---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs.SymbolName"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/EventArgs/WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs/SymbolName/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs.SymbolName

Member of [WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/EventArgs/WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs/index.md).

## SymbolName

Gets the symbol name.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud not supported.

- Cloud: Never raised in the cloud: the events that pass it never fire there (Watchlists.WatchlistSymbolAdded).

C#:

```csharp
public string SymbolName {get;}
```

Python:

```python
watchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs.SymbolName: str
```

### Returns

`string` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
protected override void OnStart()
{
    Watchlists.WatchlistSymbolAdded += OnWatchlistSymbolAdded;
}

private void OnWatchlistSymbolAdded(WatchlistSymbolAddedEventArgs args)
{
    var symbol = Symbols.GetSymbol(args.SymbolName);
    if (symbol != null)
        Print("{0} added to watchlist, bid: {1}", args.SymbolName, symbol.Bid);
}
```

Python:

```python
def on_start(self):
    api.Watchlists.WatchlistSymbolAdded += self.on_watchlist_symbol_added

def on_watchlist_symbol_added(self, args):
    symbol = api.Symbols.GetSymbol(args.SymbolName)
    if symbol is not None:
        api.Print(f"{args.SymbolName} added to watchlist, bid: {symbol.Bid}")
```