> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-portal.etoro.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get historical candles data for an instrument > Retrieves historical price data in OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) format for a specified instrument. The data is organized into time-based candles of various intervals, from one minute to one week. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /api/v1/market-data/instruments/{instrumentId}/history/candles/{direction}/{interval}/{candlesCount} openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: eToro Api version: v1.206.0 description: >- eToro’s public API provides access to real-time financial data, trading insights, and account management features, allowing developers to integrate eToro’s services into their applications. With access to market prices, historical data, and social trading information, the API empowers users to enhance their trading strategies. Designed for security and scalability, the eToro API ensures smooth and reliable integration for a variety of financial applications. For more details on integrating with eToro's public WebSocket service, please refer to the dedicated [WebSocket documentation](./websocket/websocket-doc.html). servers: - url: https://public-api.etoro.com description: eToro Public API security: [] tags: - name: Agent Portfolios - name: Watchlists - name: Feeds - name: Asset Explorer - name: Market Data - name: Identity - name: Notifications - name: PI Data - name: Comments - name: Trading Demo - name: Trading Real - name: Users Info - name: Deprecated paths: /api/v1/market-data/instruments/{instrumentId}/history/candles/{direction}/{interval}/{candlesCount}: get: tags: - Market Data summary: Get historical candles data for an instrument description: >- Retrieves historical price data in OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) format for a specified instrument. The data is organized into time-based candles of various intervals, from one minute to one week. operationId: getCandles parameters: - name: x-request-id in: header required: true schema: type: string format: uuid example: 7df34e51-6b51-4c37-a409-ec4d9a54d309 description: A unique request identifier. - name: x-api-key in: header required: true schema: type: string format: password example: lhgfaslk21490FAScVPkdsb53F9dNkfHG4faZSG5vfjndfcfgdssdgsdHF4663 description: API key for authentication. - name: x-user-key in: header required: true schema: type: string format: password example: >- eyJlYW4iOiJVbnJlZ2lzdGVyZWRBcHBsaWNhdGlvbiIsImVrIjoiOE5sZ2cwcW5EUVdROUFNWGpXT2lmOWktZnpidG5KcUlqWGJ3WHJZZkpZcldrbG90ZEhvLVBjSWhQaU8xU1ZtMW84aU1WZGZqN2xWNzFjLXFxLmcybXE1dnh4Q1hUT25xaWRUaTFlcEhmVk1fIn0_ description: User-specific authentication key. - name: direction in: path description: >- Sorting direction of the candles data. Use 'asc' for oldest to newest, or 'desc' for newest to oldest. required: true schema: type: string enum: - asc - desc - name: interval in: path description: >- Time interval for each candle. Determines the granularity of the price data. Shorter intervals provide more detailed price action but require more data points. required: true schema: type: string enum: - OneMinute - FiveMinutes - TenMinutes - FifteenMinutes - ThirtyMinutes - OneHour - FourHours - OneDay - OneWeek - name: candlesCount in: path description: >- Number of candles to retrieve. Maximum value is 1000. For longer historical periods, consider using a larger time interval or making multiple requests. required: true schema: type: integer default: 100 maximum: 1000 - name: instrumentId in: path description: >- Unique identifier of the financial instrument to retrieve candles for. This ID is consistent across all eToro systems. required: true schema: type: integer responses: '200': description: Successful retrieval of candles data content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/candlesResponse' example: interval: OneMinute candles: - instrumentId: 12 candles: - instrumentID: 12 fromDate: '2025-03-05T10:34:00Z' open: 1.70227 high: 1.70277 low: 1.70221 close: 1.70253 volume: 0 - instrumentID: 12 fromDate: '2025-03-05T10:35:00Z' open: 1.70252 high: 1.70276 low: 1.70244 close: 1.70276 volume: 0 rangeOpen: 1.70227 rangeClose: 1.70276 rangeHigh: 1.70277 rangeLow: 1.70221 volume: 0 components: schemas: candlesResponse: type: object description: Response containing historical price data in candlestick format properties: interval: type: string description: >- Time interval of the returned candles. Matches the interval parameter from the request. enum: - OneMinute - FiveMinutes - TenMinutes - FifteenMinutes - ThirtyMinutes - OneHour - FourHours - OneDay - OneWeek candles: type: array description: List of candle data grouped by instrument items: type: object description: Candle data for a specific instrument properties: instrumentId: type: integer description: Identifier of the instrument these candles belong to candles: type: array description: List of individual candles representing price action over time items: type: object description: Individual candle data point properties: instrumentID: type: integer description: Identifier of the instrument this candle belongs to fromDate: type: string format: date-time description: Start time of the candle period in ISO 8601 format open: type: number format: float description: Opening price at the start of the candle period high: type: number format: float description: Highest price reached during the candle period low: type: number format: float description: Lowest price reached during the candle period close: type: number format: float description: Closing price at the end of the candle period volume: type: number format: float description: Trading volume during the candle period rangeOpen: type: number format: float description: Opening price of the first candle in the range rangeClose: type: number format: float description: Closing price of the last candle in the range rangeHigh: type: number format: float description: Highest price across all candles in the range rangeLow: type: number format: float description: Lowest price across all candles in the range volume: type: number format: float description: Total trading volume across all candles in the range ````