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# Place Order

POST https://demo.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.tradovate.com/api/rest-api-endpoints/orders/place-order

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a PlaceOrder.

- `action` (enum, required) — Buy, Sell
  - Allowed values: `Buy`, `Sell`
- `symbol` (string, required)
- `orderQty` (integer, required)
- `orderType` (enum, required) — Limit, LimitIfTouched, MIT, Market, QTS, Stop, StopLimit, TrailingStop, TrailingStopLimit
  - Allowed values: `Limit`, `LimitIfTouched`, `MIT`, `Market`, `QTS`, `Stop`, `StopLimit`, `TrailingStop`, `TrailingStopLimit`
- `accountSpec` (string, optional)
- `accountId` (long, optional)
- `clOrdId` (string, optional)
- `price` (double, optional)
- `stopPrice` (double, optional)
- `limitIfTouchedPrice` (double, optional)
- `maxShow` (integer, optional)
- `pegDifference` (double, optional)
- `timeInForce` (enum, optional) — Day, FOK, GTC, GTD, IOC
  - Allowed values: `Day`, `FOK`, `GTC`, `GTD`, `IOC`
- `expireTime` (datetime, optional)
- `text` (string, optional)
- `activationTime` (datetime, optional)
- `customTag50` (string, optional)
- `isAutomated` (boolean, optional)

## Response

### 200

PlaceOrderResult

- `failureReason` (enum, optional) — AccountClosed, AdvancedTrailingStopUnsupported, AnotherCommandPending, BackMonthProhibited, ExecutionProviderNotConfigured, ExecutionProviderUnavailable, InvalidContract, InvalidPrice, KeyInformationDocumentRequired, LiquidationOnly, LiquidationOnlyBeforeExpiration, MaxOrderQtyIsNotSpecified, MaxOrderQtyLimitReached, MaxPosLimitMisconfigured, MaxPosLimitReached, MaxTotalPosLimitReached, MultipleAccountPlanRequired, NoQuote, NotEnoughLiquidity, OtherExecutionRelated, ParentRejected, RiskCheckTimeout, SSFRiskDisclosureAcknowledgmentRequired, SessionClosed, Success, TooLate, TradingLocked, TrailingStopNonOrderQtyModify, Unauthorized, UnknownReason, Unsupported
  - Allowed values: `AccountClosed`, `AdvancedTrailingStopUnsupported`, `AnotherCommandPending`, `BackMonthProhibited`, `ExecutionProviderNotConfigured`, `ExecutionProviderUnavailable`, `InvalidContract`, `InvalidPrice`, `KeyInformationDocumentRequired`, `LiquidationOnly`, `LiquidationOnlyBeforeExpiration`, `MaxOrderQtyIsNotSpecified`, `MaxOrderQtyLimitReached`, `MaxPosLimitMisconfigured`, `MaxPosLimitReached`, `MaxTotalPosLimitReached`, `MultipleAccountPlanRequired`, `NoQuote`, `NotEnoughLiquidity`, `OtherExecutionRelated`, `ParentRejected`, `RiskCheckTimeout`, `SSFRiskDisclosureAcknowledgmentRequired`, `SessionClosed`, `Success`, `TooLate`, `TradingLocked`, `TrailingStopNonOrderQtyModify`, `Unauthorized`, `UnknownReason`, `Unsupported`
- `failureText` (string, optional)
- `orderId` (long, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "Buy",
  "symbol": "ESM24",
  "orderQty": 5,
  "orderType": "Limit"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "failureReason": "Success",
  "failureText": "",
  "orderId": 123456789
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

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

payload = {
    "action": "Buy",
    "symbol": "ESM24",
    "orderQty": 5,
    "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://demo.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"action":"Buy","symbol":"ESM24","orderQty":5,"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://demo.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"action\": \"Buy\",\n  \"symbol\": \"ESM24\",\n  \"orderQty\": 5,\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://demo.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\": \"ESM24\",\n  \"orderQty\": 5,\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://demo.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"action\": \"Buy\",\n  \"symbol\": \"ESM24\",\n  \"orderQty\": 5,\n  \"orderType\": \"Limit\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://demo.tradovateapi.com/v1/order/placeorder', [
  'body' => '{
  "action": "Buy",
  "symbol": "ESM24",
  "orderQty": 5,
  "orderType": "Limit"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://demo.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\": \"ESM24\",\n  \"orderQty\": 5,\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": "ESM24",
  "orderQty": 5,
  "orderType": "Limit"
] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://demo.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()
```