---
title: "🎯 Place Single Order"
description: >-
  Learn how to place a single limit buy or sell order using the Forkast SDK by
  validating, signing, and submitting it.
---

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Places a single limit order (buy/sell) after validating wallet + key, signing the order, and submitting it.

```typescript
import { ForkastSDK, Network, OrderResponse } from "@forkastgg/client";

const sdk = new ForkastSDK(Network.MAINNET, "YOUR_API_KEY");

const accountService = sdk.getAccountService();
const orderService = sdk.getOrderService();

const { accessToken } = await accountService.loginWithPrivateKey(
  "YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY"
);

const order: OrderResponse = await orderService.placeSingleOrder(
  "TOKEN_ID",
  0, // side: 0 = buy, 1 = sell
  0.45, // price
  10, // amount
  {
    wallet: "0xYourWallet",
    proxy_wallet: "0xYourProxyWallet",
    private_key: "0xYourPrivateKey",
  },
  accessToken
);
```

**Parameters**

| **Field** | **Type** | **Required** | **Description** |
| ------------- | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `tokenId`     | string   | Yes          | Address of the token                                  |
| `account`     | Account  | Yes          | Wallet Address, Proxy Wallet and Private Key          |
| `price`       | number   | Yes          | Price at which to place the order ( 0 \< price \< 1 ) |
| `amount`      | number   | Yes          | Number of shares ( amount > 1)                        |
| `side`        | number   | Yes          | The side of the order ( 0 = buy, 1 = sell)            |
| `accessToken` | string   | Yes          | Access Token received from login response             |

<Warning>
  - Minimum order value is 0.5, ensure `price × amount ≥ 0.5`
  - Make sure [Approve Trading Credits](/developers/sdk-guide/account/approve-trading-credits) step is completed before placing the order.
</Warning>