Gate REST Futures JavaScript SDK example: submitLimitOrder.ts
Gate REST Futures submit limit order JavaScript example for the Siebly Gate SDK, covering exchange REST API and WebSocket integration, setup, and production SDK docs.
We use environment variables in our examples for API keys. It is your responsibility to manage and secure your keys appropriately.
examples/Gate/Rest/futures/submitLimitOrder.ts
What this example covers
- Gate REST API JavaScript example.
- Uses the Siebly Gate SDK package
gateio-apiinstead of hand-written HTTP request plumbing. - Source path:
Gate/Rest/futures/submitLimitOrder.ts. - Example category: REST Futures.
- Imports SDK symbols including
RestClient.
How to use this example
- Start here for the specific request or stream pattern, then check the matching SDK guide for install, credentials, and operational notes.
- Open the repository source when you need the latest committed version: GitHub source file.
import { RestClient } from 'gateio-api'; // Define the account object with API key and secretconst account = { key: process.env.API_KEY || 'yourApiHere', // Replace 'yourApiHere' with your actual API key secret: process.env.API_SECRET || 'yourSecretHere', // Replace 'yourSecretHere' with your actual API secret}; // Initialize the RestClient with the API credentialsconst gateRestClient = new RestClient({ apiKey: account.key, apiSecret: account.secret,}); async function submitFuturesOrder() { try { console.log('Using API keys:', account); // Submit a limit order for futures trading const result = await gateRestClient.submitFuturesOrder({ settle: 'usdt', // Specify the settlement currency contract: 'BTC_USDT', // Specify the contract size: 10, // Order size: positive for long, negative for short price: '45000', // Limit price for the order tif: 'gtc', // Time in force: 'gtc' (Good Till Cancelled) }); console.log('Response: ', result); // Log the response to the console } catch (e) { console.error('Error in execution: ', e); // Log any errors that occur }} // Execute the function to submit a futures ordersubmitFuturesOrder();