How do I get historical Index Data for NIFTY/SENSEX?
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Hi all,
Apologies for delayed response.
We have recently started providing the index data.
Kindly reverify for the same if the issue still persistsThanks & Regards,
SmartAPI team -
@Moderator_2 : Hi historical api for nifty50 doesn't work.
Please let me know which token should be used ? or the api is down?
i tried 2 and 26000 both , but doesn't work.
I will have to shift to another platform for algo trading if it doesn't work, since it is super important for me for options backtesting -
Nifty 50 token is 99926000. Kindly reverify on the Historical API with the proper token.
Please refer our instrument json file for the same.
https://margincalculator.angelbroking.com/OpenAPI_File/files/OpenAPIScripMaster.json{"token":"99926000","symbol":"Nifty 50","name":"NIFTY","expiry":"","strike":"0.000000","lotsize":"1","instrumenttype":"AMXIDX","exch_seg":"NSE","tick_size":"0.000000"}
Regards,
SmartAPI Team -
@Moderator_2 Hi Thanks for reply. It worked to fetch Nifty50 data.
Can you also write the token for Bank Nifty and other Nifties since it quite hard to find in file.
Also, please tell if we can get the historical data for expired options for Nifty.
example:If I have backtest Nifty50 along with its derivatives i.e Options for last 1 year, I will need historical Nifty Option data for last 1 year. Is it possible ?
If yes, how to get symbol tokens for expired contracts ? -
Apologies for the delayed response
Please save and refresh the everyday file with below curl. The symbols of indices can be fetched by searching as start of 999. [Instance: Banknifty - 99926009]
curl -X GET "https://margincalculator.angelbroking.com/OpenAPI_File/files/OpenAPIScripMaster.json" > symbol1.txt
Also Kindly note, Currently we are not providing data for expired contracts.Regards,
SmartAPI team -
@Moderator_2 I'm able to fetch historical data for NIFTY50 and other indices, but the volume comes as 0. Is this something you are fixing?
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Hello @Linux-Smiths,
We provide volume data for individual scrips. But in the case of NIFTY/ SENSEX, i.e. indices, it is not available as Indices are not traded on NSE/BSE. If you check for specific contracts with strike prices and expiry dates, you'll be able to get it.
Please let us know if you need help with anything else.
Thank you.
Regards
SmartAPI Team -
@Moderator_1 thanks, I understand your point, but I guess what I am looking for is "shares traded" as shown by NSE (https://www.nseindia.com/reports-indices-historical-index-data) for the indices. I think that'd be a more useful value for volume than 0.
Thanks btw, rest of the APIs work great! -
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