> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://opentools.page/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# get_position

> Get a single open Alpaca position by symbol or asset ID.

## alpaca\_get\_position

```python
tools = trading.alpaca(
    api_key=os.environ["ALPACA_KEY"],
    api_secret=os.environ["ALPACA_SECRET"],
    model="openai",
    paper=True,
    minimal=True,
    include=["alpaca_get_position"],
)
```

**Options**

* `include` / `exclude`: filter which tools are exposed (use full names like `alpaca_get_position`).
* `minimal`: omit `provider` and `provider_fields` when `True`.
* `paper`: use Alpaca paper trading instead of live trading.


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json get /tools/alpaca/get_position
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: OpenTools Trading Tools
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    Reference for OpenTools trading tool calls. These are SDK tools, documented
    as virtual endpoints for clarity.
servers: []
security: []
tags:
  - name: Alpaca
    description: >-
      Read-only account + assets + clock + orders + portfolio history +
      positions.
  - name: Coinbase
    description: >-
      Accounts + portfolios + portfolio breakdown + positions (derived) +
      brokerage products + orders (if available).
paths:
  /tools/alpaca/get_position:
    get:
      tags:
        - Alpaca
      summary: get_position
      description: Get a single open Alpaca position by symbol or asset ID.
      operationId: alpaca_get_position
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: This is a request to obtain information. Your API keys are required.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - symbol_or_asset_id
              properties:
                symbol_or_asset_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Ticker symbol or Alpaca asset ID.
            example:
              symbol_or_asset_id: BTCUSD
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Position (OpenTools trading schema) or null if not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                anyOf:
                  - type: object
                    additionalProperties: false
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      provider:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          Trading provider identifier. Omitted when
                          minimal=True.
                      symbol:
                        type: string
                        description: Instrument symbol (e.g. "AAPL", "BTCUSD").
                      qty:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Position size.
                      avg_entry_price:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Average entry price.
                      current_price:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Latest price used for valuation.
                      market_value:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Current position market value.
                      unrealized_pl:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Unrealized profit/loss.
                      unrealized_plpc:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Unrealized profit/loss percent (factor of 1, not 100).
                      side:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        enum:
                          - long
                          - short
                        description: Position direction.
                      provider_fields:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties: true
                        description: >-
                          Extra provider-specific fields (omitted when
                          minimal=True).
                  - type: 'null'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized (missing/invalid credentials).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                  domain:
                    type: string
                  provider:
                    type: string
                  details: {}
                required:
                  - message
        '429':
          description: Rate limited by provider or transport.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                  domain:
                    type: string
                  provider:
                    type: string
                  details: {}
                required:
                  - message
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: python
          label: Python
          source: |
            import os
            from opentools import trading

            tools = trading.alpaca(
                api_key=os.environ["ALPACA_KEY"],
                api_secret=os.environ["ALPACA_SECRET"],
                model="openai",
                paper=True,
                minimal=True,
                include=["alpaca_get_position"],
            )

````