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# Estimate order cost before placing

> Returns a custodian-backed estimate for **market** or **limit** orders only.
Does not place an order. Indicative values only — execution price and fees may differ.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.yaml post /investors/{investor_id}/order-estimates
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Bluum Finance Investment API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    The Bluum Finance API provides embeddable investment experiences, allowing
    fintech partners to manage investor accounts, facilitate trading, handle
    document uploads, and manage wallet operations.


    ### Response conventions


    Every resource response carries a small, consistent set of envelope keys

    followed by domain fields:


    ```json

    {
      "id": "<prefix>_<base32>",
      "object": "<resource>",
      "created": <unix_seconds>,
      "livemode": <boolean>,
      "metadata": { ... },
      ... domain fields ...
    }

    ```


    List endpoints return:


    ```json

    {
      "object": "list",
      "url": "/v1/<resource>",
      "has_more": false,
      "data": [ <resource>... ]
    }

    ```


    Errors are wrapped in:


    ```json

    {
      "error": {
        "type": "invalid_request_error",
        "code": "BLUM-400-001",
        "message": "...",
        "param": "tax_id"
      }
    }

    ```


    See `ResourceEnvelope`, `ListEnvelope`, and `ErrorEnvelope` in

    `shared-schemas.yaml` for the full schemas.


    ### Product entitlements


    Core investing (accounts, funding, trading, positions, documents,

    webhooks) is available to every tenant. Three surfaces are add-on products

    that must be enabled for your tenant before use:


    - **Market Data** — `/v1/market-data/*`

    - **Cash Management** — `/v1/cash-management/*`


    Calling a disabled product returns HTTP `403` with the legacy

    `{ "status": "error", "code": "PRODUCT_NOT_ENABLED", "message": "..." }`

    body (not the standard error envelope). Contact your Bluum account manager

    to enable a product.


    ### Field naming


    - snake_case throughout (no camelCase)

    - `email` / `phone` (not `email_address` / `phone_number`)

    - `first_name` / `middle_name` / `last_name` (not `given_name` /
    `family_name`)

    - `address: { street: [string], unit?, city, state?, postal_code?, country
    }`
      (the `street` array form preserves multi-line addresses; ISO 3166-1
      alpha-2 country code on `address.country` and on the top-level
      `country_of_*` fields)
    - `quantity` (not `qty`)

    - Status enums are lowercase Bluum-native vocabulary (e.g. `pending` /
    `filled` / `cancelled` / `failed`)


    Regulatory vocabulary (CAIS / FINRA / IRS / FATF) is preserved verbatim

    (e.g. `tax_id_type`, `country_of_tax_residence`, `is_politically_exposed`,

    `funding_source`).


    ### Terminology


    The investor resource lives at `/v1/investors`. Path parameter is

    `investor_id`.


    ### Asset classification


    Assets carry a canonical `(class, country)` pair:

    - `class`: `equity` | `etf` | `bond` | `bill` | `note` | `mutual_fund` |
      `derivative` | `cryptocurrency` | `commodity` | `real_estate` | `cash`
    - `country`: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, lower-case (`us`, `ng`, …). Null for
      country-agnostic instruments (most crypto).

    ### Fixed income (bonds)


    Bond orders use the same `POST /v1/investors/{investor_id}/orders`

    endpoint as equities, with bond-specific semantics:

    - `quantity` carries **face value** (e.g. `"10000"` for $10k face),
      and must be a multiple of the bond's `min_increment`.
    - `limit_price` is quoted as **% of par** (e.g. `"99.875"` = 99.875%
      of face value).
    - `settlement_date` is optional; defaults to T+1 for US treasuries
      and T+2 for corporates.
    - Bond quote responses (`/v1/market-data/assets/{symbol}/quote`)
      include a `bond` block with clean/dirty price, accrued interest,
      and yield to maturity.

    Bond trading must be explicitly enabled on the tenant before orders

    will route. Contact Bluum support to flip `fixedIncomeEnabled`.


    ### Authentication


    HTTP Basic Authentication. **API Key** is the username, **API Secret** is

    the password. Base64-encode `API_KEY:API_SECRET` and send in the

    `Authorization` header.
servers:
  - url: https://api.bluumfinance.com/v1
    description: Production Environment
  - url: https://sandbox.api.bluumfinance.com/v1
    description: Sandbox/Testing Environment
  - url: https://service.bluumfinance.com/v1
    description: Production Environment (legacy alias)
  - url: https://test-service.bluumfinance.com/v1
    description: Sandbox/Testing Environment (legacy alias)
security:
  - BluumApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Investors
    description: Create and manage investor accounts, wallets, and transactions.
  - name: API Keys
    description: Mint, list, and revoke investor-scoped API keys for programmatic access.
  - name: Compliance
    description: Investor compliance workflows, KYC checks, and document submissions.
  - name: Transfers
    description: Deposit and withdrawal operations for investor wallets.
  - name: Funding Sources
    description: Connect and manage external funding sources (Plaid, bank accounts).
  - name: Trading
    description: Place, list, and cancel investor orders.
  - name: Positions
    description: View investor portfolio positions.
  - name: Assets
    description: Search and retrieve asset reference data.
  - name: Document Management
    description: Upload, list, and download documents.
  - name: Markets
    description: Market reference data, status, calendar, and halts.
  - name: Market Data
    description: Real-time quotes, snapshots, and historical bars (paywalled product).
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Register and manage webhook endpoints for event delivery.
  - name: Disclosures
    description: >-
      Partner-facing disclosure library (verbatim regulated copy, PDFs) +
      per-investor acceptance trail.
  - name: Cash Sweep
    description: >-
      High Yield Cash (HYC) / FDIC Bank Sweep enrollment, tier management, and
      interest reporting.
  - name: Cash Management
    description: >-
      Multi-currency, zero-day-liquidity yield on cash — programs, eligibility,
      enrollment, sweeps, withdrawals, earnings.
paths:
  /investors/{investor_id}/order-estimates:
    post:
      tags:
        - Trading
      summary: Estimate order cost before placing
      description: >
        Returns a custodian-backed estimate for **market** or **limit** orders
        only.

        Does not place an order. Indicative values only — execution price and
        fees may differ.
      operationId: estimateOrder
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InvestorIdPath'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderEstimateRequest'
            examples:
              market_qty:
                summary: Market buy with quantity
                value:
                  symbol: AAPL
                  side: buy
                  type: market
                  quantity: '10'
              market_notional:
                summary: Market buy with notional
                value:
                  symbol: GOOGL
                  side: buy
                  type: market
                  notional: '500.00'
              limit:
                summary: Limit buy
                value:
                  symbol: MSFT
                  side: buy
                  type: limit
                  quantity: '2'
                  limit_price: '400.00'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Estimate returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderEstimate'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequestError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
components:
  parameters:
    InvestorIdPath:
      name: investor_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Prefixed public id of the investor (e.g. `inv_…`).
  schemas:
    OrderEstimateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - symbol
        - side
        - type
      properties:
        symbol:
          type: string
          description: Ticker symbol of the asset to estimate.
          example: AAPL
        market:
          type: string
          description: Optional market disambiguation (same as place order).
        isin:
          type: string
          description: Optional ISIN.
        figi:
          type: string
          description: Optional FIGI.
        side:
          type: string
          enum:
            - buy
            - sell
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - market
            - limit
          description: >
            Only `market` and `limit` are supported. Stop, stop-limit, and
            trailing orders cannot be estimated via this endpoint.
        quantity:
          type: string
          description: >
            Share quantity (required for sell; for market buy, provide either
            `quantity` or `notional`).
          example: '10'
        notional:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Dollar amount for a market buy estimate when `quantity` is omitted;
            uses the asset reference price. Not supported for sells.
          example: '1000.00'
        limit_price:
          type: string
          description: Required when `type` is `limit` (with `quantity`).
    OrderEstimate:
      description: >
        Pre-trade cost estimate from the routed custodian. Values are indicative
        only;

        execution price and fees may differ.
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            object:
              type: string
              example: order_estimate
            investor_id:
              type: string
            symbol:
              type: string
            side:
              type: string
              enum:
                - buy
                - sell
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - market
                - limit
            currency:
              type: string
              example: USD
            total_estimated_value:
              type: string
              description: Formatted total estimated value (currency precision).
            estimated_price:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            estimated_quantity:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            commission:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            errors:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              nullable: true
    ResourceEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: |
        Resource envelope. Domain fields are spread after the
        envelope keys (`id`, `object`, `created`, `livemode`, `metadata`).
        Some Bluum-original resources may emit only `object` + `livemode`
        without `id` / `created` (e.g. one-off action results).
      required:
        - object
        - livemode
      additionalProperties: true
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Prefixed public id (e.g. `inv_…`, `ord_…`, `dep_…`).
          example: inv_01j9x8m2k7qpzwv3t5r6y8n0ab
        object:
          type: string
          description: The resource type discriminator.
          example: investor
        created:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: Unix-seconds timestamp of resource creation.
          example: 1747776000
        livemode:
          type: boolean
          description: |
            Whether this resource was created against a live API key.
            Test-mode keys always return `false`.
          example: false
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Partner-set key/value map for cross-referencing.
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: |
        Error envelope. The Bluum-specific `BLUM-XXX-XXX`
        code is carried in `error.code`; `error.type` is the broad
        category clients branch on.
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - type
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - invalid_request_error
                - authentication_error
                - permission_error
                - not_found_error
                - conflict_error
                - idempotency_error
                - rate_limit_error
                - api_error
              example: invalid_request_error
            code:
              type: string
              description: The Bluum-specific error code.
              example: BLUM-400-001
            message:
              type: string
              description: Developer-facing message.
            param:
              type: string
              description: Field path of the invalid input.
              example: tax_id
            doc_url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              example: https://docs.bluum.finance/errors/BLUM-400-001
            request_log_url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: Deep link to the request log in the partner dashboard.
  responses:
    BadRequestError:
      description: The request was malformed or failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
          example:
            error:
              type: invalid_request_error
              code: BLUM-400-002
              message: Required field 'symbol' is missing.
              param: symbol
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication information is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
          example:
            error:
              type: authentication_error
              code: BLUM-401-001
              message: Missing or invalid Authorization header.
    NotFoundError:
      description: The requested resource could not be found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
          example:
            error:
              type: not_found_error
              code: BLUM-404-001
              message: Investor not found.
  securitySchemes:
    BluumApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: >
        HTTP Basic Authentication using the **API Key** as username and **API
        Secret** as password.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: |
        JWT token from Clerk authentication

````