---
title: "Get system state"
method: GET
path: "/system/state"
tags: ["System"]
---

# Get system state

`GET /system/state`

Get the current state of the Paradex system

## Response

```json
{"status": "ok"}
```

### Status Values

- `ok`: Fully operational
- `maintenance`: Trading unavailable
- `cancel_only`: Only cancellations allowed

Check before trading operations.

## Response `200`

OK

- ResponsesSystemStateResponse
  - `status` 'ok' | 'maintenance' | 'cancel_only' | 'post_only'

## Changes

- **2026-04-22** `46a57608a790` — 1 breaking
  - the `status` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
- **2025-12-24** `846a2e2b455b` — 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/tradeparadex/apis/paradex-rest-api-2/changes/system/state/get.md)

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