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Zerodha Orders API

The Orders API from Zerodha — 3 operation(s) for orders.

Zerodha Orders API is one of 7 APIs that Zerodha publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Order. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 6 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2026-10-13.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.kite.trade.

4 operations 3 paths 5 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2026-10-13
Base URL
https://api.kite.trade
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Zerodha Orders API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Orders 4
GET
/orders
GET /orders
get_orders → 200
POST
/orders/{variety}
Place an order of a particular variety
post_orders_variety 1 param body → 201
DELETE
/orders/{variety}/{orderId}
Cancel an open or pending order
delete_orders_variety_orderId 2 params → 200
PUT
/orders/{variety}/{orderId}
Modify an open or pending order
put_orders_variety_orderId 2 params body → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PostOrdersVarietyRequest (17 properties), PutOrdersVarietyOrderidRequest (9 properties), DeleteOrdersVarietyOrderidResponse (2 properties), PutOrdersVarietyOrderidResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PostOrdersVarietyResponse
object
2 properties
PutOrdersVarietyOrderidRequest
object
9 properties
PostOrdersVarietyRequest
object
17 properties 6 required
PutOrdersVarietyOrderidResponse
object
2 properties
DeleteOrdersVarietyOrderidResponse
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

zerodha-orders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Zerodha publishes across the network.

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