Cancel order

This endpoint allows users to cancel an existing order.

The Pacifica Python SDK provides a comprehensive example on using this endpoint.

POST /api/v1/orders/cancel

Operation Type (for signing)

Header Field	Type	Content
"type"	string	"cancel_order"

Request Body

Field	Type	Need	Description	Example
"account"	string	required	User's wallet address	42trU9A5...
"signature"	string	required	Cryptographic signature	5j1Vy9Uq...
"timestamp"	integer	required	Current timestamp in milliseconds	1716200000000
"symbol"	string	required	Trading pair symbol	BTC
"order_id"	integer	required (if no CLOID)	Exchange-assigned order ID	123
"client_order_id"	Full UUID string	required (if no OID)	Client-defined order ID	f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
"agent_wallet"	string	optional	Agent wallet address	69trU9A5...
"expiry_window"	integer	optional	Signature expiry in milliseconds	30000

{
  "account": "42trU9A5...",
  "signature": "5j1Vy9Uq...",
  "timestamp": 1716200000000,
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "order_id": 123,
  "agent_wallet": "69trU9A5...",
  "expiry_window": 30000
}

Response

• Status 200: Order cancelled successfully

  {
    "success": true
  }

• Status 400: Bad request

  {
    "error": "Order not found",
    "code": 400
  }

• Status 500: Internal server error

Code Example (Python)

import requests

payload = {
    "account": "42trU9A5...",
    "signature": "5j1Vy9Uq...",
    "timestamp": 1716200000000,
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "order_id": 123
}

response = requests.post(
    "/api/v1/orders/cancel",
    json=payload,
    headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}
)

data = response.json()