eToro API POST /api/v1/trading/execution/market-close-orders/positions/{positionId}

POST/api/v1/trading/execution/market-close-orders/positions/{positionId}version v1Trading (Real)

Closes a real account position at the market rate, in full or by a number of units. A 200 reply means the close order was submitted, not that the position has closed.

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

Read on eToro's own reference page on 12 Oct 2026: method, path, parameters and the top level response fields. Needs a Write key (OAuth scope etoro-public:real:write or etoro-public:trade.real:write). Confirm the outcome with the close order lookup, using the orderID returned under orderForClose. Documented rate limit: 20 requests per 60 seconds, a quota shared across the order execution endpoints.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
x-request-idrequired	header	string	A fresh UUID for every request.
Content-Typerequired	header	string	Send application/json on a request with a body.
positionIdrequired	path	integer	ID of the position to close.
InstrumentIdrequired	body	integer	ID of the instrument the position is in.
UnitsToDeduct	body	number	Units to close. Leave it out or send null to close the whole position.

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.

This call takes a request body. The samples send it as JSON with a Content-Type of application/json (in Python, passing json= sets that header) and a placeholder for each of the 1 body field the record marks as required. Each placeholder has to be replaced with a real value before the request can succeed.

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: body fields UnitsToDeduct.
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": "...",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
body = {"InstrumentId": 0}
resp = requests.post(BASE_URL + "/api/v1/trading/execution/market-close-orders/positions/{positionId}", headers=headers, json=body, 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: body fields UnitsToDeduct.
// 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/trading/execution/market-close-orders/positions/{positionId}", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": process.env.ETORO_API_KEY,
    "x-user-key": process.env.ETORO_USER_KEY,
    "x-request-id": "...",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"InstrumentId": 0}),
});
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: body fields UnitsToDeduct.
curl -X POST "$ETORO_BASE_URL/api/v1/trading/execution/market-close-orders/positions/{positionId}" \
  -H "x-api-key: $ETORO_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-user-key: $ETORO_USER_KEY" \
  -H "x-request-id: ..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"InstrumentId": 0}'

Response

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

{
  "_mock": true,
  "orderForClose": {
    "orderID": 900003
  },
  "token": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001"
}

Limits that apply at eToro

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

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