I’m using an API from TD Ameritrade to pull stock ticker information. The script needs authentication to pull real time data. The CURL command is as follows:
curl -X GET –header “Authorization: ” –header “Authorization: Bearer ” “https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1/marketdata/AAPL/quotes?apikey=“
I’m using a Google Script to read the data from the API, do some calculations, and then write the data to a Google Sheet. Below is the script to authenticate, and it doesn’t work. Note that my access token and APIkeys are not displayed here and the text is noted by and . The script does not give an error message, and pulls (delayed) data. I can tell the authentication isn’t working right, because the data is delayed. Testing on the TD Ameritrade site with authentication returns real time data. So does running the CURL in a DOS box on my PC.
var ticker = "AAPL" var options = { "method" : "GET", "Authorization" : "Bearer <access token>" } var calltoAPI = UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1/marketdata/"+ticker+"/quotes?apikey=<APIkey>",options);
I’m fairly new at this and would appreciate any help
UPDATE: HERE IS THE CODE THAT WORKS
var ticker = "APPL" var headers = {"Authorization":" Bearer <access token>"} var options = {"headers":headers} var calltoAPI=urlFetchApp.fetch("https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1/marketdata/"+ticker+"/quotes?apikey=<apikey>",options);
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Answer
- You want to convert the following curl command to Google Apps Script.
curl -X GET --header "Authorization: " --header "Authorization: Bearer " "https://api.tdameritrade.com/v1/marketdata/AAPL/quotes?apikey="
- You have already confirmed that this curl command works fine.
If my understanding is correct, how about this answer? When --header "Authorization: Bearer "
is used for Google Apps Script, please put it to the header object. So please modify as follows.
From:
var options = { "method" : "GET", "Authorization" : "Bearer <access token>" }
To:
var options = { "method" : "GET", "headers": {"Authorization" : "Bearer <access token>"} };
Reference:
The requests of both your curl command and the modified script are the same. But if this didn’t work, please confirm the tokens.