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private/close-position

REQUEST 
wss://stream.crypto.com/exchange/v1/user
private/close-positionPrivate
Cancels position for a particular instrument/pair (asynchronous).

This call is asynchronous, so the response is simply a confirmation of the request.

The user.order subscription can be used to check when the order is successfully canceled.

Request​

Body

required
    id int64required

    Request id (echoed in response)

    method stringrequired

    Must be "private/close-position"

    nonce int64required

    Current timestamp in milliseconds, e.g. "1771761038000".

    params objectrequired
    instrument_name stringrequired

    e.g. BTCUSD-PERP.

    type WsClosePositionType (string)required

    Possible values: [LIMIT, MARKET]

    LIMIT or MARKET

    price decimal

    For LIMIT orders only. Must use decimal precision matching the instrument's price_tick_size.

    quantity decimal

    Positive number only. Only provide if intending to do partial closing.

    isolation_id string

    Needed when closing an existing isolated position. If omitted, the non-isolated position will be closed.

WebSocket response
Schema
    id int64

    Echoed request id

    method string

    Method invoked

    code int32

    0 = success; non-zero indicates error (reason code).

    result object
    Present when code === 0. order_id, client_oid.
    order_id int64

    Order ID

    client_oid string

    Client Order ID

    message string

    Present when code !== 0.

    original string

    Present when code !== 0.