Neo Trade API

There is no subscription fee or charge for Neo Trade API. It is completely free for all Kotak Neo customers. You only pay statutory exchange and regulatory charges.

To access the API, follow these steps:

• Login to your Kotak Neo account
• Go to Invest > Trade API > API Dashboard
• You can generate your API access token, view documentation links, and manage whitelisted IPs.

You get instant access. Once you generate your token and register your static IP, your account is ready to use immediately.

• Copy your access token from the API Dashboard.
• Register your TOTP (Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, etc.) to generate 6-digit login codes.
• Use the access token and hit the respective API endpoint along with correct headers and request body.
• Refer documentation for detailed guidance.

Yes. Neo Trade APIs are 100% RESTful and language-agnostic. Whether you code in Python, Java, C#, Node.js, or Go - you can connect easily using HTTP libraries or SDKs.

Yes. After authenticating with your access token and TOTP, you will receive session credentials. With these, you can:

• Place orders (Market, Limit, Stop-loss, CO, BO, AMO)
• Modify/Cancel orders
• Access order book, trade book, positions, holdings, margins

Brokerage is ₹0 per order when you place trades via Neo Trade APIs. Only standard exchange, SEBI, GST and statutory charges apply.

The system supports up to 10 requests per second across all APIs. If you exceed this, your requests may be throttled. For best practice, use retries with backoff.

Yes. Any customer with a trading account on Kotak Neo can request API access by generating their access token and registering their static IP.

Neo Trade API supports all major product types:

• CNC - Delivery trades
• MIS - Intraday trades
• NRML - Normal/F&O trades
• CO - Cover Orders
• BO - Bracket Orders
• AMO - After Market Orders