Trader's Control
Kill Switch
This API lets you activate the kill switch for your account, which will disable trading for current trading day. You can pass header parameter as ACTIVATE
or DEACTIVATE
to manage Kill Switch settings.
Note
You need to ensure that all your positions are closed and there are no pending orders in your account to be able to activate Kill Switch.
curl --request POST \
--url 'https://api.dhan.co/v2/killswitch?killSwitchStatus=ACTIVATE' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'access-token: JWT'
Request Structure
No Body
Response Structure
{
"dhanClientId":"1000000009",
"killSwitchStatus": "Kill Switch has been successfully activated"
}
Parameters
Field | Type | Description |
dhanClientId | string | User specific identification generated by Dhan |
killSwitchStatus | string | Status of Kill Switch - activated or not |
Note: For description of enum values, refer Annexure