Create Limit Order - Pacifica

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

POST /api/v1/orders/create

Operation Type (for Signing)

Header Field	Type	Content
`"type"`	string	`"create_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`
`”price”`	string	required	Order price	`50000`
`”amount”`	string	required	Order amount	`0.1`
`”side”`	string	required	Order side (bid/ask)	`bid`
`”tif”`	string	required	Time in force (`GTC`, `IOC`, `ALO`, `TOB`; case-insensitive)	`GTC`
`”reduce_only”`	boolean	required	Whether the order is reduce-only	`false`
`”client_order_id”`	Full UUID string	optional	Client-defined order ID	`f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479`
`”take_profit”`	object	optional	Take profit stop order configuration	See next five rows
`”stop_price”`	string	required	Stop trigger price	`55000`
`”limit_price”`	string	optional	Limit price for the triggered order	`54950`
`”client_order_id”`	Full UUID string	optional	Client-defined order ID for the stop order	`e36ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479`
`”trigger_price_type”`	string	optional	Price type used to trigger the stop order. Defaults to `last_trade_price`. Options: `mark_price`, `last_trade_price`, `mid_price`	`mark_price`
`”amount”`	string	optional	Order amount for the triggered order. If omitted, the full position size is used	`0.1`
`”stop_loss”`	object	optional	Stop loss order configuration	See next five rows
`”stop_price”`	string	required	Stop trigger price	`48000`
`”limit_price”`	string	optional	Limit price for the triggered order	`47950`
`”client_order_id”`	Full UUID string	optional	Client-defined order ID for the stop order	`d25ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479`
`”trigger_price_type”`	string	optional	Price type used to trigger the stop order. Defaults to `last_trade_price`. Options: `mark_price`, `last_trade_price`, `mid_price`	`mark_price`
`”amount”`	string	optional	Order amount for the triggered order. If omitted, the full position size is used	`0.1`
`”agent_wallet”`	string	optional	Agent wallet address	`69trU9A5…`
`“expiry_window”`	integer	optional	Signature expiry in milliseconds	`30000`
`”builder_code”`	string	optional	Builder program code (3-16 alphanumeric characters)	`MYCODE`

{
  "account": "42trU9A5...",
  "signature": "5j1Vy9Uq",
  "timestamp": 1716200000000,
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "price": "50000",
  "amount": "0.1",
  "side": "bid",
  "tif": "GTC",
  "reduce_only": false,
  "client_order_id": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
  "take_profit": {
    "stop_price": "55000",
    "limit_price": "54950",
    "client_order_id": "e36ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
    "trigger_price_type": "mark_price"
  },
  "stop_loss": {
    "stop_price": "48000",
    "limit_price": "47950",
    "client_order_id": "d25ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
    "trigger_price_type": "mark_price"
  },
  "agent_wallet": "69trU9A5...",
  "expiry_window": 30000,
  "builder_code": "MYCODE"
}

Response

Status 200: Order created successfully

  {
    "order_id": 12345
  }

Status 400: Bad request

  {
    "error": "Invalid order parameters",
    "code": 400
  }

Status 500: Internal server error

Code Example (Python)

import requests

payload = {
    "account": "42trU9A5...",
    "signature": "5j1Vy9Uq...",
    "timestamp": 1716200000000,
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "price": "50000",
    "amount": "0.1",
    "side": "bid",
    "tif": "GTC",
    "reduce_only": False,
    "client_order_id": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"
}

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

data = response.json()

Note: In order to protect liquidity providers from adverse selection, all TIF GTC, and TIF IOC orders are subject to a ~200ms delay.