Just getting started, problem with api.get_account

Alpaca Account Troubleshooting
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Environment

Coding in Python3, Google Colab, Chrome browser

Hey all, as indicated in the title, I’m just getting started and a relative noob. I followed the Google Colab template with the following code:

import alpaca_trade_api as alpaca

api = alpaca.REST(‘API_KEY_ID’, ‘API_SECRET_KEY’, ‘https://api.alpaca.markets/’)

api.get_account()

BUT, when I run the code, I get the following error message:

HTTPError Traceback (most recent call last)
in ()
----> 1 api.get_account()

4 frames
/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/requests/models.py in raise_for_status(self)
938
939 if http_error_msg:
–> 940 raise HTTPError(http_error_msg, response=self)
941
942 def close(self):

HTTPError: 404 Client Error: Not Found for url: https://api.alpaca.markets//v2/account

I double-checked the keys and the URL, and I didn’t get an error message before running the api.get_account() command.

Multiple things about this confuse me, but at the top of the list is the URL… /v2/account? I read the documentation, and shouldn’t the endpoint be /v1/account? I don’t see a way to change the endpoint either.

I should also mention that I’ve put in a transfer request to fund my account, but the money isn’t actually in the account yet, so I’m not sure if that’s what’s causing this error message. I assumed the command would still work and I’d just get back output saying something to the effect of no money, no open orders, no positions, etc.

Thanks in advance!

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Nice, thank you for trying Alpaca+Colab!
Can you try without the trailing slash for the endpoint parameter?

api = alpaca.REST(‘API_KEY_ID’, ‘API_SECRET_KEY’, ‘https://api.alpaca.markets’)
api.get_account()

The current API version is v2 and it is not recommended to use v1. The error doesn’t have to do with your money transfer status.

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Thanks Hitoshi,

I deleted the trailing hash, and it’s working now. I’m reading the documentation for v2 now to avoid similar confusion in the future.