Upvest · Schema

OrderCreate

Request body for placing an order.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
account_id	string	The account to place the order for.
instrument_id	string	The instrument to trade.
side	string	Whether to buy or sell.
type	string	The order type.
quantity	string	The quantity of shares to trade as a decimal string.
cash_amount	string	The cash amount to invest as a decimal string.
limit_price	string	The limit price for limit orders as a decimal string.
stop_price	string	The stop price for stop orders as a decimal string.
currency	string	The order currency as an ISO 4217 code.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/upvest/refs/heads/main/json-schema/investment-api-order-create-schema.json",
  "title": "OrderCreate",
  "description": "Request body for placing an order.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "account_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The account to place the order for.",
      "example": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
    },
    "instrument_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The instrument to trade.",
      "example": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
    },
    "side": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "BUY",
        "SELL"
      ],
      "description": "Whether to buy or sell.",
      "example": "BUY"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "MARKET",
        "LIMIT",
        "STOP"
      ],
      "description": "The order type.",
      "example": "MARKET"
    },
    "quantity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The quantity of shares to trade as a decimal string.",
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "cash_amount": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The cash amount to invest as a decimal string.",
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "limit_price": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The limit price for limit orders as a decimal string.",
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "stop_price": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The stop price for stop orders as a decimal string.",
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The order currency as an ISO 4217 code.",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$",
      "example": "EUR"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "account_id",
    "instrument_id",
    "side",
    "type"
  ]
}