Bavest QuantOS

QuantOS Allocation Exposure

POST/v2/quant-os/allocate

Compute optimal allocation weights for a portfolio.

Included in: Growth.

Authentication

Send your API key in the x-api-key header on every request to https://api.bavest.co. The samples read it from the BAVEST_API_KEY environment variable. Get an API key · Authentication guide

Parameters

This route takes no path or query parameters.

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JSON body

Draft from the schema. Review and fill in required fields before sending.

POST /v2/quant-os/allocate

API key

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curl -X POST 'https://api.bavest.co/v2/quant-os/allocate' \
  -H "x-api-key: $BAVEST_API_KEY" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"portfolioItems":[{"symbol":"AAPL","weight":0.4,"buyDate":"2026-09-01"},{"symbol":"MSFT","weight":0.35,"buyDate":"2026-09-01"},{"symbol":"GOOGL","weight":0.25,"buyDate":"2026-09-01"}],"startDate":"2026-09-01","endDate":"2026-11-13","currency":"USD","resolution":"D"}'

Samples read your key from BAVEST_API_KEY and follow the form.

Example response 200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "percentage": 40
    },
    {
      "symbol": "MSFT",
      "percentage": 35
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "parameters": {
      "startDate": "2026-09-01",
      "endDate": "2026-09-30",
      "currency": "USD",
      "resolution": "D",
      "portfolio_items": [
        {
          "symbol": "AAPL",
          "weight": 0.4,
          "buy_date": 1788220800000
        },
        {
          "symbol": "MSFT",
          "weight": 0.35,
          "buy_date": 1788220800000
        },
        {
          "symbol": "GOOGL",
          "weight": 0.25,
          "buy_date": 1788220800000
        }
      ],
      "from": 1788220800,
      "to": 1790726400
    },
    "time": 5130
  }
}

From the docs, not your data. Long lists are cut to 3 items.

Request body

Symbols, weights, and date range for analysis.

portfolioItemsarray of objectrequired
Portfolio positions with symbol, allocation weight, and purchase date
- symbolstringrequired
  Ticker symbol
  Example AAPL
- weightnumberrequired
  Allocation weight (all weights must sum to 1.0)
  Example 0.4
- buyDatestring (date)required
  Purchase date (YYYY-MM-DD). Converted to Unix timestamp internally.
  Example 2026-09-01
- amountnumber
  Number of shares held
startDatestring (date)
Analysis start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Example 2026-09-01
endDatestring (date)
Analysis end date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Example 2026-09-30
currencystring
Target currency for valuation (ISO 4217)
Example USD
resolutionstring
Data resolution for time series
One of D W M
Example D

Response 200

Successful response · application/json

dataarray of object
- symbolstring
- percentagenumber (double)
metaResponseMeta
Response envelope metadata. Always present on a 200: time is set by core/response.py on every successful response. Errors carry the same block, built by the same code, so a client parses one meta shape whether the call succeeded or failed.
- timeinteger
  Server-side processing time in milliseconds
  Example 17
- parametersobject
  Echo of the request parameters the endpoint resolved

Errors

400Invalid request parameters. Returned when required query parameters are missing, have invalid types, or violate constraints (e.g., providing both symbol and isin when they are mutually exclusive).
401Missing or invalid API key.
404Resource not found.
429Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the `Retry-After` header interval.
500An unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.
502Upstream data provider returned an error or is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.
504The request timed out waiting for a response from the upstream data provider. This may occur for complex queries or during peak load.
defaultAn unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.