Create limit order

This endpoint allows users to create a new limit order with optional take profit and stop loss levels.

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)	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 three 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
"stop_loss"	object	optional	Stop loss order configuration	See next three 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
"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",
  "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"
  },
  "stop_loss": {
    "stop_price": "48000",
    "limit_price": "47950",
    "client_order_id": "d25ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"
  },
  "agent_wallet": "69trU9A5...",
  "expiry_window": 30000
}

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.