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# Status kill-switch timer

> Check the current status of the kill-switch timer for automatic order cancellation via the V4 API.

* [Sync kill-switch timer](/api-reference/spot-trading/sync-kill-switch-timer) — set or reset the kill-switch timer


## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/private/http-trade-v4.yaml POST /api/v4/order/kill-switch/status
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Private HTTP API V4 - Collateral Trading
  description: |
    WhiteBIT Private HTTP API V4 for collateral/margin trading operations.

    Base URL: https://whitebit.com

    All endpoints return time in Unix-time format.
    All endpoints return either a JSON object or array.
    For receiving responses from API calls please use http method POST.

    Authentication required for all endpoints.
  version: 4.0.0
  license:
    name: WhiteBIT Terms of Service
    url: https://whitebit.com/terms
servers:
  - url: https://whitebit.com
    description: WhiteBIT Global Server
  - url: https://whitebit.eu
    description: WhiteBIT EU Server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
    PayloadAuth: []
    SignatureAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Collateral Trading
    description: Endpoints for collateral/margin trading operations
  - name: Spot Trading
    description: Endpoints for spot trading operations
  - name: Market Fee
    description: Endpoints for querying trading fees
paths:
  /api/v4/order/kill-switch/status:
    post:
      tags:
        - Spot Trading
      summary: Status kill-switch timer
      description: >
        The endpoint retrieves the status of active [kill-switch
        timers](/glossary#kill-switch-timer). The response returns an array of
        timer objects for the specified market, or for all markets if the
        `market` parameter is omitted. Each timer object includes the start
        time, scheduled cancellation time, and targeted order types.


        <Warning>

        Rate limit: 10000 requests/10 sec.

        </Warning>


        <Accordion title="Error Codes">

        - `30` - default validation error code

        - `31` - market validation failed

        </Accordion>


        <Accordion title="Errors">

        ```json

        {
          "code": 31,
          "message": "Validation failed",
          "errors": {
            "market": ["Market is not available."]
          }
        }

        ```

        </Accordion>
      operationId: getKillSwitchStatus
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                market:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Available [market](/glossary#market). Example: BTC_USDT'
                  example: BTC_USDT
                request:
                  type: string
                  example: '{{request}}'
                nonce:
                  type: integer
                  example: 1594297865000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response - returns array of kill-switch timer statuses
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                description: Array of active kill-switch timers
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    market:
                      type: string
                      description: Trading pair the timer applies to.
                      example: BTC_USDT
                    startTime:
                      type: integer
                      description: >-
                        Unix timestamp (seconds) when the timer was created or
                        last reset.
                      example: 1686127243
                    cancellationTime:
                      type: integer
                      description: >-
                        Unix timestamp (seconds) when the kill-switch will
                        cancel orders. Equals `startTime + timeout`.
                      example: 1686127343
                    types:
                      type: array
                      description: >-
                        Order types targeted by the kill-switch. Possible
                        values: `spot`, `margin`, `futures`.
                      items:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - spot
                          - margin
                          - futures
                      example:
                        - spot
                        - margin
              example:
                - market: BTC_USDT
                  startTime: 1686127243
                  cancellationTime: 1686127343
                  types:
                    - spot
                    - margin
        '400':
          description: Inner validation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
          PayloadAuth: []
          SignatureAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code
          example: 30
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
          example: Validation failed
        errors:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: Detailed error information
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-TXC-APIKEY
      description: The public WhiteBIT API key.
    PayloadAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-TXC-PAYLOAD
      description: Base64-encoded JSON request body.
    SignatureAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-TXC-SIGNATURE
      description: >-
        HMAC-SHA512 signature of the payload, hex-encoded. Computed as
        hex(HMAC-SHA512(payload, api_secret)).

````