Place Order | Tradovate Partner API

Make a request to place an order.

Depending on the order type, the parameters vary. In the Trader application, you can see the details of placing a standard order ticket by adding the Order Ticket module to your workspace.

Market Order

1 const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1'
2 const body = {
3     accountSpec: yourUserName,
4     accountId: yourAcctId,
5     action: "Buy",
6     symbol: "MYMM1",
7     orderQty: 1,
8     orderType: "Market",
9     isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human
10 }
11 
12 const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', {
13     method: 'POST',
14     headers: {
15         'Accept': 'application/json',
16         'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`,
17     },
18     body: JSON.stringify(body)
19 })
20 
21 const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 }

Sell Limit

1 const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1'
2 const body = {
3     accountSpec: yourUserName,
4     accountId: yourAcctId,
5     action: "Sell",
6     symbol: "MYMM1",
7     orderQty: 1,
8     orderType: "Limit",
9     price: 35000, //use for single value like limit or stop
10     isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human
11 }
12 
13 const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', {
14     method: 'POST',
15     headers: {
16         'Accept': 'application/json',
17         'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`,
18     },
19     body: JSON.stringify(body)
20 })
21 
22 const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 }

### Make a request to place an order. Depending on the order type, the parameters vary. In the Trader application, you can see the details of placing a standard order ticket by adding the Order Ticket module to your workspace. #### *Market Order* ```js const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1' const body = { accountSpec: yourUserName, accountId: yourAcctId, action: "Buy", symbol: "MYMM1", orderQty: 1, orderType: "Market", isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human } const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`, }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }) const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 } ``` #### *Sell Limit* ```js const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1' const body = { accountSpec: yourUserName, accountId: yourAcctId, action: "Sell", symbol: "MYMM1", orderQty: 1, orderType: "Limit", price: 35000, //use for single value like limit or stop isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human } const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`, }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }) const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 } ```

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

actionenumRequired

Buy, Sell

Allowed values:

symbolstringRequired<=64 characters

orderQtyintegerRequired>=0

orderTypeenumRequired

Limit, MIT, Market, QTS, Stop, StopLimit, TrailingStop, TrailingStopLimit

accountSpecstringOptional<=64 characters

accountIdlongOptional

clOrdIdstringOptional<=64 characters

pricedoubleOptional

stopPricedoubleOptional

maxShowintegerOptional>=0

pegDifferencedoubleOptional

timeInForceenumOptional

Day, FOK, GTC, GTD, IOC

Allowed values:

expireTimestringOptionalformat: "date-time"

textstringOptional<=64 characters

activationTimestringOptionalformat: "date-time"

customTag50stringOptional<=64 characters

isAutomatedbooleanOptional

Response

PlaceOrderResult

failureReasonenum or null

AccountClosed, AdvancedTrailingStopUnsupported, AnotherCommandPending, BackMonthProhibited, ExecutionProviderNotConfigured, ExecutionProviderUnavailable, InvalidContract, InvalidPrice, LiquidationOnly, LiquidationOnlyBeforeExpiration, MaxOrderQtyIsNotSpecified, MaxOrderQtyLimitReached, MaxPosLimitMisconfigured, MaxPosLimitReached, MaxTotalPosLimitReached, MultipleAccountPlanRequired, NoQuote, NotEnoughLiquidity, OtherExecutionRelated, ParentRejected, RiskCheckTimeout, SessionClosed, Success, TooLate, TradingLocked, TrailingStopNonOrderQtyModify, Unauthorized, UnknownReason, Unsupported

failureTextstring or null<=8192 characters

orderIdlong or null

Make a request to place an order.

Depending on the order type, the parameters vary. In the Trader application, you can see the details of placing a standard order ticket by adding the Order Ticket module to your workspace.

Market Order

1 const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1'
2 const body = {
3     accountSpec: yourUserName,
4     accountId: yourAcctId,
5     action: "Buy",
6     symbol: "MYMM1",
7     orderQty: 1,
8     orderType: "Market",
9     isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human
10 }
11 
12 const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', {
13     method: 'POST',
14     headers: {
15         'Accept': 'application/json',
16         'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`,
17     },
18     body: JSON.stringify(body)
19 })
20 
21 const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 }

Sell Limit

1 const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1'
2 const body = {
3     accountSpec: yourUserName,
4     accountId: yourAcctId,
5     action: "Sell",
6     symbol: "MYMM1",
7     orderQty: 1,
8     orderType: "Limit",
9     price: 35000, //use for single value like limit or stop
10     isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human
11 }
12 
13 const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', {
14     method: 'POST',
15     headers: {
16         'Accept': 'application/json',
17         'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`,
18     },
19     body: JSON.stringify(body)
20 })
21 
22 const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 }

1	curl -X POST https://demo.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder \
2	-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
3	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4	-d '{
5	"action": "Buy",
6	"symbol": "string",
7	"orderQty": 1,
8	"orderType": "Limit"
9	}'

1	const URL = 'demo.tradovateapi.com/v1'
2	const body = {
3	accountSpec: yourUserName,
4	accountId: yourAcctId,
5	action: "Buy",
6	symbol: "MYMM1",
7	orderQty: 1,
8	orderType: "Market",
9	isAutomated: true //must be true if this isn't an order made directly by a human
10	}
11
12	const response = await fetch(URL + '/order/placeorder', {
13	method: 'POST',
14	headers: {
15	'Accept': 'application/json',
16	'Authorization': `Bearer ${myAccessToken}`,
17	},
18	body: JSON.stringify(body)
19	})
20
21	const json = await response.json() // { orderId: 0000000 }