ig_get_price: Get current price for a market

In igfetchr: Access the 'IG Trading REST API'

Get current price for a market

Description

Fetches current price(s) for the given market epic from the IG API using the '/markets/{epic}' endpoint.

Usage

ig_get_price(epic, auth, mock_response = NULL)

Arguments

epic	Character. Market epic (e.g., "CS.D.USDCHF.CFD.IP").
auth	List. Authentication details from 'ig_auth()', including 'cst', 'security', 'base_url', 'api_key', and 'acc_number'.
mock_response	List or data frame. Optional mock response for testing, bypassing the API call.

Value

A tibble with price information including makret status, bid, offer, high, low, and update time.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Authenticate and get price
auth <- ig_auth(
  username = "your_username",
  password = "your_password",
  api_key = "your_api_key",
  acc_type = "DEMO",
  acc_number = "ABC123"
)
price <- ig_get_price("CS.D.USDCHF.CFD.IP", auth)
print(price)

# Using mock response for testing
mock_response <- list(
  snapshot = data.frame(
    marketStatus = "TRADEABLE",
    bid = 0.798,
    offer = 0.798,
    high = 0.801,
    low = 0.797,
    updateTime = "2025/09/26 21:58:57",
    binaryOdds = NA
  )
)
price <- ig_get_price("CS.D.USDCHF.CFD.IP", auth, mock_response = mock_response)

## End(Not run)

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