---
title: "Liquidate position"
method: POST
path: "/v1/liquidation"
tags: ["Liquidation"]
---

# Liquidate position

`POST /v1/liquidation`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.testnet.rise.trade`
- URL: `https://api.testnet.rise.trade/v1/liquidation`
- Auth: none required
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/rise/apis/risex-rest-api/docs/v1/liquidation/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Liquidate a position. Transaction will revert if position is not liquidatable.

## Request body

- ApiLiquidateRequest
  - `market_id` string, uint64
  - `account` string
  - `expected_price` string
  - `expected_size` string
  - `position_side` integer

## Response `200`

A successful response.

- ApiLiquidateResponse
  - `transaction_hash` string
  - `block_number` string, uint64
  - `receipt` ApiTransactionReceipt
    - `status` integer
    - `block_number` string, uint64
    - `gas_used` string, uint64
  - `account` string
  - `market_id` string, uint64

## Other responses

- `default`: An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `98eabcd6a6ad`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/rise/apis/risex-rest-api/changes/v1/liquidation/post.md)

---

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