# Allow cancellation of orders after hours

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 8, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435 "2019-11-08T08:08:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jakesiebers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/jakesiebers/32/260_2.png) [@jakesiebers](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/jakesiebers)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435/1 "2019-11-08T08:08:40Z")

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I’d like to be able to set up my orders before the market opens.

My situation is that I’m testing/modifying my algorithm using a paper account after hours. If I create any orders, which then have a status of new, I am unable to delete/cancel them until the market opens. I’m not sure if the problem also affects open orders created from the previous day.

Thanks for all your hard work everyone at Alpaca!

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**Author:** ![hitoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/hitoshi/32/69_2.png) [@hitoshi](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/hitoshi)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435/2 "2019-11-11T08:53:50Z")

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Hmm thanks for the report on the paper trader issue. It should work as you expected, namely a cancel request should cancel the pending order after hours. You can try it in the live side too. Let us look into the paper side.

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Hartel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/alex_hartel/32/368_2.png) [@Alex\_Hartel](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Alex_Hartel)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435/3 "2020-01-14T00:41:04Z")

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Same issue. It is making Testing difficult. Any news on when the bug will be fixed. I am unable to cancel 6 orders in paper trading. This is making testing difficult.

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**Author:** ![James404](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@James404](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/James404)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435/4 "2020-06-03T02:59:36Z")

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Hitoshi, Any update on this? After hours testing cant continue because i have a pending cancel order. Not really sure what it is pending 🙂

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**Author:** ![Vincent\_Chan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/vincent_chan/32/810_2.png) [@Vincent\_Chan](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Vincent_Chan)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/allow-cancellation-of-orders-after-hours/435/5 "2020-09-08T14:41:32Z")

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I just encounted the pending\_cancel order issue. Due to the pending cancel order, I am not able to close the position.

does this issue get resolved?