getAskOrders

Retrieves sorted open sell-side (ask) orders for a specific Totem and payment currency pair resting on a BetaChain order book, sorted in Price-Time Priority (ascending price).

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Endpoint Details

• HTTP Method: POST
• Gateway Path: /nxt
• Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
• API Tags: AE
• Chain Specific: Yes

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Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
requestType	String	Yes	Must be set to getAskOrders.
totem	long / String	Yes	Unique $64$-bit identifier of the Totem being sold.
currency	long / String	Yes	Unique $64$-bit identifier of the target payment currency.
chain	int	Yes	Sovereign BetaChain ID.
firstIndex	int	No	Zero-based start index for pagination. Default: 0.
lastIndex	int	No	End index for pagination. Default: -1.
showExpectedCancellations	boolean	No	If true, checks the unconfirmed transaction pool and sets "expectedCancellation": true on orders pending cancellation. Default: false.

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Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:22024/nxt \
  -d "requestType=getAskOrders" \
  -d "chain=2" \
  -d "totem=9876543210123456789" \
  -d "currency=5544332211" \
  -d "firstIndex=0" \
  -d "lastIndex=10" \
  -d "showExpectedCancellations=true"

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Successful Response

{
  "askOrders": [
    {
      "order": "88492019481029384",
      "totem": "9876543210123456789",
      "currency": "5544332211",
      "account": "1234567890123456789",
      "accountRS": "SHAMWARI-ABCD-EFGH-JKLM-NOPQR",
      "quantityQNT": "1000000",
      "priceNQT": "50000",
      "height": 500120,
      "expectedCancellation": true
    }
  ]
}

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Error Codes

Error Code	Cause / Description
UNKNOWN_TOTEM	Totem ID does not exist on the network.
UNKNOWN_CURRENCY	Currency ID does not exist on the specified BetaChain.
INCORRECT_CHAIN	Invalid or inactive BetaChain ID specified.