Error Responses

HTTP Status Codes

API responses will yield to appropriate status codes in most circumstances (see Order Related Errors below). In this case, if you receive a 400 response, you can check the body of the response and find an error message that will help decipher the error.

In the event of a 401 response, this is related to authentication and entitlement. Make sure that you’re using the correct credentials and endpoint for your access.

500 errors typically mean that something isn't working properly with the API. Please let us know by emailing [email protected] .

Order Related Errors

Presently, the place order API sends back a 200 response for any error that is thrown by downstream systems (risk management systems, market centers, etc). The process to check the order's status is to use the GET an order endpoint, which will have a response body that will include an errors property with details about the error. This is most likely to occur on complex order placement, order modification, and order cancellation.

In the event you receive this errors payload, it will typically include a description of the problem. In the event you receive an error code, here is a mapping table for errors you can expect:

Code	Description
AccountDisabled	Account is disabled for trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns.
AccountIsNotApproved	Account is not approved for trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
AccountMarginRuleViolation	Margin rules prohibit this transaction. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
AssetTradingNotConfiguredForAccount	The order requsted is not availible for your account. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
BuyStopOrderStopPriceLessAsk	Buy Stop order must have a Stop price greater than the current Ask price
ContingentOrderExecution	Placement Condition: when 0 1 is 2 than 3
DayTraderPatternRestriction	Your day trade limit exceeded. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
DayTradingBuyingPowerExceeded	There is not enough day trading buying power for the requested order
ExpirationDateUndefined	Expiration date for option is not defined
IncorrectOrderQuantity	Quantity should be between 1 and 10,000,000
IncorrectTimeInForce	Time In Force (Day or GTC) is not defined
IndexOptionsOneExparyDate	Multi Leg Orders with Index options must have all legs within 1 expiration date. Time spreads are not allowed on Index Options
InitialMargin	You do not have enough buying power for this trade
InvalidOrderExpiration	Expiration date must be greater than the current date
LimitPriceUndefined	Limit price is not valid. Please check the price entered
LongOptionTradingDeniedForAccount	Account is restricted for option trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
LongPositionCrossZero	Sell order is for more shares than your current long position, please review current position quantity along with open orders for security.
MaintenanceMargin	You do not have enough buying power for this trade
MarketOrderIsGtc	You cannot place market orders with GTC, only day orders are allowed
OcoExpirationTypeNotTheSame	Expiration type of OCO orders must be the same
OcoOrderWithOppositeLegs	You cannot place OCO order with orders for the same security and with opposite trade direction
OcoPriceDifferenceIsLessThanDelta	OCO price difference should be at least 0$
OmsInternalError	Your order could not be processed. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
OmsUnavailable	Trading services are not available online currently, please contact 980-272-3880 for order requests
OptionLevelRestriction	Your account does not have the option level permission for this trade. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
OptionTypeUndefined	Type of option (call or put) is not defined
OrderContingentChangeNotAllowed	Change of order's contingent is not allowed
OrderIsNotAllowedForAccount	Order is not allowed. Account trading restriction: closing orders only
OrderPriceIsInvalid	Price of 0 1 order is 2 than market price
OrderQuantity	You cannot place orders with quantity less than 1
OrderWithDifferentSide	You cannot have pending orders with different sides for selected symbol where one is a MARKET order. You must close another pending order in order to place a SHORT order, or try a limit order instead
OtoFirstLegIsMarketNotAllowed	First market order in OTO is not allowed
OtoOcoMarketNotAllowed	OCO market orders are not allowed
OtoOcoTrailingNotAllowed	OTO/OCO trailing orders are not allowed
QuotePriceIsInvalid	There is no quote for the symbol requested, please contact 980-272-3880 to place the order.
SecurityUndefined	Symbol does not exist. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
SellShortOrderLastPriceBelow5	Sell Short order cannot be placed for stock priced below $5
SellStopOrderStopPriceGreaterBid	Sell Stop order must have a Stop price less than the Bid price
ShortOptionTradingDeniedForAccount	Account is restricted for option trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
ShortOrderIsGtc	You cannot place short stock orders with GTC, only day orders are allowed
ShortPositionCrossZero	Buy order is for more shares than your current short position, please review current position quantity along with open orders for security.
ShortStockTradingDeniedForAccount	Account is restricted from short sales. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
ShortTradingDeniedForSecurity	This symbol is not available for short sales. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
SpreadTradingDeniedForAccount	Account is restricted for spread trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
StopPriceUndefined	Stop price is not defined
StrikePriceUndefined	Strike price for option leg is not defined
TooSmallEquityForDayTrading	Pattern Day Trader Rule violation: Equity balance fell below $25,000
TotalInitialMargin	You do not have enough buying power for this trade
TradeNonStandardOptions	You cannot place an order with non standard options
TradingDeniedForAccount	Account is restricted for trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
TradingDeniedForSecurity	This asset class is restricted for trading
UnexpectedBuyOrder	Buy order cannot be placed to cover short position, order must be placed as a Buy to Cover
UnexpectedBuyOrderOption	Buy To Open order cannot be placed to close a short option position, order must be placed as a Buy to Close
UnexpectedBuyToCoverOrder	Buy To Cover order cannot be placed unless closing a short position, please check open orders.
UnexpectedBuyToCoverOrderOption	Buy To Close order cannot be placed unless closing a short option position, please check open orders.
UnexpectedSellOrder	Sell order cannot be placed unless you are closing a long position, please check open orders.
UnexpectedSellOrderOption	Sell to Close order cannot be placed unless you are closing a long option position, please check open orders.
UnexpectedSellShortOrder	Sell short order cannot be placed while you have a current long position, please check open orders.
UnexpectedSellShortOrderOption	Sell to Open order cannot be placed while you have a current long option position, please check open orders.
UserDisabled	Account is disabled for trading. Please contact 980-272-3880 for questions or concerns
WashTradeAttempt	You are unable to place orders on the same security and same price in different direction

Additional Error Messages

Error Message	Description
	Pre-market trading is currently unavailable.
	Tradier Brokerage does not accept opening orders for OTC-BB and Pink Sheet securities, please contact us at (980)-272-3880 if you have any questions.
	Due to price volatility a limit order must be placed.
	Outside of market hours this order is required to be placed at a limit price.
	Order failed PriceRange - AGGRESSIVE: OrderPrice 1 RefPrice 2 Limit 3 aggressive