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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat2.Http()

http.SetRequestHeader("Apca-Api-Secret-Key","{{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}")
http.SetRequestHeader("Apca-Api-Key-Id","{{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}")

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://{{HOST}}/v2/stocks/:symbol/snapshot",sbResponseBody)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Response status code = " + str(http.LastStatus))
print(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Apca-Api-Key-Id: {{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}"
	-H "Apca-Api-Secret-Key: {{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}"
https://{{HOST}}/v2/stocks/:symbol/snapshot

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Snapshot",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Apca-Api-Key-Id",
        "value": "{{APCA_API_KEY_ID}}",
        "type": "text"
      },
      {
        "key": "Apca-Api-Secret-Key",
        "value": "{{APCA_API_SECRET_KEY}}",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{HOST}}/v2/stocks/:symbol/snapshot",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{HOST}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v2",
        "stocks",
        ":symbol",
        "snapshot"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "feed",
          "value": "sip",
          "description": "The data feed, defaults iex for free users and sip for users with a subscription.",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "symbol",
          "value": "AAPL",
          "description": "The symbol to query for"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}