---
title: "Retrieve position"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{account_id}/positions/{instrument_id}"
tags: ["Positions"]
---

# Retrieve position

`GET /accounts/{account_id}/positions/{instrument_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.upvest.co`
- URL: `https://sandbox.upvest.co/accounts/{account_id}/positions/{instrument_id}`
- Auth: OAuth 2 (client credentials, token URL `https://sandbox.upvest.co/auth/token`, scopes: `positions:read`)

Returns the account's position in the given instrument.

See the Positions guide ([TOL](https://docs.upvest.co/products/tol/guides/positions/interpreting_positions) / [BYOL](https://docs.upvest.co/products/byol/guides/positions/interpreting_positions)) for how to interpret the `quantity`, `locked_for_trading`, `pending_settlement`, `available_for_trading`, `available_for_instruction`, and `settled_quantity` fields.

## Response `200`

Response

- object: The account's holding of a specific instrument, including the total quantity and how much of it is locked for trading, pending settlement, available for trading, available for instruction, or settled.
  - `account_id` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the account.
  - `instrument` object, required: The instrument this position is held in, identified by its `uuid` and, if assigned, its `isin`.
    - `uuid` string, uuid, required: Instrument unique identifier.
    - `isin` string: International securities identification number defined by [ISO 6166](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Securities_Identification_Number).
  - `quantity` string, required
  - `locked_for_trading` string, required: A positive decimal amount, as a string.
  - `pending_settlement` string, required: A positive decimal amount, as a string.
  - `available_for_trading` string, required
  - `available_for_instruction` string, required
  - `settled_quantity` string, required: A positive decimal amount, as a string.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized. The caller has not been authenticated.
- `403`: Forbidden. The caller has been authenticated but is not allowed to take the requested action.
- `404`: Not Found. The requested resource could not be found.
- `406`: Not Acceptable. The resource does not have a current representation that would be acceptable to the user agent. "Accept" header defined unsupported value.
- `429`: Too Many Requests. The caller has exceeded their quota for the time period and has been throttled.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. The service encountered an unexpected error.
- `503`: Service Unavailable. The service handling for this request cannot be reached at this time.
- `504`: Gateway Timeout. The service gateway has reached its internal timeout.

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