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    Static IP for algo trading in India: the exchange rule, three ways to get one, and how to whitelist it at seven brokers

    A static IP for algo trading is a fixed public internet address that your broker keeps on file, and Indian brokers now reject API orders that arrive from any other address. You can get one from your internet provider, rent a server in India that comes with one, or use a strategy platform hosted on your broker's servers, which doesn't need an IP of your own. You then register it in your broker's API console, with room for one backup address and one change a week.

    Facts checked 13 Oct 2026 against 38 sources. No affiliate links. Not investment advice.

    Static IP for algo trading: what the rule asks of you

    The requirement sits in NSE's implementation standards of 5 May 2025 (NSE/INVG/67858), written under SEBI's retail algo framework. Clients who want API access "must mandatorily provide the stockbroker with a static IP address(es)". For a trader whose own code places orders, that comes down to four points:

    • One primary IP, plus an optional secondary one kept for "connectivity redundancy", so a second line or server can take over.
    • One change per calendar week. The exact words are quoted below.
    • One client per IP. Family members, as SEBI defines family, can share one address if they ask the broker.
    • Order calls are what gets checked. Six of the seven brokers in the table say prices, candles, positions and other data calls still work from any address. Groww's page talks only about order placement.

    NSE's FAQ of November 2025 limits who needs one: a client static IP is required "only in case of Tech savvy Investor using API". If a strategy platform hosted on your broker's infrastructure places the orders, the IP that counts is the broker's server. The rest of the framework (the 10 orders a second threshold, daily login, algo IDs) is summarised on our trading API hub.

    “Clients will have the ability to update their mapped static IP addresses as needed, but not more than once a calendar week. Clients may reach out to the broker in extraordinary cases where they have already updated the static IP once a week but need to make changes due to extenuating circumstances.”
    NSE/INVG/67858, 5 May 2025, Annexure section A, point 6

    Source: [1]

    Where and how to whitelist a static IP at seven brokers, checked 13 Oct 2026

    Each broker's own docs, support pages or notices. "Not stated" means we found nothing on the pages we opened.

    Broker (API)Where you add the IPIPs allowedChanging itIPv4 / IPv6Family sharingCalls that need the IP
    Zerodha (Kite Connect)Kite Connect developer account > Profile > IP Whitelist > Update1 primary (required) + 1 secondary (optional), set once for the whole developer account and every app in itOne change per calendar week; takes effect instantlyBoth supportedSpouse, dependent children and dependent parents: one developer account with separate apps, the family's client IDs added to each app, plus a declaration. Sharing outside the family may lead to suspensionOrder placement. Websocket data, order book and positions work from any IP
    UpstoxDeveloper apps page > My Apps > "Static IPs" in the algo trading app's row; or the PUT /v2/user/ip APIPrimary + optional secondary, registered at user level, whichever app issued the tokenOnce per calendar week; a change invalidates existing access tokensAPI docs accept IPv4 or IPv6 notation; the March 2026 community setup guide covers IPv4 onlyJuly 2025 post: an IP "can only be used by one customer". No family process foundPlace, modify and cancel order calls
    Dhan (DhanHQ)web.dhan.co > Profile > Get Trading & Data APIs > Add IP; or the setIP API1 primary + 1 secondary per accountLocked for 7 days after whitelisting; modifyIP works once every 7 daysBoth supportedEligible family accounts can map to one IP, subject to verification and approval; request by email from your registered email, copying each member's registered emailOrders, Super Orders and Forever Orders only
    FYERSAPI dashboard > user apps > "Algo trading app" > update static IP, redirect URL and permissions > Activate (new App ID ends in 200)Not stated on its support pages; a March 2026 post on FYERS's community forum says "One app, one IP"Not statedNot statedSpouse, dependent parents and dependent children: signed declaration form plus proof of relationship, then KYC checkOrder placement only; data APIs need no static IP
    Angel One (SmartAPI)SmartAPI dashboard > "Add App" > primary static IPPrimary + optional secondary for redundancyNot more than once a calendar weekIPv4 only "for now", per a SmartAPI forum notice; a later SmartAPI admin reply says IPv6 is "supported in a beta version"Same family only, on a formal written request with 2FA validationOrders and GTT
    Kotak Neo (Trade API)Kotak Neo > More > Trade API > create an API app > Add IP; secondary from the app details pageUp to 2: primary + optional secondaryOnce every 7 days; create a new API session after changingIPv4 now; IPv6 "coming soon" (its FAQ says an IPv6 address can be whitelisted, but the platform supports IPv4 for now)Up to 10 family members through Trade API family management; only the parent account can add members or change the IPPlace, modify and cancel. The session must also be created from the same IP
    Groww (Trade API)Trade API > API Keys > Add static IP > UpdatePrimary + secondary as backupNot statedNot statedNot statedOrder placement

    Checked 13 Oct 2026. Sources: Zerodha support articles on static IP and Kite Connect API FAQs; Upstox API docs (get and update static IPs, My Apps appendix) and community posts of 29 Jul 2025 and 20 Mar 2026; DhanHQ v2 docs and Dhan support FAQs; FYERS API page, support articles updated 27 and 31 Mar 2026, and a FYERS community post of 6 Mar 2026; Angel One's notice of 25 Feb 2026 (updated 13 Mar 2026), an undated SmartAPI forum notice (the thread now shows as deleted) and an undated SmartAPI forum thread on IPv6; Kotak Neo static IP page (effective 1 Apr 2026); Groww blog of 2 Sep 2026. Two disagreements on brokers' own pages: Zerodha's FAQ says a static IP is needed "from 1 April 2025" while its static IP article says 1 April 2026; an undated SmartAPI forum reply says a static IP "cannot be shared within the family members" as of then, while Angel One's March 2026 notice allows it on a formal written request with 2FA. Dhan's docs also say each account needs its own unique IP; its family FAQs describe the exception.

    Sources: [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24]

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    How to get a static IP and register it, step by step

    1. 1

      Decide which machine sends the orders

      The IP your broker checks is the public address of whatever computer runs your order code: a home PC, an office PC, or a rented server. Pick one before you buy anything, because the route decides the cost.

    2. 2

      Get a fixed public address for that machine

      On a home or office line, ask your internet provider for a static IP and get the price in writing. On a cloud server, attach the provider's static or reserved address to it. On AWS Lightsail, for example, the default public IP changes every time you stop and restart the instance until you attach a static IP.

    3. 3

      Check the address your requests actually leave from

      Run the check from the same machine and network your code will use. Kotak Neo suggests calling https://api.ipify.org/; if it returns the address you plan to whitelist, you are set up correctly. A VPN or proxy changes the answer: the address that counts is the gateway's.

    4. 4

      Register a primary and, if you can, a secondary IP

      Use the menu path for your broker in the table above. A secondary address (a second server, or your office line) is the backup the exchange standards allow for, and it saves you from spending your weekly change in an outage.

    5. 5

      Start a fresh session after any change

      Upstox invalidates existing access tokens when the IP changes. Dhan says to regenerate the token if you added the IP after creating it. Kotak Neo needs a new session, created from the whitelisted IP.

    6. 6

      Prove it with an order call, not a data call

      Data calls work from any address at most brokers, so a working price feed proves nothing. Groww suggests a small test order. Dhan's Get Static IP call shows the detected IP and whether orders are allowed from it.

    7. 7

      Keep your API keys off the server's code files

      Whatever route you choose, store API keys and secrets in environment variables or a secrets store on that machine, not in code you copy around or share. A fixed IP makes the broker trust that machine more, so protect the machine too.

    Home line, VPS or cloud: picking a route

    A quick way to decide: if your code already runs on a PC that stays on through market hours, a static IP on that line is the simplest change. If it doesn't, or power and internet cuts are common where you live, a small server in an Indian data centre removes both problems. If you don't write code and use a strategy platform, check whether the platform is hosted with your broker first, because then you may not need an IP at all.

    Route 1: a static IP on your home or office line

    The static IP prices we could confirm on Indian providers' own pages are all on business connections. Airtel's Office Internet page says in its FAQ that a static IP costs ₹150 plus GST a month, the AOI 1499 plan includes one free, and you apply with a GSTIN, Company PAN or MSME certificate; the same page's banner also advertises a "Free Static IP" without saying which plans. Jio's Business Broadband Max, which runs on its AirFiber network, includes a public static IP, and ACT's enterprise plans page (Bengaluru prices shown by default) lists 1 Gbps plans with one free static IP. For home plans (Airtel Xstream Fiber, JioFiber, ACT home, BSNL Bharat Fibre) we found no current official price; see the warning below the cost table.

    Two practical points from those pages. Airtel's FAQ says the static IP is set up either in bridge mode with your own router or through Airtel's equipment. Jio's notes say the public static IP is given directly to your device, and that on 1 Gbps plans the business gateway's LAN port 2 for the static IP runs at up to 200 Mbps.

    Route 2: a VPS or cloud server in India

    A virtual private server (a rented machine in a data centre) usually comes with its own public IPv4 address. DigitalOcean lists a Bangalore data centre, AWS Lightsail has Mumbai, and Akamai's Linode API lists Mumbai, Mumbai 2 and Chennai. For the big clouds you pay for the address by the hour on top of the server: AWS charges $0.005 an hour for every public IPv4 address, in use or idle, including Elastic IPs, at the same rate in all its commercial regions. Azure's price list shows the same $0.005 for a Standard static IPv4 address in Central India, and Google Cloud charges $0.005 an hour in Mumbai while the IP is in use on a standard VM.

    Watch the IP version. Lightsail's cheapest bundle is $3.50 a month if it has only an IPv6 address, but a SmartAPI forum notice says Angel One supports only IPv4 for now (a later admin reply calls IPv6 support "beta"), and Kotak Neo says IPv6 platform support is "coming soon". Zerodha and Dhan accept both. Zerodha's FAQ adds a trap: if your traffic leaves over IPv6 while only an IPv4 address is whitelisted, orders are rejected.

    Route 3: broker-hosted platforms and paid IP services

    NSE's FAQ says that when an empanelled vendor's platform is hosted on the broker's infrastructure, the static IP is that of the broker's server. Angel One says the same in plain terms: on a no-code platform hosted on its servers, you don't provide a static IP. The platform still has to follow the framework's rules for providers, and it may charge its own fees; our algo trading charges guide covers what brokers bill. We track empanelled providers in this list.

    Some VPN and proxy services sell a dedicated static IP. Zerodha's FAQ lists a VPN service alongside ISPs and cloud providers as a way to get one, and Upstox's July 2025 post accepts that some VPN providers offer this and asks you to confirm the outbound IP stays the same between sessions. The address must be yours alone: NSE's standards map one static IP to one client at a time, and Upstox says an IP already linked to one customer can't be registered by another.

    What a static IP costs by route, checked 13 Oct 2026

    Prices as each provider's own page or price list showed them on 13 Oct 2026. Cloud prices are in US dollars before tax and can change; the rupee amount depends on your card's exchange rate.

    RouteExample checkedPriceWhat you getConditions and notes
    Home broadband add-onAirtel Xstream Fiber, JioFiber, ACT home, BSNL Bharat FibreNot verifiedAsk the providerNo current official price page found; see the warning below
    Office broadband add-onAirtel Office Internet₹150 + GST a month (₹177 with 18% GST)Static IP on a business line; plans from ₹499 + GST a monthApply with GSTIN, Company PAN or MSME certificate. AOI 1499 plan (₹1,499 + GST, 300 Mbps) includes one static IP free. The page's banner also says "Free Static IP" without naming plans
    Business broadband with IP includedJio Business Broadband Max, 801 Plan₹9,612 a year + GSTPublic static IP, up to 100 Mbps, 1,200 GB high-speed data, on Jio's AirFiber networkGST added on "applicable components"; static IP given directly to your device
    Business broadband with IP includedACT enterprise, CBB5999 Basic 1Gbps₹5,999 a month + GST (₹66,589 a year + GST)1 free static IP, 1 GbpsEnterprise plan; Bengaluru prices, the page's default city; no separate static IP price shown
    Cloud IP onlyAWS public IPv4, including Elastic IP$0.005 an hourThe address only; the server is billed separatelyCharged in use and idle; same rate in all AWS commercial regions
    Cloud IP onlyAzure Standard static public IPv4, Central India$0.005 an hourThe address onlyAzure Retail Prices list
    Cloud IP onlyGoogle Cloud static IP in use on a standard VM, Mumbai (asia-south1)$0.005 an hourThe address onlyRises to $0.01 an hour if reserved and left unused
    VPS with IP includedAWS Lightsail, smallest Linux bundle$5 a month ($3.50 IPv6-only)2 vCPU, 0.5 GB memory, 20 GB SSD, static IPMumbai bundles get half the data transfer allowance (0.5 TB)
    VPS with IP includedDigitalOcean Basic Droplet$4 a month1 vCPU, 512 MiB memory, 10 GiB SSD, public IPv4Bangalore data centre listed. Reserved IPs free while assigned; $5 a month if unassigned
    VPS with IP includedAkamai (Linode) Nanode 1 GB$5 a month1 vCPU, 1 GB memory, 25 GB storage, public IPv4 on most LinodesStandard price in Mumbai, Mumbai 2 and Chennai; Jakarta ($6) and São Paulo ($7) cost more
    Broker-hosted platformEmpanelled platform hosted on the broker's serversNo IP of your ownThe broker server's IP is usedPlatform fees, if any, are separate

    Checked 13 Oct 2026. Sources: Airtel Office Internet page and FAQ; Jio Business Broadband Max page (annual tab); ACT enterprise plans page; BSNL FTTH plans page; AWS VPC and Lightsail pricing pages; Azure Retail Prices API (Central India); Google Cloud VPC pricing; DigitalOcean Droplet and reserved IP pricing; Linode API plan and region lists and Akamai's IP address docs. Each row comes from that provider's own page. ₹177 = ₹150 × 1.18. GST on Jio's plan isn't calculated because Jio doesn't say which components it applies to. Providers are examples we checked, not a ranking; we have no commercial tie to any of them.

    Sources: [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [32], [33], [30], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [2]

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    One cloud IPv4 address kept for a year at $0.005 an hour

    Assumption for illustration: one public IPv4 address held all year (365 days), at the hourly rate AWS lists for every public IPv4 address. Azure's Standard static IPv4 in Central India and a Google Cloud IP in use on a standard VM in Mumbai list the same $0.005. US dollars, before tax.

    Hourly rate
    $0.005
    Hours in a year24 × 365
    8,760
    Address for a year8,760 × $0.005
    $43.80
    Average month$43.80 ÷ 12
    $3.65
    Server, storage and data transferBilled separately on these clouds
    Extra
    For comparison: a VPS bundle with its addressDigitalOcean $4 × 12; Lightsail or Linode $5 × 12
    $48 to $60 a year
    The IP alone, one year
    $43.80

    Sources: [29], [32], [33], [34], [30], [36]

    Before the market opens: checks that prevent rejected orders

    • Your connection really is static

      Dhan's docs point out that a normal home Wi-Fi address is reassigned by the internet provider from time to time. Upstox says orders from dynamic IPs are rejected. If yours changed overnight, your first order of the day fails.

    • The code isn't running from a laptop on another network

      A phone hotspot, a café's Wi-Fi or a different office line gives you a different public address from the one on file.

    • Your VPN or proxy address is dedicated and fixed

      Upstox asks you to confirm the outbound IP doesn't change between sessions. A shared address that another customer already registered can't be yours.

    • The cloud server kept its address after a restart

      Lightsail's default public IP changes on every stop and restart. Attach the provider's static or reserved IP before you whitelist it.

    • You renewed the token or session after any IP change

      Upstox invalidates access tokens on an IP change; Dhan and Kotak Neo ask for a fresh token or session.

    • You still have this week's change in hand

      Once you've used the weekly change, the exchange standards only let the broker help in "extraordinary cases". A secondary IP set up in advance is the safer fallback.

    • The server's IP version matches your broker

      Angel One's forum notice says IPv4 only for now, and Kotak Neo says IPv6 platform support is coming. Don't rely on an IPv6-only server there. Zerodha warns that a server sending over IPv6 when only its IPv4 address is whitelisted gets orders rejected.

    • You tested an order call, not just prices

      If DH-905 "Invalid IP" or a similar error appears at Dhan, compare the detected IP in its Get Static IP response with the one you whitelisted.

    Sharing one static IP with family accounts

    The exchange standards allow one static IP to serve several clients only if they belong to one family as defined in SEBI circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD1/P/CIR/2024/169 of 3 December 2024, and only after a request to the broker by letter, registered email or a 2FA-validated request. Zerodha and FYERS name the relationships: spouse, dependent children and dependent parents. Each broker runs its own process, set out in the table above. The two that differ most: Kotak Neo allows up to 10 family members under a parent account, and Upstox's July 2025 post says an IP can be used by only one customer, with no family process we could find.

    In plain terms, a friend, a sibling who isn't dependent on you, or a trading group can't share your address. Zerodha warns that sharing outside the family may lead to suspension of the Kite Connect account and its API keys.

    When orders bounce: keep a record

    A rejected order is a trade your strategy wanted but didn't get, and a run of them can change your month's results without any change to the strategy. Note each rejection, the error text and the time, and whether the IP or token was the cause. If you are deciding whether to automate at all, how to start algo trading in India covers the setup side, and our kill switch comparison shows the brokers' own tools for stopping all orders in a hurry.

    Static IP questions API traders ask

    Is a static IP mandatory for algo trading in India?+

    If your own code sends orders through a broker's API, yes: all seven brokers we checked accept API orders only from a registered IP. NSE's FAQ limits the client static IP to tech-savvy investors using an API. If a platform hosted on your broker's servers places the orders, the broker server's IP is used instead.

    Can I get a static IP for algo trading for free?+

    We found no free route for running your own code. Some business internet plans include one at no extra charge, such as Airtel's AOI 1499, Jio's Business Broadband Max and ACT's enterprise plans, but you pay for the plan. A VPS includes its address in the monthly price. A platform hosted with your broker needs no IP of your own, though it may charge a fee.

    Do I need a static IP to fetch market data or candles?+

    Not at Zerodha, Upstox, Dhan, FYERS, Angel One or Kotak Neo, whose pages say the IP check applies to order calls. Groww's page mentions only order placement and doesn't say either way.

    Can I place API orders over mobile data or a VPN?+

    None of the broker pages we opened bans either by name. What counts is the address each order arrives from: it must be one you registered, it must not change, and it must not already be registered to another client. A mobile connection or shared VPN address that doesn't meet those conditions will get orders rejected.

    How many static IPs can I register with Zerodha?+

    Two: a primary, which is required, and an optional secondary. Zerodha's FAQ says they apply to the whole Kite Connect developer account and all its apps, IPv4 and IPv6 are both accepted, and you can make one change per calendar week.

    What if my IP changes and I've already used this week's change?+

    Orders from the new address are rejected until it is registered. NSE's standards let you contact your broker in extraordinary cases after the weekly change is used up, so ask the broker. Registering a secondary IP ahead of time is the backup the standards provide for.

    Sources

    Every figure on this page comes from one of these. Each was checked on the date shown.

    1. [1]NSE circular NSE/INVG/67858, Implementation Standards for safer participation of retail investors in Algorithmic trading, 5 May 2025 · checked 13 Oct 2026
    2. [2]NSE FAQs: Safer participation of Retail investors in Algorithmic trading (file dated 3 Nov 2025) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    3. [3]Zerodha support: Static IP for Kite Connect · checked 13 Oct 2026
    4. [4]Zerodha support: Kite Connect API FAQs · checked 13 Oct 2026
    5. [5]Upstox API docs: Get Static IPs · checked 13 Oct 2026
    6. [6]Upstox API docs: Update Static IPs · checked 13 Oct 2026
    7. [7]Upstox API docs: My Apps support for the algo trading circular · checked 13 Oct 2026
    8. [8]Upstox community: Static IP Requirement for API Order Placement, 29 Jul 2025 · checked 13 Oct 2026
    9. [9]Upstox community: Static IP Setup Guide for API Traders, 20 Mar 2026 · checked 13 Oct 2026
    10. [10]DhanHQ API v2 docs: Authentication and static IP (setIP, modifyIP, getIP) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    11. [11]Dhan support: How to add static IP on Dhan for placing algo orders? · checked 13 Oct 2026
    12. [12]Dhan support: Why am I unable to modify my IP address? · checked 13 Oct 2026
    13. [13]Dhan support: Orders rejected with DH-905 Invalid IP · checked 13 Oct 2026
    14. [14]Dhan support: Can multiple family member accounts use the same Static IP for API trading? · checked 13 Oct 2026
    15. [15]Dhan support: How can I request static IP mapping for family member accounts? · checked 13 Oct 2026
    16. [16]FYERS: Trading API page (FAQ on static IP) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    17. [17]FYERS support: How do I activate the new app for API trading after April 1, 2026? (updated 31 Mar 2026) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    18. [18]FYERS support: How to request a common static IP address for family members (updated 27 Mar 2026) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    19. [19]FYERS community: SEBI's new algo trading rules kick in on April 1, 6 Mar 2026 · checked 13 Oct 2026
    20. [20]Angel One: What's Changing in Angel One's SmartAPI Access from April 1, 2026 (published 25 Feb 2026, updated 13 Mar 2026) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    21. [21]SmartAPI forum (admin): Static IP based API keys now live (undated; thread shows as deleted on 13 Oct 2026) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    22. [22]SmartAPI forum: IPv6 Support thread, with an admin reply (undated) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    23. [23]Kotak Neo: Static IP Whitelisting for Retail Algo Trading · checked 13 Oct 2026
    24. [24]Groww blog: Static IP for API Trading: Setup Guide, 2 Sep 2026 · checked 13 Oct 2026
    25. [25]Airtel Business: Office Internet (Campus Wi-Fi) plans and static IP FAQ · checked 13 Oct 2026
    26. [26]JioBusiness: Business Broadband Max plans · checked 13 Oct 2026
    27. [27]ACT Fibernet: Enterprise business plans · checked 13 Oct 2026
    28. [28]BSNL: FTTH pricing plans page (updated 13 Oct 2026) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    29. [29]AWS: Amazon VPC pricing (public IPv4 addresses) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    30. [30]AWS: Amazon Lightsail pricing · checked 13 Oct 2026
    31. [31]AWS docs: Create and attach a static IP to your Lightsail instance · checked 13 Oct 2026
    32. [32]Azure Retail Prices API: Virtual Network static IP meters, Central India · checked 13 Oct 2026
    33. [33]Google Cloud: VPC pricing (external IP address pricing) · checked 13 Oct 2026
    34. [34]DigitalOcean: Droplet pricing · checked 13 Oct 2026
    35. [35]DigitalOcean docs: Reserved IP pricing · checked 13 Oct 2026
    36. [36]Linode (Akamai) API: Linode plan types and region prices · checked 13 Oct 2026
    37. [37]Linode (Akamai) API: Regions · checked 13 Oct 2026
    38. [38]Akamai techdocs: Manage IP addresses on a compute instance · checked 13 Oct 2026