# Match-Trader API error: 401 Unauthorized

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This is the markdown version of https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/match-trader/401-unauthorized, written from the same records as that page.

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The error, as text you can copy:

```
401 Unauthorized
```

- Kind: API error code
- HTTP status: 401
- API: [Match-Trader Platform API](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/match-trader)
- Status: verified. Source: [app.theneo.io](https://app.theneo.io/match-trade/platform-api/errors), checked 2026-10-09.

## What does 401 Unauthorized mean on the Match-Trader API?

In the Match-Trader Platform API documentation, the example of a 401 response has the title "Unauthorized" and the detail "Authorization information is missing or invalid." (the vendor's wording), with the status, the request path and a timestamp.

## How do I fix 401 Unauthorized?

The vendor's Login section says tokens are valid for 15 minutes and should be refreshed through the refresh-token endpoint, either 15 minutes after login or on receiving the first 401 response.

## More on the Match-Trader API

- [All Match-Trader API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/match-trader)
- [Match-Trader API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/match-trader): 3 decoded, each with what it means, and the fix where the source gives one.
- [Match-Trader API endpoints](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/match-trader/endpoints): 17 documented, each with its method, path, parameters and source.
- [Match-Trader API page](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/match-trader): The full record: access, authentication, limits and the source for each.

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Cite as: Match-Trader API error: 401 Unauthorized. Broker API Hub, https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/match-trader/401-unauthorized, newest check 2026-10-09.

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