SplitOrder

Split a large order into multiple smaller orders to reduce market impact or comply with freeze quantity limits.

Endpoint URL

Local Host   :  POST http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/v1/splitorder
Ngrok Domain :  POST https://<your-ngrok-domain>.ngrok-free.app/api/v1/splitorder
Custom Domain:  POST https://<your-custom-domain>/api/v1/splitorder

Sample API Request

{
  "apikey": "<your_app_apikey>",
  "strategy": "Python",
  "symbol": "YESBANK",
  "exchange": "NSE",
  "action": "SELL",
  "quantity": "105",
  "splitsize": "20",
  "pricetype": "MARKET",
  "product": "MIS"
}

Sample cURL Request

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/v1/splitorder \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "apikey": "<your_app_apikey>",
  "strategy": "Python",
  "symbol": "YESBANK",
  "exchange": "NSE",
  "action": "SELL",
  "quantity": "105",
  "splitsize": "20",
  "pricetype": "MARKET",
  "product": "MIS"
}'

Sample API Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "split_size": 20,
  "total_quantity": 105,
  "results": [
    {
      "order_num": 1,
      "orderid": "250408001021467",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 2,
      "orderid": "250408001021459",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 3,
      "orderid": "250408001021466",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 4,
      "orderid": "250408001021470",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 5,
      "orderid": "250408001021471",
      "quantity": 20,
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "order_num": 6,
      "orderid": "250408001021472",
      "quantity": 5,
      "status": "success"
    }
  ]
}

Request Body

Parameter	Description	Mandatory/Optional	Default Value
apikey	Your OpenAlgo API key	Mandatory	-
strategy	Strategy identifier	Mandatory	-
symbol	Trading symbol	Mandatory	-
exchange	Exchange code accepted by the shared validation constants	Mandatory	-
action	Order action: BUY or SELL	Mandatory	-
quantity	Positive numeric quantity to split	Mandatory	-
splitsize	Size of each split order	Mandatory	-
pricetype	Price type: MARKET, LIMIT, SL, SL-M	Optional	MARKET
product	Product type: MIS, CNC, NRML	Optional	MIS
price	Order price (for LIMIT orders)	Optional	0
trigger_price	Trigger price (for SL orders)	Optional	0

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
status	string	"success" or "error"
split_size	number	Size used for splitting
total_quantity	number	Total quantity processed
results	array	Array of individual order results

Results Array Fields

Field	Type	Description
order_num	number	Order sequence number (1, 2, 3...)
orderid	string	Order ID from broker
quantity	number	Quantity for this order
status	string	"success" or "error"
message	string	Error message (on failure)

How Split Orders Work

For a total quantity of 105 with splitsize of 20:

Order 1: 20 units
Order 2: 20 units
Order 3: 20 units
Order 4: 20 units
Order 5: 20 units
Order 6: 5 units (remainder)
-----------------
Total: 105 units

Notes

• Maximum 100 orders per split request

• The last order contains the remainder (quantity % splitsize)

• Live child orders are placed sequentially using a delay derived from ORDER_RATE_LIMIT; analyzer mode prefetches one quote and uses the sandbox path.

• Fractional total quantities are accepted only for CRYPTO; non-crypto total quantities must be whole numbers. splitsize is always a positive integer.

• Use for:

  • Large F&O orders: Splitting to stay within freeze quantity limits

  • Reducing market impact: Spreading execution over multiple orders

  • TWAP strategies: Time-weighted average price execution

• If splitsize is larger than quantity, a single order is placed

• All split orders share the same price type and price

Freeze quantities change and are loaded from data/qtyfreeze.csv; do not hard-code the example values from older releases.

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