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ib_async (Interactive Brokers)

Python library to connect to Interactive Brokers through TWS or IB Gateway; successor of the popular ib_insync.

ib-api-reloaded/ib_async★ 1,768 stars last commit 2026-10-23
Our take

The most comfortable way to automate Interactive Brokers from Python.

Who it is for

Interactive Brokers clients who want to automate in Python without fighting the official API.

Strengths

  • Modern Python interface to TWS and IB Gateway.
  • Continuation of ib_insync, which stopped being maintained after its author passed away in early 2024.

Good to know

  • Not official: the project explicitly states it is not affiliated with Interactive Brokers.
  • Requires IB Gateway or TWS running with the API enabled: you have to keep that application up.

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Real-life uses

Monthly rebalancing and DCA

Buys your ETFs on schedule and rebalances to target weights, with a report each month.

🔁 Rebalanced: VT 60%, bonds 30%, gold 10%. Orders filled.
Built with:Alpaca (alpaca-py)ib_async (Interactive Brokers)bt
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Prop-firm rule guard

🔥 High demand

Watches daily loss, trailing drawdown and consistency rules and flattens before you break them.

🛡️ Trailing drawdown at 82% of limit. New entries blocked for today.
Built with:NinjaTraderib_async (Interactive Brokers)
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Portfolio Greeks monitor

Net delta, theta and vega across positions with alerts when they leave your range.

⚖️ Net delta +142 (limit ±100). Suggested hedge: −1 /ES.
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Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, checked on 2026-10-24. If something has changed, the source wins; tell us at contact@tradebotcheck.com.

  1. https://github.com/ib-api-reloaded/ib_async: what it is, requirements, history, license and that it is not official

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