# POST Cancel Orders

## Cancel orders by account and/or instrument

<mark style="color:orange;">`POST`</mark> `/v1/api/accounts/{account}/orders/cancel`

**Headers**

| Name          | Value              |
| ------------- | ------------------ |
| Content-Type  | `application/json` |
| Authorization | `Bearer <token>`   |

**Path Parameters**

<table><thead><tr><th width="151">Name</th><th width="117">Type</th><th width="136">Required</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>account</code></td><td>string</td><td><mark style="color:red;">Required</mark></td><td>Name of account in NT8</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Body**

<table><thead><tr><th width="152">Name</th><th width="119">Type</th><th width="135">Required</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>instrument</code></td><td>string</td><td>Optional</td><td>Optional name of instrument</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Code Examples**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests

token = 'my-secret-token'

url = "https://app.crosstrade.io/v1/api/accounts/Sim101/orders/cancel"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    # "instrument": "MES 12-25"
}

try:
    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
    print(f"Response Code: {response.status_code}, Response Text: {response.text}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

***

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

```json
{
    "orderIds": [
        "adb3868865de4b59b0e147b8300e4a29",
        "2141df9fc0254ba9b34c8a5e38722249",
        "16f6774e302748ce962f2d60b58b2eb1"
    ],
    "success": true
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400" %}

```json
{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### WebSocket API

This request can also be made over the WebSocket API. The `account` path parameter and request body fields are all passed inside `args`.

```json
{
  "action": "rpc",
  "id": "my-request-id",
  "api": "CancelOrders",
  "args": {
    "account": "Sim101",
    "instrument": "ES 09-26"
  }
}
```