Locates

Fetch the cached locate borrow rate for one instrument. Rates refresh periodically; 404 means no rate is currently cached for the instrument.

get/v1/locates/rates/{instrument_id}

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.clearstreet.com
  • Auth
    HTTP bearer

Path parameters

instrument_idstring required

Instrument identifier: either an instrument UUID or a symbol (symbol for equities, OSI for options). Non-UUID inputs are resolved server-side.

Instrument ID (UUID) or symbol.

Response

The locate rate

Example response

{
  "error": {
    "code": 400,
    "message": "Order quantity must be greater than zero"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "page_number": 1,
    "total_items": 42,
    "total_pages": 5
  },
  "data": {
    "as_of": "2026-09-10T14:33:07.107683Z",
    "instrument_id": "528ec5c3-cdbf-447c-b995-ec6c83cfbc02",
    "rate": "0.037012"
  }
}

Changes