---
title: "Insights"
description: "Read out the insights of a live algorithm in QC Cloud through a request with the QC API."
canonical: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/live-management/read-live-algorithm/insights
markdown: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/live-management/read-live-algorithm/insights.md
language: python
source: https://github.com/QuantConnect/Documentation/tree/master/01%20Cloud%20Platform/99%20API%20Reference/07%20Live%20Management/02%20Read%20Live%20Algorithm/06%20Insights
modified: 2026-10-28
index: https://www.quantconnect.com/llms.txt
---

# Insights

[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) > [Live Management](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/live-management.md) > [Read Live Algorithm](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/live-management/read-live-algorithm.md) > Insights

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

## Introduction

Read out the insights of a live algorithm. The snapshot updates about every 10 minutes.

## Description

This endpoint returns a page of the insights of one deployment. To get the insights of all the live deployments in one request, call the [/live/export/insights](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/live-management/read-live-algorithm/export-insights.md) endpoint, which returns a JSON file.

## Request

Fetch the insights of a live algorithm for the project Id and steps provided. The `/live/insights/read` API accepts requests in the following format:

| `ReadLiveInsightsRequest` Model - Request to read insights from a live algorithm. |  |
| --- | --- |
| algorithmId | `string example: L-6e9d8a78f5af89d401f630585be90e43` Deploy Id (Algorithm Id) of the live running algorithm. |
| start | `integer example: 0` Starting index of the insights to be fetched. Required if end > 100. |
| end | `integer required example: 100` Last index of the insights to be fetched. Note that end - start must be less than 100. |
| projectId | `integer required example: 23456789` Id of the project from which to read the live algorithm. |
| Example | `{ "algorithmId": "L-6e9d8a78f5af89d401f630585be90e43", "start": 0, "end": 100, "projectId": 23456789 }` |

## Responses

The `/live/insights/read` API provides a response in the following format:

### 200 Success

| `LiveInsightsResponse` Model - Contains insights and the number of insights of the live algorithm in the request criteria. |  |
| --- | --- |
| insights | `Insight Array` Collection of insights. |
| length | `integer` Total number of returned insights. |
| success | `boolean` Indicate if the API request was successful. |
| Example | `{ "insights": [ { "id": "81ff7c1daf404ee39d612df321df5931", "groupId": "string", "sourceModel": "952d6ff7-e513-4971-aa50-cbe13bf56898", "generatedTime": 1753714506, "closeTime": 1753800906, "symbol": "BTCUSD 2XR", "ticker": "BTCUSD", "type": "price", "reference": 118159.19, "referenceFinal": 0, "direction": "down", "period": 0, "magnitude": 0, "confidence": 0, "weight": 0, "scoreFinal": true, "scoreDirection": 0, "scoreMagnitude": 0, "estimatedValue": 0, "tag": "string" } ], "length": 0, "success": true }` |

| `Insight` Model - Insight struct for emitting new prediction. |  |
| --- | --- |
| id | `string example: 81ff7c1daf404ee39d612df321df5931` Id of the insight. |
| groupId | `string` Id of the group of insights. |
| sourceModel | `string example: 952d6ff7-e513-4971-aa50-cbe13bf56898` An identifier for the source model that generated this insight. |
| generatedTime | `integer example: 1753714506` Gets the Unix time this insight was generated. |
| closeTime | `integer example: 1753800906` Gets the Unix time this insight was closed. |
| symbol | `string example: BTCUSD 2XR` Gets the symbol Id this insight is for. |
| ticker | `string example: BTCUSD` Gets the symbol ticker this insight is for. |
| type | `string Enum` Gets the type of insight. Options : ['price', 'volatility'] |
| reference | `number example: 118159.19` Gets the initial reference value this insight is predicting against. That is, the price of the asset when the insight was created. |
| referenceFinal | `number` Gets the final reference value, used for scoring, this insight is predicting against. |
| direction | `string Enum` Gets the predicted direction. Options : ['down', 'flat', 'up'] |
| period | `integer` Gets the period, in seconds, over which this insight is expected to come to fruition. |
| magnitude | `number` Gets the predicted percent change in the insight type (price/volatility). This value can be null. |
| confidence | `number` Gets the confidence in this insight. This value can be null. |
| weight | `number` Gets the portfolio weight of this insight. This value can be null. |
| scoreFinal | `boolean` Gets whether or not this is the insight's final score. |
| scoreDirection | `number` Gets the direction score. |
| scoreMagnitude | `number` Gets the magnitude score. |
| estimatedValue | `number` Gets the estimated value of this insight in the account currency. |
| tag | `string` The insight's tag containing additional information. |
| Example | `{ "id": "81ff7c1daf404ee39d612df321df5931", "groupId": "string", "sourceModel": "952d6ff7-e513-4971-aa50-cbe13bf56898", "generatedTime": 1753714506, "closeTime": 1753800906, "symbol": "BTCUSD 2XR", "ticker": "BTCUSD", "type": "price", "reference": 118159.19, "referenceFinal": 0, "direction": "down", "period": 0, "magnitude": 0, "confidence": 0, "weight": 0, "scoreFinal": true, "scoreDirection": 0, "scoreMagnitude": 0, "estimatedValue": 0, "tag": "string" }` |

### 401 Authentication Error

| `UnauthorizedError` Model - Unauthorized response from the API. Key is missing, invalid, or timestamp is too old for hash. |  |
| --- | --- |
| www_authenticate | `string` Header |

## Examples

The following example demonstrates listing, creating, reading, and updating live algorithms of a project through the cloud API.

```
from base64 import b64encode
from hashlib import sha256
from time import time
from requests import get, post
BASE_URL = 'https://www.quantconnect.com/api/v2/'

# You need to replace these with your actual credentials.
# You can request your credentials at https://www.quantconnect.com/settings/
# You can find our organization ID at https://www.quantconnect.com/organization/
USER_ID = 0
API_TOKEN = '____'
ORGANIZATION_ID = '____'

def get_headers():
    # Get timestamp
    timestamp = f'{int(time())}'
    time_stamped_token = f'{API_TOKEN}:{timestamp}'.encode('utf-8')

    # Get hased API token
    hashed_token = sha256(time_stamped_token).hexdigest()
    authentication = f'{USER_ID}:{hashed_token}'.encode('utf-8')
    authentication = b64encode(authentication).decode('ascii')

    # Create headers dictionary.
    return {
        'Authorization': f'Basic {authentication}',
        'Timestamp': timestamp
    }

# Authenticate to verify credentials
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/authenticate', headers = get_headers())
print(response.json())

# --------------------

### List Live Algorithms
# Define placeholder IDs for project, compilation and node (replace with actual values)
project_id = 12345678
compile_id = "compile_id..."
node_id = "node_id..."
# Prepare data payload to list the past and current deployments of the project
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id  # ID of the project
}
# Send a POST request to the /live/list endpoint to list algorithms
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/list', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
# Parse the JSON response into python managable dict
result = response.json()
deployments = result['live'] if result['success'] else []
# The most recent deployment of the project, if any
latest = max(deployments, key=lambda x: x['launched'], default=None)
print(f"Live deployments: {len(deployments)}, latest: {latest['deployId'] if latest else None}")

### Create Live Algorithm
# Deploy only if the project has no running deployment
if latest is None or latest['status'] != 'Running':
    # Prepare the data payload for creating a live algorithm with necessary details
    payload = {
        "versionId": -1,  # Use the latest version of LEAN
        "projectId": project_id,  # ID of the project to deploy as a live algorithm
        "compileId": compile_id,  # Compilation ID for the algorithm code
        "nodeId": node_id,  # Node ID where the algorithm will run
        "brokerage": {  # Brokerage configuration for live trading
            "id": "QuantConnectBrokerage"  # Paper trading brokerage identifier
        },
        "dataProviders": {  # Data provider configuration
            "QuantConnectBrokerage": {
                "id": "QuantConnectBrokerage"  # Data provider identifier
            }
        },
        "parameters": {}  # Optional algorithm parameters (empty in this example)
    }
    # Send a POST request to the /live/create endpoint to deploy the algorithm
    response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/create', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
    # Parse the JSON response into python managable dict from the API
    result = response.json()
    # Check if the request was successful and print the result
    if result['success']:
        print("Live Algorithm Created Successfully:")
        print(result)

### Read Live Algorithm Statistics
# Prepare data payload with the project ID to fetch the statistics of its latest deployment
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id  # ID of the project
}
# Send a POST request to the /live/read endpoint to get algorithm statistics
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/read', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
# Parse the JSON response into python managable dict
result = response.json()
# Check if the request was successful and print the statistics
if result['success']:
    print("Live Algorithm Statistics:")
    print(result)

### Liquidate Live Algorithm
# Prepare data payload with project ID to liquidate the algorithm
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id  # ID of the project to liquidate
}
# Send a POST request to the /live/update/liquidate endpoint to liquidate
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/update/liquidate', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
# Parse the JSON response into python managable dict
result = response.json()
# Check if the request was successful and print the result
if result['success']:
    print("Live Algorithm Liquidated Successfully:")
    print(result)

### Stop Live Algorithm
# Prepare data payload with project ID to stop the algorithm
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id  # ID of the project to stop
}
# Send a POST request to the /live/update/stop endpoint to stop the algorithm
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/update/stop', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
# Parse the JSON response into python managable dict
result = response.json()
# Check if the request was successful and print the result
if result['success']:
    print("Live Algorithm Stopped Successfully:")
    print(result)

### Export Orders
from decimal import Decimal
from time import sleep

# Download the orders of the last 750 days as a CSV file
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id  # ID of the project
}
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/export/orders', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
rows = response.text.splitlines()
header, recent = rows[0], rows[1:]
# The export starts at its first row. Older orders come from the /live/orders/read endpoint.
cutoff = recent[0].split(',')[1][:19].replace('T', ' ') if recent else '9999'

# Map the order type and status enums to the names in the CSV file
order_types = ["Market", "Limit", "Stop Market", "Stop Limit", "Market On Open", "Market On Close",
    "Option Exercise", "Limit If Touched", "Combo Market", "Combo Limit", "Combo Leg Limit", "Trailing Stop"]
order_statuses = ["New", "Submitted", "Partially Filled", "Filled", "", "Canceled", "None", "Invalid",
    "Cancel Pending", "Update Submitted"]

def number(value):
    text = format(Decimal(str(value)), 'f')
    return text.rstrip('0').rstrip('.') if '.' in text else text

# Read the older orders of each deployment that started before the cutoff
older = []
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/list', headers=get_headers(), json={"projectId": project_id})
deployments = sorted(response.json()['live'], key=lambda x: x['launched'])
for deployment in deployments:
    if deployment['launched'] >= cutoff:
        continue
    start = 0
    while True:
        payload = {
            "projectId": project_id,  # ID of the project
            "deployId": deployment['deployId'],  # ID of the deployment
            "start": start,  # Starting index for orders
            "end": start + 1000  # Ending index for orders
        }
        result = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/orders/read', headers=get_headers(), json=payload).json()
        # The first request can return a loading status while the orders are prepared
        if result.get('status') == 'loading':
            sleep(1)
            continue
        for order in result['orders']:
            if order['time'][:19].replace('T', ' ') >= cutoff:
                continue
            older.append(','.join([
                deployment['deployId'], order['time'], order['symbol']['value'],
                number(order['price']), number(order['quantity']),
                f'"{order_types[order["type"]]}"', f'"{order_statuses[order["status"]]}"',
                number(order['value']), '"' + order['tag'].replace('"', '""') + '" '
            ]))
        start += 1000
        if start >= result['length']:
            break

# Save all the orders in one CSV file
with open(f'orders-{project_id}.csv', 'w', newline='') as file:
    file.write('\n'.join([header] + older + recent) + '\n')
print(f"Saved {len(older) + len(recent)} orders")

### Export Trades
# Download the closed trades that opened since the start time as a CSV file
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id,  # ID of the project
    "start": 1717801200,  # Start time (Unix timestamp) for the trade entry time
    "end": 1743462000  # End time (Unix timestamp) for the trade exit time
}
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/export/trades', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
with open(f'trades-{project_id}.csv', 'w', newline='') as file:
    file.write(response.text)

### Export Insights
# Download the insights of all the live deployments of the project as a JSON file
payload = {
    "deployId": latest['deployId']  # ID of a deployment of the project
}
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/export/insights', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
with open(f'insights-{project_id}.json', 'w', newline='') as file:
    file.write(response.text)

### Export Logs
# Download the logs of all the live deployments of the project as a text file
payload = {
    "projectId": project_id,  # ID of the project
    "deployId": latest['deployId']  # ID of a deployment of the project, used to name the file
}
response = post(f'{BASE_URL}/live/export/logs', headers=get_headers(), json=payload)
with open(f'logs-{project_id}.txt', 'w', newline='') as file:
    file.write(response.text)
```