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POST
/
2
/
perp
/
lighter
/
cancel-order
Cancel Lighter order
curl --request POST \
  --url https://demo-api.mobula.io/api/2/perp/lighter/cancel-order \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "timestamp": 123,
  "signature": "<string>",
  "orderIndex": 123,
  "marketId": 123
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": null
}

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Request Body

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timestamp
number
required
Unix timestamp in milliseconds. Must be within 30 seconds of the current time. Used to prevent replay attacks.
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signature
string
required
Signature of the message api/2/perp/lighter/cancel-order-{timestamp} signed with your wallet’s private key. The signature is used to verify your identity and associate with your Lighter account.
​
orderIndex
number
required
The index of the order to cancel. This can be found in your unfilled orders from the /2/wallet/positions/perp/unfilled endpoint.
​
marketId
number
required
The market ID where the order exists. This can be found in your unfilled orders from the /2/wallet/positions/perp/unfilled endpoint.

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Response

​
ok
boolean
Always true on successful cancellation.
​
executionDetails
array
Array of transaction execution details (optional). Each object contains:

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Error Responses

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400 Bad Request

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message
string
Error message (e.g. “validation failed”)
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errors
array
Array of validation errors (Zod issues) if validation fails.

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403 Forbidden

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message
string
Error message
Possible messages:
  • "timestamp expired" - The timestamp is more than 30 seconds old
  • "no lighter account associated with the signer address" - The signature doesn’t match a registered Lighter account

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500 Internal Server Error

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message
string
Error message (e.g. “error canceling order”)
This error occurs when:
  • The cancellation fails on Lighter
  • The order doesn’t exist or cannot be canceled
  • Other internal errors occur

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Authentication

  1. Generate a current Unix timestamp in milliseconds
  2. Create the message string: api/2/perp/lighter/cancel-order-{timestamp}
  3. Sign this message with your wallet’s private key
  4. Include both the timestamp and signature in the request body
  5. The signature must be from a wallet address that has a registered Lighter account
Important: The timestamp must be within 30 seconds of the current time. Older timestamps will be rejected to prevent replay attacks.

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Example

const timestamp = Date.now();
const message = `api/2/perp/lighter/cancel-order-${timestamp}`;
const signature = await wallet.signMessage(message);

const response = await fetch('https://api.mobula.io/api/2/perp/lighter/cancel-order', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    timestamp,
    signature,
    orderIndex: 12345,
    marketId: 1
  })
});

Body

application/json
​
timestamp
number
required
​
signature
string
required
​
orderIndex
number
required
​
marketId
number
required

Response

200 - application/json

Cancel order response

​
success
boolean
required
​
data
unknown