# Placing New Orders

## Placing New Orders  & Checking Their Status

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MCzCxz98cgzePEYzDRv" %}
[Place Order](/rest-api/trading-api/orders/place-order.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code title="Placing New Orders" %}

```python
import requests

class AutosharesAPIRequest:

    baseURL = "https://pub-api-et-demo-prod.etnasoft.us/api/"
    EtAppKey = "Et App Key from the BO Companies widget"

    token = 'uninitialized'

    username = "Your username"
    password = "Your password"

    def simpleAuth(self):
        authenticationRequest = requests.post(self.baseURL + 'token', 
                                              headers = {"Accept" : "application/json", "Et-App-Key" : self.EtAppKey, "Username":self.username, "Password":self.password})

        print('Authorization status code: ' + str(authenticationRequest.status_code) + '\n')

        try:
            responseJSON = authenticationRequest.json()
            print(responseJSON)
            self.token = "Bearer " + responseJSON["Token"]
            return responseJSON
        except:
            return "No response"

    def placeOrder(self, order, tradingAccount):

        orderPlacementRequest = requests.post(self.baseURL + 'v1.0/accounts/' + str(tradingAccount) + '/orders',
                                              headers = {"Accept" : "application/json", "Et-App-Key" : self.EtAppKey, "Authorization":self.token},
                                              json = order)

        print('Authorization status code: ' + str(orderPlacementRequest.status_code) + '\n')

        try:
            responseJSON = orderPlacementRequest.json()
            # print (responseJSON)
            return responseJSON['Id']
        except:
            return "No response"

    def getOrderStatus(self, accountID, orderID):
        getOrderStatusRequest = requests.get(self.baseURL + 'v1.0/accounts/' + str(accountID) + '/orders/' + str(orderID),
                                             headers = {"Accept" : "application/json", 
                                                           "Et-App-Key" : self.EtAppKey, 
                                                           "Authorization":self.token})
        try:
            responseJSON = getOrderStatusRequest.json()
            print(responseJSON)
            return responseJSON['Status']
        except:
            return "No response"

#Performing initial Authentication
sampleRequest = AutosharesAPIRequest()
sampleRequest.simpleAuth()


order = {
  "Symbol": "AAPL",
  "Type": "Market",
  "Side": "Buy",
  "Quantity": 100
}

#placing a new order; the trading account mi
orderID = sampleRequest.placeOrder(order, 6303) 

#Retrieving the status of the new order
responseMessage = sampleRequest.getOrderStatus(6303, orderID)
print(responseMessage)
```

{% endcode %}

In this example we perform authentication, place a new order, and then check the new order's status to see if it's active, under review, rejected, etc.

{% hint style="info" %}
If the authorization token provided in the request header was generated using an administrator's credentials, the order can be placed on behalf of any user in the company.
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Sample CURL for Order Placement

```
curl -X POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header 'Authorization: theToken' --header 'Et-App-Key: EtAppKey' -d '{ \ 
   "Symbol": "AAPL", \ 
   "ExpireDate": "2019-12-20T10:07:59.181Z", \ 
   "Type": "TrailingStopLimit", \ 
   "Side": "Buy", \ 
   "ExecInst": "AllOrNone", \ 
   "TimeInforce": "GTC", \ 
   "Quantity": 1, \ 
   "Exchange": "XNAS", \ 
   "TrailingLimitAmountType" : "Absolute",  \ 
   "TrailingLimitAmount" : 4, \ 
   "ExtendedHours": "REGPOST", \ 
   "TrailingStopAmountType" : "Absolute",  \ 
   "TrailingStopAmount" : 10, \ 
 }' 'https://pub-api-et-demo-prod.etnasoft.us/api/v1.0/accounts/6303/orders'
```


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