Amend an Order

Submits an in-place change to a resting order’s price and/or quantity. Queue priority is preserved only when the quantity decreases at an unchanged price.

POST/orders/{order_id}/amend

Authorization

UDX-Access-KeyAPI key · headerrequired

Opaque API key ID.

UDX-Access-TimestampAPI key · headerrequired

Unix time in milliseconds, within 30 seconds of server time.

UDX-Access-SignatureAPI key · headerrequired

Standard-base64 RSA-PSS/SHA-256 signature with a 32-byte salt.

AuthorizationBearer token (JWT) · headerrequired

Bearer token for an active signed-in UDX user.

Header parameters

UDX-Versionstring

Dated API version (YYYY-MM-DD).

min length 10 · max length 10

UDX-Idempotency-Keystring

Optional client-generated key that makes a mutation safe to retry.

min length 1 · max length 255

Path parameters

order_idEntityIdrequired

Exchange-assigned order identifier.

min length 1

Request body

requiredapplication/json

tickerTickerrequired

A human-meaningful natural key naming a single-leg or multi-leg market.

min length 1 · max length 128

quantitystringrequired

New total order quantity, in contracts.

max length 24 · matches ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]{1,2})?$

pricestringrequired

New limit price in YES price space, in dollars.

max length 24 · matches ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]{1,6})?$

client_order_idClientId

A client-supplied correlation identifier.

updated_client_order_idstring

New correlation ID for the amended order.

Responses

202Amendment accepted for processing.

orderOrderWriteSubmissionrequired

An accepted cancellation or amendment.

Show properties

order_idEntityIdrequired

An exchange-assigned identifier. Treat it as an opaque, stable key with no internal structure.

min length 1

400The request was malformed or the exchange rejected the amendment.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

401No valid credential was provided.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

404No order with this ID exists or is visible to the caller.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

409This idempotency key is still in use, or its request completed with a response too large to replay. The problem type tells the two apart.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

422This idempotency key belongs to a different request.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

429The member rate limit was exceeded.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

500Something went wrong on UDX's side.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

503Either request admission is temporarily unavailable or the amendment failed indeterminately.

typestring<uri-reference>required

A stable URN identifying the kind of problem, for example urn:udx:problem:insufficient-permissions. Branch on it rather than on the localized detail. It is an identifier, not a URL to dereference.

max length 2048

titlestringrequired

A localized, human-readable summary of the error category. Stable for a given status code and resolved language — clients must not use it as a machine-readable discriminator.

max length 40

statusintegerrequired

The HTTP status code, repeated from the response itself.

detailstring

A localized, human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. Clients must not parse it for machine-readable information.

max length 500

instancestring<uri-reference>

An identifier for this specific occurrence, so it can be correlated with server-side logs if you need to report it.

max length 100

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.underdogexchange.com/orders/6820943174116859281/amend" \
  -H "UDX-Access-Key: API_KEY_ID" \
  -H "UDX-Access-Timestamp: UNIX_MILLISECONDS" \
  -H "UDX-Access-Signature: BASE64_SIGNATURE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ticker": "UDX-EXAMPLE-MARKET",
  "quantity": "80",
  "price": "0.56"
}'

Response

{
  "order": {
    "order_id": "BK9BZNTK8022"
  }
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:invalid-request-parameters",
  "title": "Bad Request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "invalid request parameters",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:unknown-version",
  "title": "Bad Request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "unknown UDX-Version \"1999-01-01\"; supported versions: 2026-07-15",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:order-amend-rejected",
  "title": "Bad Request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Amendment rejected; the order was not amended",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:invalid-authentication-credentials",
  "title": "Unauthorized",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "invalid authentication credentials",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:request-with-header-in-progress",
  "title": "Conflict",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "a request with this UDX-Idempotency-Key is already in progress",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:response-too-large-to-replay",
  "title": "Conflict",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "this request already executed, but its response was too large to replay; do not resend it with a fresh UDX-Idempotency-Key, read the affected resource to confirm the result",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:header-used-for-different-request",
  "title": "Unprocessable Entity",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "UDX-Idempotency-Key was already used for a different request",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:member-rate-limit-exceeded",
  "title": "Too Many Requests",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "this member has temporarily exceeded its request rate",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:order-amend-outcome-unknown",
  "title": "Service Unavailable",
  "status": 503,
  "detail": "the amendment may or may not have taken effect; check the order before retrying",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}

{
  "type": "urn:udx:problem:request-admission-unavailable",
  "title": "Service Unavailable",
  "status": 503,
  "detail": "request admission is temporarily unavailable",
  "instance": "urn:request-id:8f14e45f-ceea-4abc-a743-e89a34d3f6ef"
}