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# Crypto Orders
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You can submit crypto orders through the traditional orders API endpoints (`POST/orders`).
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* The following order types are supported: `market`, `limit` and `stop_limit`
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* The following `time_in_force` values are supported: `gtc`, and `ioc`
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* We accept fractional orders as well with either `notional` or `qty` provided
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You can submit crypto orders for a any supported crypto pair via API, see the below cURL POST request.
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```curl
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curl --request POST 'https://paper-api.alpaca.markets/v2/orders' \
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--header 'Apca-Api-Key-Id: <KEY>' \
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--header 'Apca-Api-Secret-Key: <SECRET>' \
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--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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--data-raw '{
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"symbol": "BTC/USD",
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"qty": "0.0001",
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"side": "buy",
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"type": "market",
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"time_in_force": "gtc"
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}'
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```
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The above request submits a market order via API to buy 0.0001 BTC with USD (BTC/USD pair) that is good till end of day. |