Clarification on Static IP Requirement for Different API Types

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@Ushnota , @Pradeep_Jaiswar , @MohitGolecha @Ketan @Ketan_Gupta @shrini
Hi Upstox Team,

As per NSE’s new guidelines, I understand that static IP is now mandatory for live algo trading APIs such as order placement, WebSocket market data, and authentication.

I’d like to clarify — does this requirement also apply to non-trading APIs, like:

  • Historical candle data
  • Instrument list fetching
  • Strategy backtesting
  • Portfolio/position tracking (read-only)?

Since these don’t involve live order routing or trading activity, can they continue to work with dynamic IP (e.g., for local testing or research) or they also need static ip ?

Kindly confirm which specific APIs require static IP under the new framework.

Thank you!

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Static IP is only needed for order placement APIs like create, modify, cancel. Rest other data APIs are out of scope.

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Yes, as per the circular, Static IP is currently required only for placing, modifying, and canceling orders via APIs.
Thanks @Jagdish_j_ptl for your support on this.

However, we’ve raised this query with the exchange for formal confirmation to avoid any ambiguity. We’ll update the thread once we receive a response.

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thank you @Pradeep_Jaiswar and @Jagdish_j_ptl