https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/positions-api/Recent content in Positions API on WebNotesHugoen-INWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/net-vs-day-in-positions-api/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/net-vs-day-in-positions-api/<p>The Kite Connect <code>/portfolio/positions</code> endpoint returns two buckets:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Bucket</th> <th>Contents</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>net</code></td> <td>All open positions including overnight carry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>day</code></td> <td>Only today&rsquo;s activity (opened today, closed today)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="when-to-use-which">When to use which</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Use case</th> <th>Bucket</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Total portfolio view</td> <td><code>net</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Same-day intraday review</td> <td><code>day</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>MTM tracking</td> <td><code>net</code> (for carry positions) or <code>day</code> (for intraday)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Realised P&amp;L today</td> <td><code>day</code> (closed-today positions)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="example-response">Example response</h2> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-json" data-lang="json"><span style="display:flex;"><span>{ </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">&#34;net&#34;</span>: [{<span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">...all</span> <span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">open</span> <span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">positions...</span>}], </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">&#34;day&#34;</span>: [{<span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">...today&#39;s</span> <span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">activity...</span>}] </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>} </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Both buckets are arrays of position objects with similar structure.</p>