---
title: "Get instrument"
method: GET
path: "/instruments/{instrument_id}"
tags: ["Instruments"]
---

# Get instrument

`GET /instruments/{instrument_id}`

## Request

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

Returns the instrument identified by `instrument_id`, including its identifiers, name, trading status, and whether it supports fractional investing.

See the instruments guide ([TOL](https://docs.upvest.co/products/tol/guides/instruments/implementing_instruments) / [BYOL](https://docs.upvest.co/products/byol/guides/instruments/implementing_instruments) / [Omnibus](https://docs.upvest.co/products/omnibus/guides/instruments/implementing_instruments)) for instrument onboarding, delisting, and trading bans.

## Response `200`

OK

- object: A financial instrument available on the Upvest platform.
  - `id` string, uuid, required: Instrument unique identifier.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the resource was created. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the resource was last updated. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
  - `isin` string: International securities identification number defined by [ISO 6166](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Securities_Identification_Number).
  - `wkn` string: German securities identification code known as [Wertpapierkennnummer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wertpapierkennnummer).
  - `name` string, required: The name of the instrument.
  - `fractional_trading` boolean, required: Determines whether the platform can handle fractional investments within this instrument.
  - `trading_status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE', required: Instrument trading status * ACTIVE - The instrument can currently be traded on the Upvest platform. * INACTIVE - The instrument cannot currently be traded on the Upvest platform.
  - `details` object: Additional descriptive detail about an instrument, including where it may be distributed.
    - `distribution_countries` string[]: The countries in which an instrument may be distributed, as ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.

## 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.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/upvest/apis/upvest-investment-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/upvest/apis/upvest-investment-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/upvest/apis/upvest-investment-api/revisions/ca69534b631d?raw)