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# Open Demo Account

POST https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount
Content-Type: application/json

### Request to open a Demo account for a user.

***Note***: The [/user/createEvaluationAccounts](/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/create-evaluation-accounts) endpoint replaces [/user/openDemoAccount](/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/open-demo-account) and [/user/createTradingPermission](/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/create-trading-permission).

Typically used by B2B Partners to open simulation accounts for their users.
- The `defaultAutoLiq` field controls the auto-liquidation paramters for the account. Setting it here will save an API call to `userAccountAutoLiq/update`, and should be preferred. It also prevents issues related to incorrect SOD balance when called during market close.
- The `preTradeRisk` field allows you to wrap `userAccountPositionLimit/create` and `userAccountRiskParameter/create` calls into the account creation operation. This can save many API calls if you have complicated pre-trade risk settings to apply for your users.

Reference: https://partner.ninjatrader.com/eval/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/open-demo-account

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: eval
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /user/opendemoaccount:
    post:
      operationId: open-demo-account
      summary: Open Demo Account
      description: >-
        ### Request to open a Demo account for a user.


        ***Note***: The
        [/user/createEvaluationAccounts](/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/create-evaluation-accounts)
        endpoint replaces
        [/user/openDemoAccount](/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/open-demo-account)
        and
        [/user/createTradingPermission](/api/rest-api-endpoints/users/create-trading-permission).


        Typically used by B2B Partners to open simulation accounts for their
        users.

        - The `defaultAutoLiq` field controls the auto-liquidation paramters for
        the account. Setting it here will save an API call to
        `userAccountAutoLiq/update`, and should be preferred. It also prevents
        issues related to incorrect SOD balance when called during market close.

        - The `preTradeRisk` field allows you to wrap
        `userAccountPositionLimit/create` and `userAccountRiskParameter/create`
        calls into the account creation operation. This can save many API calls
        if you have complicated pre-trade risk settings to apply for your users.
      tags:
        - subpackage_users
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OpenDemoAccountResponse
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenDemoAccountResponse'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenDemoAccount'
servers:
  - url: https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1
    description: https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1
components:
  schemas:
    PostTradeRiskTrailingMaxDrawdownMode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - EOD
        - RealTime
      description: EOD, RealTime
      title: PostTradeRiskTrailingMaxDrawdownMode
    PostTradeRisk:
      type: object
      properties:
        marginPercentageAlert:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Margin % for an Alert
        dailyLossPercentageAlert:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Daily Loss % for an Alert
        dailyLossAlert:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Daily Loss for an Alert
        marginPercentageLiqOnly:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Margin % for an Liq Only
        dailyLossPercentageLiqOnly:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Daily Loss % for an Liq Only
        dailyLossLiqOnly:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Daily Loss for an Liq Only
        marginPercentageAutoLiq:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Margin % for an Auto-Liq
        dailyLossPercentageAutoLiq:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Daily Loss % for an AutoLiq
        dailyLossAutoLiq:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Daily Loss for an Auto-Liq
        weeklyLossAutoLiq:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Weekly Loss for an Auto-Liq
        flattenTimestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Flatten & Cancel
        trailingMaxDrawdown:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Trailing Max Drawdown
        trailingMaxDrawdownLimit:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Trailing Max Drawdown Limit
        trailingMaxDrawdownMode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostTradeRiskTrailingMaxDrawdownMode'
          description: EOD, RealTime
        dailyProfitAutoLiq:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Daily Profit for an Auto-Liq
        weeklyProfitAutoLiq:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: $ Weekly Profit for an Auto-Liq
        doNotUnlock:
          type: boolean
          description: Do not automatically unlock account if triggered
        changesLocked:
          type: boolean
          description: Changes Locked
        steppedUnlimited:
          type: boolean
      title: PostTradeRisk
    PreTradeRiskProductType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - CommonStock
        - Continuous
        - Cryptocurrency
        - Futures
        - MarketInternals
        - Options
        - Spread
        - Swap
      description: >-
        CommonStock, Continuous, Cryptocurrency, Futures, MarketInternals,
        Options, Spread, Swap
      title: PreTradeRiskProductType
    PreTradeRiskProductVerificationStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - Inactive
        - Locked
        - ReadyForContracts
        - ReadyToTrade
        - Verified
      description: Inactive, Locked, ReadyForContracts, ReadyToTrade, Verified
      title: PreTradeRiskProductVerificationStatus
    PreTradeRiskTotalBy:
      type: string
      enum:
        - Contract
        - ContractGroup
        - DiscountGroup
        - Exchange
        - FungibleProduct
        - Overall
        - Product
        - ProductType
      description: >-
        Contract, ContractGroup, DiscountGroup, Exchange, FungibleProduct,
        Overall, Product, ProductType
      title: PreTradeRiskTotalBy
    PreTradeRiskParameterProductType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - CommonStock
        - Continuous
        - Cryptocurrency
        - Futures
        - MarketInternals
        - Options
        - Spread
        - Swap
      description: >-
        CommonStock, Continuous, Cryptocurrency, Futures, MarketInternals,
        Options, Spread, Swap
      title: PreTradeRiskParameterProductType
    PreTradeRiskParameterProductVerificationStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - Inactive
        - Locked
        - ReadyForContracts
        - ReadyToTrade
        - Verified
      description: Inactive, Locked, ReadyForContracts, ReadyToTrade, Verified
      title: PreTradeRiskParameterProductVerificationStatus
    PreTradeRiskParameter:
      type: object
      properties:
        contractId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        productId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        exchangeId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        productType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRiskParameterProductType'
          description: >-
            CommonStock, Continuous, Cryptocurrency, Futures, MarketInternals,
            Options, Spread, Swap
        riskDiscountContractGroupId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        productVerificationStatus:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRiskParameterProductVerificationStatus'
          description: Inactive, Locked, ReadyForContracts, ReadyToTrade, Verified
        contractGroupId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        fungibleProductId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        maxOpeningOrderQty:
          type: integer
        maxClosingOrderQty:
          type: integer
        fungibleMaxOpeningOrderQty:
          type: integer
        fungibleMaxClosingOrderQty:
          type: integer
        maxBackMonth:
          type: integer
        preExpirationDays:
          type: integer
        marginPercentage:
          type: number
          format: double
        marginDollarValue:
          type: number
          format: double
        hardLimit:
          type: boolean
      title: PreTradeRiskParameter
    PreTradeRisk:
      type: object
      properties:
        contractId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        productId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        exchangeId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        productType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRiskProductType'
          description: >-
            CommonStock, Continuous, Cryptocurrency, Futures, MarketInternals,
            Options, Spread, Swap
        riskDiscountContractGroupId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        productVerificationStatus:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRiskProductVerificationStatus'
          description: Inactive, Locked, ReadyForContracts, ReadyToTrade, Verified
        contractGroupId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        fungibleProductId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        active:
          type: boolean
        riskTimePeriodId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        totalBy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRiskTotalBy'
          description: >-
            Contract, ContractGroup, DiscountGroup, Exchange, FungibleProduct,
            Overall, Product, ProductType
        shortLimit:
          type: integer
        longLimit:
          type: integer
        exposedLimit:
          type: integer
        fungibleExposedLimit:
          type: integer
        description:
          type: string
        parameters:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRiskParameter'
      required:
        - active
        - totalBy
        - parameters
      title: PreTradeRisk
    OpenDemoAccount:
      type: object
      properties:
        templateAccountId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        name:
          type: string
        initialBalance:
          type: number
          format: double
        defaultAutoLiq:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostTradeRisk'
        preTradeRisk:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreTradeRisk'
      title: OpenDemoAccount
    OpenDemoAccountResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        errorText:
          type: string
          description: Non-empty if the request failed
        accountId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      title: OpenDemoAccountResponse
  securitySchemes:
    bearer_access_token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "errorText": "string",
  "accountId": 1
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/user/opendemoaccount")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```