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title: "Read Backtest"
description: "The QuantConnect REST API lets you read backtest results from our cloud servers through URL endpoints. We also have a Python or C# wrapper."
canonical: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest
markdown: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest.md
language: python
source: https://github.com/QuantConnect/Documentation/tree/master/01%20Cloud%20Platform/99%20API%20Reference/05%20Backtest%20Management/02%20Read%20Backtest
modified: 2026-10-30
index: https://www.quantconnect.com/llms.txt
---

# Read Backtest

[Documentation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2.md) > [Cloud Platform](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform.md) > [API Reference](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference.md) > [Backtest Management](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management.md) > Read Backtest

> Code examples are shown in Python. Append `?lang=csharp` to this URL for the C# version of this page.

The QuantConnect REST API lets you read backtest results from our cloud servers through URL endpoints.

- [Backtest Statistics](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/backtest-statistics.md): /backtests/read
- [Charts](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/charts.md): /backtests/chart/read
- [Orders](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/orders.md): /backtests/orders/read
- [Trades](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/trades.md): /backtests/trades/read
- [Insights](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/insights.md): /backtests/read/insights
- [Logs](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/logs.md): /backtests/read/log
- [Export Orders](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-orders.md): /backtests/export/orders
- [Export Trades](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-trades.md): /backtests/export/trades
- [Export Insights](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-insights.md): /backtests/export/insights
- [Export Logs](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-logs.md): /backtests/export/logs

## Pages in This Section

- [Backtest Statistics](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/backtest-statistics.md): If a backtest Id is provided, read out that backtest from the project, otherwise list all the backtests for the project.
- [Charts](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/charts.md)
- [Orders](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/orders.md): Read out the orders of a backtest.
- [Trades](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/trades.md): Read out the closed trades of a backtest.
- [Insights](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/insights.md)
- [Logs](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/logs.md): Read out the logs of a backtest.
- [Export Orders](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-orders.md): Download the orders of a backtest as a CSV file.
- [Export Trades](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-trades.md): Download the closed trades of a backtest as a CSV file.
- [Export Insights](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-insights.md): Download the insights of a backtest as a JSON file.
- [Export Logs](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/backtest-management/read-backtest/export-logs.md): Download the logs of a backtest as a text file.