eToro API PATCH /api/v2/trading/positions/{positionId}

PATCH/api/v2/trading/positions/{positionId}version v2Trading (Real)

Changes or clears the stop loss and take profit on an open real account position. The request is queued: a 202 reply means it was accepted, not applied.

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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). At least one of the body fields is required. Success is HTTP 202. Documented rate limit: 60 requests per 60 seconds, the default quota shared by endpoints with no limit of their own.

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 open position.
stopLossRate	body	number	New stop loss rate.
takeProfitRate	body	number	New take profit rate.
stopLossType	body	string	fixed or trailing.
clearStopLoss	body	boolean	True to remove the stop loss, where eToro allows the position to have none.
clearTakeProfit	body	boolean	True to remove the take profit.

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 record marks no body field as required, so the samples send an empty JSON object with a Content-Type of application/json (in Python, passing json= sets that header). Add the fields the call needs from the parameters above 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 stopLossRate, takeProfitRate, stopLossType, clearStopLoss, clearTakeProfit.
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 = {}
resp = requests.patch(BASE_URL + "/api/v2/trading/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 stopLossRate, takeProfitRate, stopLossType, clearStopLoss, clearTakeProfit.
// 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/v2/trading/positions/{positionId}", {
  method: "PATCH",
  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({}),
});
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 stopLossRate, takeProfitRate, stopLossType, clearStopLoss, clearTakeProfit.
curl -X PATCH "$ETORO_BASE_URL/api/v2/trading/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 '{}'

Response

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

{
  "_mock": true,
  "operationId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000003",
  "positionId": 800001,
  "referenceId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000002"
}

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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