At BitMEX, we are committed to constantly improving our platform and infrastructure to support the advanced trading capabilities of our users. As part of this ongoing effort, we’re announcing an update to our REST and WebSocket APIs.
Starting October 21, 2025, a new field, Strategy, will be added to the order and execution table/endpoint in BitMEX.
Actual date and time: October 21, 2025, 06:00 – 09:00 UTC
What changes?
new field, strategywill be added to the command table response and execution table (available via the /to request and /to implement REST API and WebSocket API endpoint).
For all existing orders, this field will be populated with the default value: One Way.
Please refer to example snippet in REST API or WebSocket API below:
/to request
“account”: 1234567,
“Order ID”: “81000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000”,
“code”: “XBTUSDT”,
“strategy”: “One Way”,
/to implement
“account”: 1234567,
“implementation ID”: “2e8f42c4-1b86-291b-c371-87a2c503b1a8”,
“code”: “XBTUSDT”,
“strategy”: “One Way”,
“Execution type”: “commerce”,
Why are we making this change?
Add the strategy The field is a necessary preparatory step for upcoming features.
This is an incremental change, meaning it introduces a new field without removing any existing data. Most integrations should not be affected.
If you have any questions about these upcoming changes, please get in touch supports.
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