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Live Order Update

Realtime order updates of all your orders can be received directly via WebSocket in your system. Once you connect to the WebSocket and authorise, all order updates in your acount will get reflected real time via the stream.

With this update stream, you can know about status, traded price, quantity and other details about your orders.

The messages sent over this WebSocket will be JSON.

Establishing Connection

To establish connection with DhanHQ Live Order Update, you can connect to the below endpoint using WebSocket library.

wss://api-order-update.dhan.co

While establishing connection, you need to send Authorisation Message for connection.

For Individual

You can receive order updates for all orders placed via your account, irrespective of the platform via which it was placed.


Authorisation message structure

{
    "LoginReq":{
        "MsgCode": 42,
        "ClientId":"1000000001",
        "Token":"JWT"
    },
    "UserType: "SELF"
}


Parameters

Field Type Description
LoginReq
required
{}, string JSON for adding Client ID and Access Token
MsgCode
required
int Message Code for getting Order Updates
42 by default
ClientId
required
string User specific identification generated by Dhan
Token
required
string Access Token generated for user
UserType
required
string SELF for individual users

For Partners

Platforms can receive order updates originating for all users connected to their platform/app for which Partner Login module needs to be used.


Authorisation message structure

{
    "LoginReq":{
        "MsgCode": 42,
        "ClientId": "partner_id"
    },
    "UserType: "PARTNER",
    "Secret": "partner_secret"
}


Parameters

Field Type Description
LoginReq
required
{}, string JSON for adding Client ID and Access Token
MsgCode
required
int Message Code for getting Order Updates
42 by default
ClientId
required
string partner_id generated for the partner
UserType
required
string PARTNER for partner platforms
Secret
required
string partner_secret generated for the partner

Order Update

Order Update messages are sent via WebSocket in below structure.


Structure

{
    "Data": {
        "series": "EQ",
        "goodTillDaysDate": "2024-09-11",
        "instrumentType": "EQ",
        "refLtp": 13.21,
        "tickSize": 0.01,
        "algoId": "0",
        "multiplier": 1
        "Exchange": "NSE",
        "Segment": "E",
        "Source": "N",
        "SecurityId": "14366",
        "ClientId": "1000000001",
        "ExchOrderNo": "1400000000404591",
        "OrderNo": "1124091136546",
        "Product": "C",
        "TxnType": "B",
        "OrderType": "LMT",
        "Validity": "DAY",
        "DiscQuantity": 1,
        "DiscQtyRem": 1,
        "RemainingQuantity": 1,
        "Quantity": 1,
        "TradedQty": 0,
        "Price": 13,
        "TriggerPrice": 0,
        "TradedPrice": 0,
        "AvgTradedPrice": 0,
        "AlgoOrdNo": ,
        "OffMktFlag": "0",
        "OrderDateTime": "2024-09-11 14:39:29",
        "ExchOrderTime": "2024-09-11 14:39:29",
        "LastUpdatedTime": "2024-09-11 14:39:29",
        "Remarks": "NR",
        "MktType": "NL",
        "ReasonDescription": "CONFIRMED",
        "LegNo": 1,
        "Instrument": "EQUITY",
        "Symbol": "IDEA",
        "ProductName": "CNC",
        "Status": "Cancelled",
        "LotSize": 1,
        "StrikePrice": ,
        "ExpiryDate": "0001-01-01 00:00:00",
        "OptType": "XX",
        "DisplayName": "Vodafone Idea",
        "Isin": "INE669E01016",
        "Series": "EQ",
        "GoodTillDaysDate": "2024-09-11",
        "RefLtp": 13.21,
        "TickSize": 0.01,
        "AlgoId": "0",
        "Multiplier": 1
    },
    "Type": "order_alert"
}


Parameters

Field Type Description
Exchange string Exchange in which order is placed
Segment string Segment for which order is placed
Source string Platform via which order is placed - P for API Orders
SecurityId string Exchange standard ID for each scrip. Refer here
ClientId string User specific identification generated by Dhan
ExchOrderNo string Order specific identification generated by Exchange
OrderNo string Order specific identification generated by Dhan
Product enum string Product type of trade
C  for CNC, I  for INTRADAY, M  for MARGIN, F for MTF  , V for CO,  B for BO
TxnType enum string The trading side of transaction
B for Buy
S for Sell
OrderType enum string Order Type
LMT for Limit
MKT for Market
SL for Stop Loss
SLM for Stop Loss
Validity enum string Validity of Order
DAY IOC
DiscQuantity int Number of shares visible
DiscQtyRem int Disclosed quantity pending for execution
RemainingQuantity int Quantity pending for execution
Quantity int Total order quantity placed
TradedQty int Actual quantity executed on exchange
Price float Price at which order is placed
TriggerPrice float Price at which order is triggered, for SL-M, SL-L, CO & BO
TradedPrice float Price at which trade of an order is executed
AvgTradedPrice float Average trade price of an order (this will be different from `Traded Price` in case of partial execution)
AlgoOrdNo float Entry leg order number to track Target and Stop Loss leg (in case of BO and CO)
OffMktFlag string `1` in case of AMO order else `0`
OrderDateTime string Time at which the order is received by Dhan
ExchOrderTime string Time at which order is placed on Exchange
LastUpdatedTime string Last update time of any order modification or trade
Remarks string Additional remarks sent along while placing order
MktType string NL for Normal Market
AU, A1 and A2for Auction Market
ReasonDescription string Order rejection reason
LegNo int 1 for Entry Leg
2 for Stop Loss Leg
3 for Target Leg
Instrument string Instrument in which order is placed - here
Symbol string Symbol in which order is placed - Refer here
ProductName string Product type of the order placed - here
Status enum string Last updated status of the order
TRANSIT PENDING REJECTED CANCELLED TRADED EXPIRED
LotSize int Lot Size in case of Derivatives
StrikePrice float Strike Price in which order is placed in Option contract
ExpiryDate string Expiry Date of the contract in which order is placed
OptType string `CE` or `PE` in case of Option contract
DisplayName string Name of instrument in which order is placed - Refer here
Isin string ISIN of the instrument in which order is placed
Series string Exchange series of the instrument
GoodTillDaysDate string Order validity in case of Forever Order
RefLtp float LTP at time of order update
TickSize float Tick size of the instrument
AlgoId string Exchange ID for special order types
Multiplier int In case of commodity and currency contracts

Note: For description of enum values, refer Annexure