" \
  -H "x-api-key: $ETORO_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-user-key: $ETORO_USER_KEY" \
  -H "x-request-id: ..."

Response

A mock response. The values are invented, so check field names against the official reference.

{
  "_mock": true,
  "status": 201,
  "watchlists": [
    {
      "watchlistId": "MOCK-WL-2",
      "name": "Mock Watchlist",
      "watchlistType": "Static",
      "totalItems": 0,
      "isDefault": false,
      "isUserSelectedDefault": false,
      "watchlistRank": 2,
      "items": []
    }
  ],
  "isSucceeded": true
}

Response schema, HTTP 201

Every field this site's OpenAPI file for eToro declares for this response.

Field	Type	Description
status	integer	Not recorded
watchlists	array of objects	Not recorded
watchlistId	string	Not recorded
name	string	Not recorded
watchlistType	string	Not recorded
totalItems	integer	Not recorded
isDefault	boolean	Not recorded
isUserSelectedDefault	boolean	Not recorded
watchlistRank	integer	Not recorded
items	array of values	Not recorded
isSucceeded	boolean	Not recorded

Unverifiedno source opened This schema is not sourced to a page of the provider's own that we opened, so check field names against the official reference.

Limits that apply at eToro

Limit	Value	Scope	Source
Headline limit	60/min reads per key	user	api-portal.etoro.comchecked 20 Sep 2026

eToro API errors you may meet

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