How to cancel an order?

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OS:       Linux
Python:   3
krakenex: 

What are you trying to achieve?

To cancel an order that was not executed.

I managed to buy with the code below. I want the same to cancel an order.
Where's the documentation about what query_private() can accept as arguments instead of AddOrder?

# code sample

k.query_private('AddOrder',
                {'pair': tradepair,
                 'type': 'buy',
                 'ordertype': 'limit',
                 'price': buy_price,
                 'volume': volume_units,
                 # only `ordertype`, `price` and `price2` are valid
                 'close[ordertype]': 'limit',
                 'close[price]': sell_price,
                 # these will be ignored!
                 'close[pair]': tradepair,
                 'close[type]': 'sell',
                 'close[volume]': volume_units})

What do you expect to happen?

Order should be cancelled.

What happens instead?

# error message

[veox]

Where's the documentation about what query_private() can accept as arguments instead of AddOrder?

From the README:

For the most up-to-date list of public/private Kraken API methods, see
their API documentation.

It will look something like:

kraken.query_private('CancelOrder', {'txid': 'ORDERS-GOES-HERESS'})

[TOTANICS]

Where's the documentation about what query_private() can accept as arguments instead of AddOrder?

From the README:

For the most up-to-date list of public/private Kraken API methods, see
their API documentation.

It will look something like:

kraken.query_private('CancelOrder', {'txid': 'ORDERS-GOES-HERESS'})

Hi when I use this to cancel an order (using correct, known txid) I am getting the Error response
Eorder: 'invalid order'

My keys are set to allow any activity so wondering if you could think what might cause this.

Happy to open a new question/thread if you prefer.

Thanks

[veox]

@TOTANICS Check if the order is not closed already.

[TOTANICS]

@TOTANICS Check if the order is not closed already.

I am running some code to test... the code first places an order. I am also logged into my orders page on Kraken.com and as the code runs I see the order place. The code pauses for a good while and then uses the txid which is given by the placed order, and uses this in a CancelOrder call. But the response I get is as I have described.

I am wondering if I need to have done something in the AddOrder code which I am not perhaps? If the close type parameter is not set for example, would this mean the order can't be canceled?

For example my AddOrder code only goes as far as

            {'pair': tradepair,
             'type': 'buy',
             'ordertype': 'limit',
             'price': buy_price,
             'volume': volume_units,

I haven't specified Close ordertype as 'limit' as well. Does this seem the likely cause?

Thanks

[veox]

@TOTANICS This is considerably more complex than this particular issue.

Do open a new issue then, with a full example script that can reliably reproduce the behaviour you describe.

[TOTANICS]

@TOTANICS This is considerably more complex than this particular issue.

Do open a new issue then, with a full example script that can reliably reproduce the behaviour you describe.

Thank you, I have opened a new issue.

[Juik]

I'm having the same issue as mentioned above. Wonder if there is any solution or has answered in another thread?

[veox]

Which one of the above?

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Thank you, I have opened a new issue.

FTR, this was opened as #110, and shortly closed by the author without explanation. :/