---
title: "Get Historical Positions"
method: GET
path: "/historical/positions"
tags: ["historical"]
---

# Get Historical Positions

`GET /historical/positions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://external-api.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2`
- URL: `https://external-api.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2/historical/positions`
- Auth: API key in header `KALSHI-ACCESS-KEY` and API key in header `KALSHI-ACCESS-SIGNATURE` and API key in header `KALSHI-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP`

Returns settled market positions after their event completes the live-to-historical handoff. Until then, settled positions remain available via `GET /portfolio/positions?settlement_status=settled`. The `market_positions_last_updated_ts` value on `GET /historical/cutoff` is the backfill horizon, not a guarantee that every older position has moved. Unsettled positions are available via `GET /portfolio/positions`.

## Query parameters

- `ticker` string
- `event_ticker` string
- `subaccount` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cursor` string

## Response `200`

Historical positions retrieved successfully

- GetPositionsResponse
  - `cursor` string: The Cursor represents a pointer to the next page of records in the pagination. Use the value returned here in the cursor query parameter for this end-point to get the next page containing limit records. An empty value of this field indicates there is no next page.
  - `market_positions` MarketPosition[], required: List of market positions
    - `ticker` string, required: Unique identifier for the market
    - `exchange_index` integer, required: Identifier for an exchange shard.
    - `total_traded_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `position_fp` string, required: Fixed-point contract count string (2 decimals, e.g., "10.00"; referred to as "fp" in field names). Requests accept 0-2 decimal places (e.g., "10", "10.0", "10.00"); responses always emit 2 decimals. Fractional contract values (e.g., "2.50") are supported; the minimum granularity is 0.01 contracts.
    - `market_exposure_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `realized_pnl_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `fees_paid_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `last_updated_ts` string, date-time, required: Last time the position is updated
  - `event_positions` EventPosition[], required: List of event positions
    - `event_ticker` string, required: Unique identifier for events
    - `total_cost_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `total_cost_shares_fp` string, required: Fixed-point contract count string (2 decimals, e.g., "10.00"; referred to as "fp" in field names). Requests accept 0-2 decimal places (e.g., "10", "10.0", "10.00"); responses always emit 2 decimals. Fractional contract values (e.g., "2.50") are supported; the minimum granularity is 0.01 contracts.
    - `event_exposure_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `realized_pnl_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `fees_paid_dollars` string, required: Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - invalid input
- `401`: Unauthorized - authentication required
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `bd0c218a65b7`: 1 warning
  - for the `query` request parameter `subaccount`, the min was set to `0.00`
- **2026-09-01** `65a87ced9eec`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `subaccount`
- **2026-08-19** `87cbea53ccd8`: 1 info
  - added the required property `market_positions/items/exchange_index` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `a07481be8bf9`: 3 warning
  - removed the optional property `service` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `service` from the response with the `401` status
  - removed the optional property `service` from the response with the `500` status
- **2026-07-26** `15c6212fabb7`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kalshi/apis/kalshi-trade-api-manual-endpoints/changes/historical/positions/get.md)

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