Interactive Brokers TWS API message code
Interactive Brokers TWS API message code: 151 (no user name)
The error, as text you can copy
151- Kind
- TWS API message code
- Where you meet it
- In the TWS API, not in the Web API and not in an HTTP status
What does 151 (no user name) mean on the Interactive Brokers API?
Listed by the vendor as "This order cannot be transmitted without a user name". The vendor notes that in DDE the user name is a required field in the place order command.
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How do I fix 151 (no user name)?
In DDE, supply the user name in the place order command.