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# Order Status Request <H>

> How to request the current status of an order from the gateway, which responds with an Execution Report.

## Overview

The Order Status Request message (MsgType = `"H"`) allows you to request the gateway to provide current status information for a specified order. The gateway responds with an Execution Report containing the order's present state.

## Field Layout

| Tag | Field        | Description                               | Required | Type    | Values                                           |
| --- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| 1   | Account      | Trading account                           | Y        | String  |                                                  |
| 11  | ClOrdID      | Unique identifier for this status request | Y        | String  |                                                  |
| 37  | OrderId      | OrderId assigned by the gateway           | Y        | String  |                                                  |
| 48  | SecurityID   | Security identifier (if applicable)       | N        | Numeric |                                                  |
| 54  | Side         | Order side                                | Y        | Char    | `1`=Buy, `2`=Sell                                |
| 55  | Symbol       | Security symbol (uppercase)               | Y        | String  |                                                  |
| 167 | SecurityType | Security type                             | Y        | String  | `CS`=Common Stock, `OPT`=Option, `MLEG`=Multileg |

## Example

```
8=FIX.4.4|35=H|49=CLIENT1|56=BUILDMARKETS|11=STAT-20260212-001|1=ACC123456789|37=BMKT-78450|55=AAPL|167=CS|54=1|10=012|
```

The gateway responds with an Execution Report (MsgType=`"8"`) where `ExecType=I` (Order Status), containing the current order state.

## REST Equivalents

* `POST /api/external/get-orders` with `OrderCode` filter
* `GET /api/Blotter/OrderLegs?orderCode={code}` for leg-level detail