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# Syntax

## Place order

```
POST /v{version}/accounts/{accountId}/orders
```

### Description

This API endpoint enables you to place a new order in Autoshares Trader.

### Parameters

| Type       | Name                           | Description                                                                                                                                 | Schema                                                                                                   | Default |
| ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Header** | **Authorization**   *required* | This is the authorization token that you retrieved from the first endpoint (/token).                                                        | string                                                                                                   |         |
| **Header** | **Et-App-Key**   *required*    | This is your app’s unique key that can be retrieved from the BO Companies widget in Autoshares Trader.                                      | string                                                                                                   |         |
| **Path**   | **accountId**   *required*     | This is the unique identifier of the trading account on which a new order is to be verified.                                                | integer (int32)                                                                                          |         |
| **Path**   | **version**   *required*       | This is the version of the API. Unless you have multiple versions of Autoshares Trader’s API deployed in your environment, leave it at 1.0. | string                                                                                                   | `"1"`   |
| **Query**  | **currency**   *optional*      | This is the currency in which the underlying security of the order is denominated.                                                          | string                                                                                                   |         |
| **Query**  | **exchange**   *optional*      | This is the exchange on which the order should preferably be placed.                                                                        | string                                                                                                   |         |
| **Query**  | **userId**   *optional*        | Post on behalf of another user, optional admin feature                                                                                      | integer (int32)                                                                                          | `0`     |
| **Body**   | **body**   *required*          | This is JSON data that contains information about the new order.                                                                            | [CreateOrderResource](/rest-api/trading-api/orders/place-order/orders_placeorder.md#createorderresource) |         |

### Responses

| HTTP Code | Description                                                                                                               | Schema                                                                                       |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **200**   | JSON data with the order information is returned, indicating that the order has been successfully placed on the platform. | [OrderResource](/rest-api/trading-api/orders/place-order/orders_placeorder.md#orderresource) |
| **401**   | The access level of the provided authorization token is not sufficient to perform this operation.                         | No Content                                                                                   |
| **403**   | The provided Et-App-Key is incorrect.                                                                                     | No Content                                                                                   |
| **422**   | A validation error occurred while processing the request.                                                                 | No Content                                                                                   |
| **500**   | Internal server error                                                                                                     | No Content                                                                                   |

### Consumes

* `application/json`
* `text/json`

### Produces

* `application/json`
* `text/json`