OANDA API GET /v3/instruments/{instrument}/candles

GET/v3/instruments/{instrument}/candlesversion v3Instruments

Historical candlesticks (OHLC) for one instrument. Up to 5000 candles per request.

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Independent and unofficialUnverifiedraw.githubusercontent.comchecked 12 Oct 2026

Not verified on OANDA's own site today. The instrument endpoints page this record was read on (developer.oanda.com/rest-live-v20/instrument-ep/) answered 404 on 12 Oct 2026 and the site's menu no longer lists it. That is not evidence that the call has gone. OANDA's own OpenAPI file on GitHub (oanda/v20-openapi, version 3.0.25), opened the same day, still defines GET /instruments/{instrument}/candles under the base path /v3 with the parameters listed here, and is the source linked on this record. What OANDA's site documents today is the account scoped call, GET /v3/accounts/{accountID}/instruments/{instrument}/candles, on its pricing endpoints page: the same query parameters plus units, with count defaulting to 500 and capped at 5000.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
Accept-Datetime-Format	header	string	Optional. RFC3339 (default) or UNIX for epoch seconds in datetime fields.
instrumentrequired	path	string	Instrument name with an underscore.
price	query	string	Price component: M (mid, default), B (bid), A (ask), or a combination such as BA.
granularity	query	string	Candle size, for example S5 (default), M1, H1, D.
count	query	integer	Number of candles. Default 500, maximum 5000. Do not combine with both from and to.
from	query	string	Start of the range, RFC3339 or UNIX per Accept-Datetime-Format.
to	query	string	End of the range.
smooth	query	boolean	Use the previous close as the open. Default false.
includeFirst	query	boolean	Include the candle covered by the from time. Default true.
dailyAlignment	query	integer	Hour (0 to 23) daily candles align to. Default 17.
alignmentTimezone	query	string	Timezone for dailyAlignment. Default America/New_York.
weeklyAlignment	query	string	Day weekly candles start on. Default Friday.

Authentication headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorizationrequired	string	Send Bearer followed by your personal access token. Placeholder only: never paste a real token into this site.

Request

Written from the method, path and parameters recorded on this page, against the demo host. 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 OANDA_TOKEN as an environment variable first. Never paste real values into code.
# Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
# Optional and not shown: headers Accept-Datetime-Format; query parameters price, granularity, count, from, to, smooth, includeFirst, dailyAlignment, alignmentTimezone, weeklyAlignment.
import os
import requests

BASE_URL = "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com"  # the demo host
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["OANDA_TOKEN"],
}
resp = requests.get(BASE_URL + "/v3/instruments/{instrument}/candles", headers=headers, timeout=10)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

// Set OANDA_TOKEN as an environment variable first. Never paste real values into code.
// Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
// Optional and not shown: headers Accept-Datetime-Format; query parameters price, granularity, count, from, to, smooth, includeFirst, dailyAlignment, alignmentTimezone, weeklyAlignment.
// Run as a module, for example a .mjs file, on a Node version that has fetch built in.
const BASE_URL = "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com"; // the demo host
const res = await fetch(BASE_URL + "/v3/instruments/{instrument}/candles", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.OANDA_TOKEN,
  },
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
console.log(await res.json());

curl

# Set OANDA_TOKEN as an environment variable first. Never paste real values into code.
# Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
# Optional and not shown: headers Accept-Datetime-Format; query parameters price, granularity, count, from, to, smooth, includeFirst, dailyAlignment, alignmentTimezone, weeklyAlignment.
curl -X GET "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com/v3/instruments/{instrument}/candles" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OANDA_TOKEN"

Response

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

{
  "_mock": true,
  "instrument": "EUR_USD",
  "granularity": "H1",
  "candles": [
    {
      "complete": true,
      "volume": 1234,
      "time": "2026-09-18T08:00:00.000000000Z",
      "mid": {
        "o": "1.10000",
        "h": "1.10250",
        "l": "1.09900",
        "c": "1.10120"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Response schema, HTTP 200

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

Field	Type	Description
instrument	string	Not recorded
granularity	string	Not recorded
candles	array of objects	Not recorded
complete	boolean	Not recorded
volume	number	Not recorded
time	string	Not recorded
mid	object	Not recorded
o	string	Not recorded
h	string	Not recorded
l	string	Not recorded
c	string	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 OANDA

Limit	Value	Scope	Source
Headline limit	120/s per IP address, HTTP 429 above it	ip	developer.oanda.comchecked 3 Oct 2026

OANDA API errors you may meet

All OANDA API error codes, including 236 more not listed here.