---
title: "Close an auction"
method: POST
path: "/marketplace/identities/{id}/close"
tags: ["Marketplace"]
---

# Close an auction

`POST /marketplace/identities/{id}/close`

Close an identity auction listing, awarding the handle to the highest bidder and capturing their x402 authorization.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object — Body is optional. The seller is taken from the signed request, not the body.
  - `payment` object — Optional x402 payment fields to capture from the winning bidder. May include payment.bidId to target a specific bid. If omitted, the auction is closed for asynchronous payment from the recorded winning bid.

## Response `200`

OK

- object

## Other responses

- `402` — x402 payment required

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/tiny/apis/tiny-place-network-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/tiny/apis/tiny-place-network-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/tiny/tiny-place-network-api/versions/fb85a82845ac/schema)