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# Place Order

POST https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder
Content-Type: application/json

### 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 }

```

Reference: https://partner.ninjatrader.com/eval/api/rest-api-endpoints/orders/place-order

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: eval
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /order/placeorder:
    post:
      operationId: place-order
      summary: Place Order
      description: >-
        ### 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 }


        ```
      tags:
        - subpackage_orders
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PlaceOrderResult
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceOrderResult'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceOrder'
servers:
  - url: https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1
    description: https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1
components:
  schemas:
    PlaceOrderAction:
      type: string
      enum:
        - Buy
        - Sell
      description: Buy, Sell
      title: PlaceOrderAction
    PlaceOrderOrderType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - Limit
        - LimitIfTouched
        - MIT
        - Market
        - MarketLimit
        - MarketStopWithProtection
        - MarketWithProtection
        - QTS
        - Stop
        - StopLimit
        - TrailingStop
        - TrailingStopLimit
      description: >-
        Limit, LimitIfTouched, MIT, Market, MarketLimit,
        MarketStopWithProtection, MarketWithProtection, QTS, Stop, StopLimit,
        TrailingStop, TrailingStopLimit
      title: PlaceOrderOrderType
    PlaceOrderTimeInForce:
      type: string
      enum:
        - Day
        - FOK
        - GTC
        - GTD
        - IOC
      description: Day, FOK, GTC, GTD, IOC
      title: PlaceOrderTimeInForce
    PlaceOrder:
      type: object
      properties:
        accountSpec:
          type: string
        accountId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        clOrdId:
          type: string
        action:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceOrderAction'
          description: Buy, Sell
        symbol:
          type: string
        orderQty:
          type: integer
        orderType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceOrderOrderType'
          description: >-
            Limit, LimitIfTouched, MIT, Market, MarketLimit,
            MarketStopWithProtection, MarketWithProtection, QTS, Stop,
            StopLimit, TrailingStop, TrailingStopLimit
        price:
          type: number
          format: double
        stopPrice:
          type: number
          format: double
        limitIfTouchedPrice:
          type: number
          format: double
        maxShow:
          type: integer
        pegDifference:
          type: number
          format: double
        timeInForce:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceOrderTimeInForce'
          description: Day, FOK, GTC, GTD, IOC
        expireTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        text:
          type: string
        activationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        customTag50:
          type: string
        isAutomated:
          type: boolean
      required:
        - action
        - symbol
        - orderQty
        - orderType
      title: PlaceOrder
    PlaceOrderResultFailureReason:
      type: string
      enum:
        - AccountClosed
        - AdvancedTrailingStopUnsupported
        - AnotherCommandPending
        - BackMonthProhibited
        - ExecutionProviderNotConfigured
        - ExecutionProviderUnavailable
        - InvalidContract
        - InvalidPrice
        - KeyInformationDocumentRequired
        - LiquidationOnly
        - LiquidationOnlyBeforeExpiration
        - MaxOrderQtyIsNotSpecified
        - MaxOrderQtyLimitReached
        - MaxPosLimitMisconfigured
        - MaxPosLimitReached
        - MaxTotalPosLimitReached
        - MultipleAccountPlanRequired
        - NoQuote
        - NotEnoughLiquidity
        - OtherExecutionRelated
        - ParentRejected
        - RiskCheckTimeout
        - SSFNFAComplianceRequired
        - SSFNFAComplianceRequiredJointOnly
        - SSFRiskDisclosureAcknowledgmentRequired
        - SessionClosed
        - Success
        - TooLate
        - TradingLocked
        - TrailingStopNonOrderQtyModify
        - Unauthorized
        - UnknownReason
        - Unsupported
      description: >-
        AccountClosed, AdvancedTrailingStopUnsupported, AnotherCommandPending,
        BackMonthProhibited, ExecutionProviderNotConfigured,
        ExecutionProviderUnavailable, InvalidContract, InvalidPrice,
        KeyInformationDocumentRequired, LiquidationOnly,
        LiquidationOnlyBeforeExpiration, MaxOrderQtyIsNotSpecified,
        MaxOrderQtyLimitReached, MaxPosLimitMisconfigured, MaxPosLimitReached,
        MaxTotalPosLimitReached, MultipleAccountPlanRequired, NoQuote,
        NotEnoughLiquidity, OtherExecutionRelated, ParentRejected,
        RiskCheckTimeout, SSFNFAComplianceRequired,
        SSFNFAComplianceRequiredJointOnly,
        SSFRiskDisclosureAcknowledgmentRequired, SessionClosed, Success,
        TooLate, TradingLocked, TrailingStopNonOrderQtyModify, Unauthorized,
        UnknownReason, Unsupported
      title: PlaceOrderResultFailureReason
    PlaceOrderResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        failureReason:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceOrderResultFailureReason'
          description: >-
            AccountClosed, AdvancedTrailingStopUnsupported,
            AnotherCommandPending, BackMonthProhibited,
            ExecutionProviderNotConfigured, ExecutionProviderUnavailable,
            InvalidContract, InvalidPrice, KeyInformationDocumentRequired,
            LiquidationOnly, LiquidationOnlyBeforeExpiration,
            MaxOrderQtyIsNotSpecified, MaxOrderQtyLimitReached,
            MaxPosLimitMisconfigured, MaxPosLimitReached,
            MaxTotalPosLimitReached, MultipleAccountPlanRequired, NoQuote,
            NotEnoughLiquidity, OtherExecutionRelated, ParentRejected,
            RiskCheckTimeout, SSFNFAComplianceRequired,
            SSFNFAComplianceRequiredJointOnly,
            SSFRiskDisclosureAcknowledgmentRequired, SessionClosed, Success,
            TooLate, TradingLocked, TrailingStopNonOrderQtyModify, Unauthorized,
            UnknownReason, Unsupported
        failureText:
          type: string
        orderId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      title: PlaceOrderResult
  securitySchemes:
    bearer_access_token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "Buy",
  "symbol": "string",
  "orderQty": 1,
  "orderType": "Limit"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "failureReason": "AccountClosed",
  "failureText": "string",
  "orderId": 1
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder"

payload = {
    "action": "Buy",
    "symbol": "string",
    "orderQty": 1,
    "orderType": "Limit"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"action":"Buy","symbol":"string","orderQty":1,"orderType":"Limit"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"action\": \"Buy\",\n  \"symbol\": \"string\",\n  \"orderQty\": 1,\n  \"orderType\": \"Limit\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"action\": \"Buy\",\n  \"symbol\": \"string\",\n  \"orderQty\": 1,\n  \"orderType\": \"Limit\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"action\": \"Buy\",\n  \"symbol\": \"string\",\n  \"orderQty\": 1,\n  \"orderType\": \"Limit\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder', [
  'body' => '{
  "action": "Buy",
  "symbol": "string",
  "orderQty": 1,
  "orderType": "Limit"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"action\": \"Buy\",\n  \"symbol\": \"string\",\n  \"orderQty\": 1,\n  \"orderType\": \"Limit\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "action": "Buy",
  "symbol": "string",
  "orderQty": 1,
  "orderType": "Limit"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://live.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```