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Creates a new limit order for a specified market. The order will be matched against existing orders in the order book, and any unfilled quantity will remain as an open order.

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Endpoint

POST /api/v1/order

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Request

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Body parameters

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market
string
required
The trading pair market (e.g., “SOL_USDC”, “BTC_USDT”)
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price
decimal
required
The limit price for the order
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quantity
decimal
required
The quantity of the base asset to buy or sell
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side
string
required
The order side. Must be either “BUY” or “SELL”
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user_id
string
required
The unique identifier of the user placing the order

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Response

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Success response

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status
string
Status message indicating the order was created
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order_id
string
The unique identifier assigned to the created order

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Error response

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status
string
Status message indicating the order creation failed

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Example

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v1/order \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "market": "SOL_USDC",
    "price": "150.50",
    "quantity": "10.0",
    "side": "BUY",
    "user_id": "user123"
  }'
Success response: 
{
  "status": "Created Order",
  "order_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}
Error response: 
{
  "status": "Failed to Create Order"
}

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Error codes

  • 200 OK - Order created successfully
  • 500 Internal Server Error - Failed to process the order or Redis connection error

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