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# Place recurring buy order

POST https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo
Content-Type: application/json

Create a recurring buy (dollar-cost averaging) strategy that periodically invests a fixed amount across a basket of currencies.

Reference: https://okx-demo.ferndocs.com/api/api-reference/grid-trading/place-recurring-order

## Authentication

- `OK-ACCESS-KEY` header (required) — Your API key.
- `OK-ACCESS-SIGN` header (required) — Base64-encoded HMAC-SHA256 signature of the prehash string.
- `OK-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP` header (required) — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp, e.g. 2020-12-08T09:08:57.715Z.
- `OK-ACCESS-PASSPHRASE` header (required) — The passphrase you set when creating the API key.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `stgyName` (string, required) — Custom name for trading bot, no more than 40 characters
- `recurringList` (list of ApiV5TradingBotRecurringOrderAlgoPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaRecurringListItems, required) — Recurring buy info
- `period` (enum, required) — Period `monthly` `weekly` `daily` `hourly`
  - Allowed values: `monthly`, `weekly`, `daily`, `hourly`
- `recurringTime` (string, required) — Recurring buy time, the value range is an integer of [0,23] When the period is `hourly`, the parameter is the time of the first investment occurs.
- `timeZone` (string, required) — UTC time zone, the value range is an integer of [-12,14] e.g. "8" representing UTC+8 (East 8 District), Beijing Time
- `amt` (string, required) — Quantity invested per cycle
- `investmentCcy` (enum, required) — The invested quantity unit, can only be `USDT`/`USDC`
  - Allowed values: `USDT`, `USDC`
- `tdMode` (enum, required) — Trading mode Margin mode: `cross` Non-Margin mode: `cash`
  - Allowed values: `cross`, `cash`
- `recurringDay` (string, optional) — Recurring buy date When the period is `monthly`, the value range is an integer of [1,28] When the period is `weekly`, the value range is an integer of [1,7] When the period is `daily`/`hourly`, the parameter is not required.
- `recurringHour` (enum, optional) — Recurring buy by hourly `1`/`4`/`8`/`12`, e.g. `4` represents "recurring buy every 4 hour" When the period is `hourly`, the parameter is required.
  - Allowed values: `0`, `6`, `12`, `18`
- `algoClOrdId` (string, optional) — Client-supplied Algo ID There will be a value when algo order attaching algoClOrdId is triggered, or it will be "". A combination of case-sensitive alphanumerics, all numbers, or all letters of up to 32 characters.
- `tag` (string, optional) — Order tag A combination of case-sensitive alphanumerics, all numbers, or all letters of up to 16 characters.
- `tradeQuoteCcy` (string, optional) — The quote currency for trading.

## Response

### 200

Successful response

- `code` (string, optional) — Result code. `0` means success; any other value is an error code.
- `msg` (string, optional) — Error message. Empty on success.
- `data` (list of ApiV5TradingBotRecurringOrderAlgoPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataItems, optional)

## Types

### ApiV5TradingBotRecurringOrderAlgoPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaRecurringListItems

- `ccy` (string, optional) — Currency to invest in, e.g. BTC.
- `ratio` (string, optional) — Proportion of the amount allocated to this currency, e.g. 0.2 for 20%.

### ApiV5TradingBotRecurringOrderAlgoPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataItems

- `algoId` (string, optional) — Algo ID
- `algoClOrdId` (string, optional) — Client-supplied Algo ID
- `sCode` (string, optional) — The code of the event execution result, 0 means success
- `sMsg` (string, optional) — Rejection message if the request is unsuccessful

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "stgyName": "BTC-ETH DCA",
  "recurringList": [
    {}
  ],
  "period": "weekly",
  "recurringTime": "12",
  "timeZone": "8",
  "amt": "100",
  "investmentCcy": "USDT",
  "tdMode": "cash"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "code": "0",
  "msg": "",
  "data": [
    {
      "algoId": "560472804207104000",
      "algoClOrdId": "",
      "sCode": "0",
      "sMsg": "",
      "tag": ""
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
import requests

url = "https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo"

payload = {
    "stgyName": "BTC-ETH DCA",
    "recurringList": [{}],
    "period": "weekly",
    "recurringTime": "12",
    "timeZone": "8",
    "amt": "100",
    "investmentCcy": "USDT",
    "tdMode": "cash"
}
headers = {
    "OK-ACCESS-KEY": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
const url = 'https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'OK-ACCESS-KEY': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"stgyName":"BTC-ETH DCA","recurringList":[{}],"period":"weekly","recurringTime":"12","timeZone":"8","amt":"100","investmentCcy":"USDT","tdMode":"cash"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"stgyName\": \"BTC-ETH DCA\",\n  \"recurringList\": [\n    {}\n  ],\n  \"period\": \"weekly\",\n  \"recurringTime\": \"12\",\n  \"timeZone\": \"8\",\n  \"amt\": \"100\",\n  \"investmentCcy\": \"USDT\",\n  \"tdMode\": \"cash\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("OK-ACCESS-KEY", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["OK-ACCESS-KEY"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"stgyName\": \"BTC-ETH DCA\",\n  \"recurringList\": [\n    {}\n  ],\n  \"period\": \"weekly\",\n  \"recurringTime\": \"12\",\n  \"timeZone\": \"8\",\n  \"amt\": \"100\",\n  \"investmentCcy\": \"USDT\",\n  \"tdMode\": \"cash\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo")
  .header("OK-ACCESS-KEY", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"stgyName\": \"BTC-ETH DCA\",\n  \"recurringList\": [\n    {}\n  ],\n  \"period\": \"weekly\",\n  \"recurringTime\": \"12\",\n  \"timeZone\": \"8\",\n  \"amt\": \"100\",\n  \"investmentCcy\": \"USDT\",\n  \"tdMode\": \"cash\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo', [
  'body' => '{
  "stgyName": "BTC-ETH DCA",
  "recurringList": [
    {}
  ],
  "period": "weekly",
  "recurringTime": "12",
  "timeZone": "8",
  "amt": "100",
  "investmentCcy": "USDT",
  "tdMode": "cash"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'OK-ACCESS-KEY' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("OK-ACCESS-KEY", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"stgyName\": \"BTC-ETH DCA\",\n  \"recurringList\": [\n    {}\n  ],\n  \"period\": \"weekly\",\n  \"recurringTime\": \"12\",\n  \"timeZone\": \"8\",\n  \"amt\": \"100\",\n  \"investmentCcy\": \"USDT\",\n  \"tdMode\": \"cash\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift gridTrading_placeRecurringOrder_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "OK-ACCESS-KEY": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "stgyName": "BTC-ETH DCA",
  "recurringList": [[]],
  "period": "weekly",
  "recurringTime": "12",
  "timeZone": "8",
  "amt": "100",
  "investmentCcy": "USDT",
  "tdMode": "cash"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://www.okx.com/api/v5/tradingBot/recurring/order-algo")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```