IBKR API development and integration

We connect your software to Interactive Brokers through the IBKR API: market data, orders, positions and account data, in Python, with the connection handling done properly.

Is this you?

You're building on the IBKR API and keep hitting disconnects, pacing violations or confusing error codes.

You need IBKR data or order placement inside your own app, dashboard or spreadsheet.

You have a working script, but it isn't reliable enough to run unattended on a live account.

What we build

  • Order placement and tracking through the TWS API: market, limit, bracket and OCA orders
  • Live and historical market data feeds
  • Position, PnL and account monitoring tools
  • Trade copiers and multi-account order routing
  • REST or WebSocket services that put your own API in front of IBKR
  • Web dashboards on top of live IBKR data
  • Alerts to Telegram, Discord or email
  • Fixes and code review for an existing IBKR API project

Process

How we work

Fixed scope and price up front. Nothing goes live until it has been tested.

  1. 1

    Strategy review

    Send your rules, Pine Script or existing code. We confirm what's buildable and flag risks.

  2. 2

    Fixed quote and spec

    You get a clear scope, price and timeline before any work starts.

  3. 3

    Build and backtest

    We build, test on paper or historical data, and share progress.

  4. 4

    Deploy and hand over

    Live deployment on your account or VPS, full source code and a walkthrough call.

TWS API, IB Gateway and the Python libraries

We build on the TWS API through IB Gateway or Trader Workstation, with ib_async and ib_insync for most projects and the official ibapi client (EWrapper and EClient) when you need full control over the event loop. Every integration handles the parts of the IBKR API that usually cause trouble: reconnects, the daily Gateway restart, client IDs, pacing limits on historical data, market data subscriptions, order status callbacks and partial fills.

Common IBKR API problems we fix

The bot stops every night when IB Gateway restarts. Orders are sent but the status never updates. Historical data requests fail with pacing violations. Market data comes back delayed or empty because of a missing subscription. Two scripts fight over the same client ID. These are connection and state handling problems, not strategy problems, and they can be fixed without rewriting your whole project.

Related work

Cross-Account Trade Copier

Needed to mirror a master IBKR account's live trades to an unlimited number of client accounts in real time, each with its own position sizing.

A master service that connects to TWS to see all manual orders and exposes them plus live balance via an API; each client runs a packaged app that polls the master, applies proportional sizing, and places its own orders independently.

Python · ib_insync · Flask · PyInstaller · GitHub Actions CI

Real-time trade mirroring across unlimited follower accounts with independent position sizing, packaged as a one-click installer for non-technical clients.

Every IBKR API project gets a fixed quote and timeline after we review your requirements or existing code.

Frequently asked questions

Mostly the TWS API through IB Gateway or Trader Workstation, in Python. If your project needs a different IBKR API, tell us and we'll confirm whether it's a fit before quoting.

Yes. Send us the code and a description of what goes wrong. We review it, tell you what's causing the problem and quote the fix.

Python is what we use for IBKR API work. The dashboards and web apps around it are built with React and Node.js.

Yes. Everything is built and tested against your IBKR paper account before it touches a live one.

Yes. You receive the full source code, a setup guide and a walkthrough call.

Tell us what you want to automate

We reply within 24 hours with questions or a quote.

Your strategy stays confidential. Happy to sign an NDA before you share any rules, and your code is never reused.

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