# Quantlab API:s and Integration **URL:** https://quantlab.discourse.group/c/for-extending-quantlab-and-qlang/10.md [Latest](https://quantlab.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://quantlab.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://quantlab.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Quantlab API:s and Integration category](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/about-the-quantlab-api-s-and-integration-category/19)
**Author:** [@QuantlabAdmin](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/QuantlabAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0
Advanced topics about API:s such as C++, C#, Python and COM/Excel. --- ## [Get quotes from instruments in python](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/get-quotes-from-instruments-in-python/138)
**Author:** [@QuantBob](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/QuantBob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/get-quotes-from-instruments-in-python/138 "2026-08-06T09:49:16Z")
Got a client question the other day. How do I get a quote into python for a given date? If an instrument already exist in the Quantlab universe it is very simple, given that you have a historical db and/or realtime acce… --- ## [Stream data from Python to Quantlab users?](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/stream-data-from-python-to-quantlab-users/118)
**Author:** [@QuantBob](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/QuantBob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/stream-data-from-python-to-quantlab-users/118 "2025-10-09T13:01:44Z")
Got a question from a client the other day. ”I have a python process running, can I stream messages from this process to my Quantlab users?”. It is a good and relevant question with an easy answer. Yes. Very simple. S… --- ## [Example of python code?](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/example-of-python-code/100)
**Author:** [@RutgerJ](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/RutgerJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/example-of-python-code/100 "2024-10-14T15:39:36Z")
Ok. I have managed to install Quantlab and connect it to my python dev. How do I call an instrument or a list of instruments (i.e. a curve)? Can anyone give a short example. --- ## [Fetching CPI data from open data sources such as SCB](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/fetching-cpi-data-from-open-data-sources-such-as-scb/95)
**Author:** [@QuantBob](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/QuantBob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/fetching-cpi-data-from-open-data-sources-such-as-scb/95 "2024-09-03T21:18:02Z")
If using index linked bonds with dependency on monthly published CPI you might have encountered the problem with automation as monthly data may be hard to pull from sources such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv. Here is a sim… --- ## [Running cmd-prompt "hidden" features](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/running-cmd-prompt-hidden-features/96)
**Author:** [@QuantlabAdmin](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/QuantlabAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/running-cmd-prompt-hidden-features/96 "2024-09-04T11:37:19Z")
Did you know that there exist a set of command prompt extension? Most usable ones are: quantlab-64 -R will open a realtime testing environment for all active realtime connections quantlab-64 -L \[ql-file\] will open a l… --- ## [Where can I find official API documentation?](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/where-can-i-find-official-api-documentation/37)
**Author:** [@QuantlabAdmin](https://quantlab.discourse.group/u/QuantlabAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://quantlab.discourse.group/t/where-can-i-find-official-api-documentation/37 "2024-04-15T14:35:21Z")
In the docs pages of the site, you can find the latest API documentation.