schwab-rs

Rust client library for the Schwab API.

Wraps the Schwab Market Data and Trader REST APIs with typed methods and models so callers don't need to build URLs or parse raw JSON.

[!IMPORTANT] schwab-rs is an unofficial project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Schwab brokerage services, or thinkorswim.

Features

• Market Data - quotes, option chains, expiration chains, instruments, market hours, movers, price history
• Trader - accounts, orders (place/replace/cancel/preview), transactions, user preferences
• Order builder - typed equity helpers, single-leg option helpers, OCO, and first-triggers-second order composition
• Typed order statuses - known lifecycle states such as WORKING, FILLED, CANCELED, and REJECTED deserialize to typed variants, with an Unknown fallback for future Schwab values
• Streaming - WebSocket session engine for account activity, level-one equities, options, futures, futures options, forex, chart equity, chart futures, screener equity, and screener option with broadcast events and automatic reconnect
• OAuth2 auth - PKCE authorization code flow, file-backed token storage, automatic refresh via Provider
• Async - built on tokio and reqwest with rustls for TLS

Quick start

Add schwab from crates.io:

[dependencies]
schwab = "0.1"

use schwab::{Client, Config, QuoteOptions};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> schwab::Result<()> {
    let config = Config::new()
        .bearer_token("your-token");
    let client = Client::new(config);

    let quotes = client
        .get_quotes_with_options(
            ["AAPL", "MSFT"],
            QuoteOptions::new().fields("quote,reference"),
        )
        .await?;

    if let Some(quote) = quotes.get("AAPL") {
        println!("{quote:?}");
    }
    Ok(())
}

Authentication

Schwab requires OAuth2 with a browser approval step. For local development, set the app credentials in environment variables and run the auth example:

SCHWAB_CLIENT_ID='your-app-key' \
SCHWAB_CLIENT_SECRET='your-app-secret' \
SCHWAB_CALLBACK_URL='https://127.0.0.1:8182/callback' \
SCHWAB_TOKEN_PATH='schwab-token.json' \
cargo run --example auth

The auth example writes a token file that Provider::from_token_file can refresh and turn into a ready-to-use Client. See docs/auth.md, examples/auth.rs, and examples/quotes.rs for the full flow.

Do not commit Schwab client secrets, authorization codes, access tokens, refresh tokens, token files, or account data. Prefer environment variables or a secret manager for credentials, and see SECURITY.md for reporting and token-handling guidance.

Order builder

OrderBuilder creates serializable order payloads for place_order, replace_order, and preview_order. The common equity constructors choose the buy/sell instruction for you, and the option constructors choose buy-to-open, sell-to-open, buy-to-close, or sell-to-close for single-leg option orders. Lower-level equity_* and option_* constructors remain available when you need to pass an explicit instruction. Each public helper's rustdoc documents its arguments, default fields, serialized payload effects, and an example so downstream CLIs can generate command help from the API docs.

use schwab::{Client, Config, Duration, OrderBuilder};

# async fn example() -> schwab::Result<()> {
let client = Client::new(Config::new().bearer_token("your-token"));
let quantity = "10".parse().unwrap();
let price = "150.00".parse().unwrap();

let order = OrderBuilder::limit_buy("AAPL", quantity, price)
    .duration(Duration::GoodTillCancel);

let response = client.place_order("account-hash", &order).await?;
println!("order id: {:?}", response.order_id);
# Ok(())
# }

Single-leg option helpers use the Schwab option symbol you pass and set assetType to OPTION:

use schwab::{Number, OrderBuilder};

let quantity: Number = "1".parse().unwrap();
let price: Number = "2.50".parse().unwrap();

let open = OrderBuilder::option_buy_to_open_market("AAPL  260116C00150000", quantity);
let close = OrderBuilder::option_sell_to_close_limit("AAPL  260116C00150000", quantity, price);

Compose orders before submission when the Schwab payload needs nested strategies. Use one_cancels_other for an OCO exit order, or first_triggers_second when the second order should stay pending until the first fills:

use schwab::{Number, OrderBuilder};

let quantity: Number = "1".parse().unwrap();
let limit_price: Number = "140.00".parse().unwrap();
let stop_price: Number = "120.00".parse().unwrap();

let oco = OrderBuilder::one_cancels_other(
    OrderBuilder::limit_sell("AAPL", quantity, limit_price),
    OrderBuilder::stop_sell("AAPL", quantity, stop_price),
);

let buy_with_stop_loss = OrderBuilder::first_triggers_second(
    OrderBuilder::market_buy("AAPL", quantity),
    OrderBuilder::stop_sell("AAPL", quantity, stop_price),
);

let bracket = OrderBuilder::first_triggers_second(
    OrderBuilder::market_buy("AAPL", quantity),
    OrderBuilder::one_cancels_other(
        OrderBuilder::limit_sell("AAPL", quantity, limit_price),
        OrderBuilder::stop_sell("AAPL", quantity, stop_price),
    ),
);

Streaming

Streaming support is built around StreamingSession, which owns a background WebSocket task and broadcasts typed StreamEvent values to any number of receivers. The session supports account activity, level-one equities, options, futures, futures options, forex, chart equity, chart futures, screener equity, and screener option subscriptions. All subscription methods share the same input trimming, field-index serialization, validation, active-subscription recording, and SUBS command delivery path. It sends LOGOUT on disconnect(), records active subscriptions, and replays them after reconnecting.

The streaming protocol parser accepts command response IDs as either JSON strings or numbers and maps data messages into typed account activity, level-one, chart, and screener payloads.

WebSocket transport failures surface as Error::WebSocket, while HTTP response bodies remain redacted in debug output.

Reconnect behavior uses 10 attempts with exponential backoff starting at 1 second, doubling to a 30 second cap, plus 0-500ms jitter. A LOGIN_DENIED response with code 3 stops reconnecting so callers can create a new session with fresh credentials.

Note: v1 does not refresh the bearer token after reconnect. If the token expires during a long-running session, create a new session with a fresh token.

use schwab::{Client, Config, EquityField, StreamEvent, StreamData};

# async fn example() -> schwab::Result<()> {
let client = Client::new(Config::new().bearer_token("your-token"));
let mut session = client.stream().await?;
let mut rx = session.subscribe();

session.subscribe_equities(
    &["AAPL", "MSFT"],
    &[EquityField::LastPrice, EquityField::BidPrice, EquityField::AskPrice],
).await?;

while let Ok(event) = rx.recv().await {
    match event {
        StreamEvent::Data(StreamData::LevelOneEquities(updates)) => {
            for update in updates {
                println!("{:?}", update);
            }
        }
        StreamEvent::Heartbeat(ts) => println!("heartbeat {ts}"),
        StreamEvent::Disconnected { .. } => break,
        _ => {}
    }
}
session.disconnect().await?;
# Ok(())
# }

Feature flags

Enable optional features with Cargo:

cargo test --features decimal

Run live tests only when you intentionally want network access:

cargo test --features test_online

API stability

schwab-rs is pre-1.0. Public APIs may change while the crate tracks Schwab API behavior and fills out coverage for Market Data and Trader endpoints. Pin an exact crate version for production use.

Minimum supported Rust version

This crate requires Rust 1.95 or later and uses Edition 2024.

License

Apache-2.0. See LICENSE for details.