Interactive Brokers TWS API message code
Interactive Brokers TWS API message code: 165 (historical data query msg)
The error, as text you can copy
165- 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 165 (historical data query msg) mean on the Interactive Brokers API?
Listed by the vendor as "Historical market Data Service query message". There was an issue with a historical data request, such as there being no such data in IB's database. The vendor notes that this message is not specific to the API.
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How do I fix 165 (historical data query msg)?
Read the text that follows the message for the reason. The vendor's page gives no further remedy.