Place an Order

# Version 3.6.1
#Imports
import json    
import requests
import sys


#Tokens and Account Numbers
API_TOKEN = "<PRODUCTION TOKEN>"
LIVE_ACCOUNT = "<PRODUCTION ACCOUNT NUMBER>"

SANDBOX_TOKEN = "<SANDBOX TOKEN>"
SANDBOX_ACCOUNT = "<SANDBOX ACCOUNT NUMBER>"


#Endpoints

ENDPOINT = "sandbox" # api or sandbox

# Sample Orders
TEST_EQUITY = {'class': 'equity',
               'symbol': 'AAPL',
               'side': 'buy',
               'quantity': '1',
               'type': 'market',
               'duration': 'day', 
               'preview': 'false'
               }

TEST_OPTION = {'class': 'option',
               'symbol': 'AAPL',
               'option_symbol': 'AAPL250926C00260000',
               'side': 'buy_to_open',
               'quantity': '1',
               'type': 'limit',
               'duration': 'day',
               'price': '2.45'
               }

TEST_OTOCO = {'class': 'otoco',
              'symbol': 'AAPL',
              'option_symbol[0]': 'AAPL250926C00210000',
              'side[0]': 'buy_to_open',
              'quantity[0]': '1',
              'duration[0]': 'day',
              'type[0]': 'limit',
              'price[0]': '0.55',
              'option_symbol[1]': 'AAPL250926C00210000',
              'side[1]': 'sell_to_close',
              'quantity[1]': '1',
              'duration[1]': 'gtc',
              'type[1]': 'limit',
              'price[1]': '0.75',
              'option_symbol[2]': 'AAPL250926C00210000',
              'side[2]': 'sell_to_close',
              'quantity[2]': '1',
              'duration[2]': 'gtc',
              'type[2]': 'stop',
              'stop[2]' : '0.05',
              'tag': 'TEST-OTOCO'
              }


#Post Request
response = requests.post(f'https://{ENDPOINT}.tradier.com/v1/accounts/{SANDBOX_ACCOUNT}/orders',
    data= TEST_EQUITY,
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {SANDBOX_TOKEN}', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
)

#Checking Order Submission
try: 
    result = response.json()
except Exception as e:
    print ("Error: {}".format(e))
    print(response)
    print(type(response))
    print("Status: {} -- {}".format(response.status_code, response.text))
    sys.exit(1)

print(result)


#Getting the order number
try:
    ORDERNUM = result['order']['id']
except Exception as e:
    print ("Error: {}".format(e))
    sys.exit(1)

# Get the actual order status
response = requests.get(f'https://{ENDPOINT}.tradier.com/v1/accounts/{SANDBOX_ACCOUNT}/orders/{ORDERNUM}',
    params={'includeTags': 'true'},
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {SANDBOX_TOKEN}', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
)

#Checking the Order Response
try: 
    json_response = response.json()
    json_formatted_str = json.dumps(json_response, indent=2)
except Exception as e:
    print (e)
    print(response)
    print(response.text)
    sys.exit(1)


#Print Order Status
print(response.status_code)
print(json_formatted_str)

{'order': {'id': 19803614, 'status': 'ok', 'partner_id': '3a8bbee1-5184-4ffe-8a0c-294fbad1aee9'}}
200
{
  "order": {
    "id": 19803614,
    "type": "market",
    "symbol": "AAPL",
    "side": "buy",
    "quantity": 1.0,
    "status": "filled",
    "duration": "day",
    "avg_fill_price": 255.01,
    "exec_quantity": 1.0,
    "last_fill_price": 255.01,
    "last_fill_quantity": 1.0,
    "remaining_quantity": 0.0,
    "create_date": "2025-09-26T15:09:09.685Z",
    "transaction_date": "2025-09-26T15:09:09.803Z",
    "class": "equity"
  }
}