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OANDA API PUT /v3/accounts/{accountID}/orders/{orderSpecifier}/clientExtensions

PUT/v3/accounts/{accountID}/orders/{orderSpecifier}/clientExtensionsversion v3Orders

Update the client extensions on an order: your own ID, tag and comment, for the order and for the trade it will open. OANDA says not to use them on an account linked to MT4.

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Independent and unofficialdeveloper.oanda.comchecked

Read on OANDA's own order endpoints page on 12 Oct 2026: method, path, parameters and the top level response fields.

Parameters

NameInTypeDescription
Accept-Datetime-FormatheaderstringOptional. RFC3339 (default) or UNIX for epoch seconds in datetime fields.
Content-TyperequiredheaderstringSend application/json on every request with a body.
accountIDrequiredpathstringAccount ID from GET /v3/accounts. Mock value shown.
orderSpecifierrequiredpathstringOrder ID, or @ followed by your client order ID.
clientExtensionsbodyobjectThe client extensions to set on the order.
tradeClientExtensionsbodyobjectThe client extensions to set on the trade created when the order fills.

Authentication headers

NameTypeDescription
AuthorizationrequiredstringSend Bearer followed by your personal access token. Placeholder only: never paste a real token into this site.

Request

Written from the method, path and parameters recorded on this page, against the demo host. Not executed against a live or demo account. Credentials are read from environment variables on your own machine and are never entered on this site. The request builder writes these same snippets, from the same record.

This call takes a request body. The record marks no body field as required, so the samples send an empty JSON object with a Content-Type of application/json (in Python, passing json= sets that header). Add the fields the call needs from the parameters above before the request can succeed.

Python
# Set OANDA_TOKEN, OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID as environment variables first. Never paste real values into code.
# Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
# Optional and not shown: headers Accept-Datetime-Format; body fields clientExtensions, tradeClientExtensions.
import os
import requests

BASE_URL = "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com"  # the demo host
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["OANDA_TOKEN"],
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
body = {}
resp = requests.put(BASE_URL + "/v3/accounts/" + os.environ["OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID"] + "/orders/{orderSpecifier}/clientExtensions", headers=headers, json=body, timeout=10)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
JavaScript
// Set OANDA_TOKEN, OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID as environment variables first. Never paste real values into code.
// Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
// Optional and not shown: headers Accept-Datetime-Format; body fields clientExtensions, tradeClientExtensions.
// Run as a module, for example a .mjs file, on a Node version that has fetch built in.
const BASE_URL = "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com"; // the demo host
const res = await fetch(BASE_URL + "/v3/accounts/" + process.env.OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID + "/orders/{orderSpecifier}/clientExtensions", {
  method: "PUT",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.OANDA_TOKEN,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
console.log(await res.json());
curl
# Set OANDA_TOKEN, OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID as environment variables first. Never paste real values into code.
# Replace each {placeholder}, "..." and 0 with a real value before running.
# Optional and not shown: headers Accept-Datetime-Format; body fields clientExtensions, tradeClientExtensions.
curl -X PUT "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com/v3/accounts/$OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID/orders/{orderSpecifier}/clientExtensions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OANDA_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Response

A mock response. The values are invented, so check field names against the official reference.

{
  "_mock": true,
  "orderClientExtensionsModifyTransaction": {
    "id": "9014",
    "orderID": "9010",
    "accountID": "101-004-MOCK-001"
  },
  "relatedTransactionIDs": [
    "9014"
  ],
  "lastTransactionID": "9014"
}

Limits that apply at OANDA

LimitValueScopeSource
Headline limit120/s per IP address, HTTP 429 above itipdeveloper.oanda.comchecked

OANDA API errors you may meet

All OANDA API error codes, including 236 more not listed here.