How to get started

Trade Status

Availability and the required next steps to integrate with this API.

The Trade status APIs are available across 96 markets in our global custody network.

This API is for corporate and institutional banking clients.

Please speak to a member of our Securities Services team or your existing HSBC representative.
Following a discussion with your HSBC representative you will be allocated a dedicated member of the onboarding team who will guide you through the process of integrating with our APIs.
Your organisation will be registered on this site and you will receive an invitation to access the implementation documentation for the APIs.
Please read our documentation on how to use the HSBC API services and secure your connection with the relating electronic certificate and encryption key.
You will be guided on how to access the correct test environment to test your applications connectivity and integration with our APIs.
Your onboarding contact will assist with testing and confirm when you are ready to go-live.
In the event of something going wrong during API testing, please contact your onboarding contact in the first instance.
For any issues with the Developer Portal please raise a support ticket from the My Dashboard menu.