---
title: "Create Order"
method: POST
path: "/orders"
---

# Create Order

`POST /orders`

Create an order for a particular account.

## Headers

- `api-key` string, required
- `auth-key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `customerId` string, required — Customer identifier
  - `symbol` string, required — Stock/Stack ticker
  - `type` string, required — Order type. Options: •"MARKET" - Market order •"STOP" - Stop order •"LIMIT" - Limit order
  - `side` string, required — Order side. Options: •"BUY" - Buy •"SELL" - Sell
  - `quantity` number, float — Order quantity in share amounts for all order types. Only required if amount is null. Required when type is LIMIT or STOP
  - `amount` number, float — Order quantity in USD cash amount for "MARKET" order type. Only required if quantity is null
  - `category` string — Options: •"EQUITY" •"STACK"
  - `price` number, float — Price for either non-MARKET order types. Required when type is LIMIT or STOP
  - `sellOption` string — Applicable in case of STACK SellOption = ALL (while selling the whole quantity) SellOption = “” (otherwise)

## Response `200`

200

- union
  - object
    - `status` integer
    - `orderId` string
  - object
    - `status` integer
    - `orderId` string
    - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `401` — 401
- `403` — 403
- `500` — 500

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[API](https://skmtc.net/stockal/apis/uat-client-api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/stockal/apis/uat-client-api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/stockal/uat-client-api-v2/versions/08e36bbbd3be/schema)