---
title: "Toggle kill switch"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/kill_switch"
tags: ["Risk"]
---

# Toggle kill switch

`PUT /v1/kill_switch`

Activate or deactivate the global kill switch. When active, all new orders are rejected and existing orders are cancelled. Admin-only.

## Request body

- SetKillSwitchReq
  - `active` boolean, required — Whether the kill switch should be active
  - `reason` string, nullable — Human-readable reason (auto-generated if omitted)

## Response `200`

Kill switch toggled

- KillSwitchResp
  - `status` string, required

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden — admin only

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/sequencemkts/apis/sequence-markets-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/sequencemkts/apis/sequence-markets-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/sequencemkts/sequence-markets-api/revisions/1c826964b9f9/schema)