Response: {"code":42210000,"message":"asset \"SPY 260320P00685000\" not found"}

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Hi, received the above response today.
response: {“code”:42210000,“message”:“asset “SPY 260320P00685000” not found”}
(time: PT 11:38:16.0153391)
From a different source the same symbol had the results below to within a second:
Can you please indicate what could be happening. This is a paper trading account so far.
Thanks!!

OQ55s
Quote
SPY 260320P00685000
2026-02-17T14:38:15.1489532-08:00 PT14H38M15.1489532S 12.86
100
12.9
100
12.82
-0.504
0.013
-0.211
0.795
15.525
684.62

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@ptrader I believe I was able to find the order request you placed which failed with the error asset “SPY 260320P00685000” not found. The issue is you included a space after the symbol SPY. The contract symbol should not contain any spaces which is why it could not find the contract.

"timestamp":"2026-02-17T19:38:17.128Z", "/v2/orders", "body":"{\"type\":\"market\",\"time_in_force\":\"day\",\"symbol\":\"SPY   260320P00685000\",\"qty\":\"1\",\"side\":\"buy\"}","err_body":"{\"code\":42210000,\"message\":\"asset \\\"SPY   260320P00685000\\\" not found\"}"

Above is the actual request. Could that be the issue?

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Thank you! That must be it. This run was following my signal generator’s signals. I also had an experimental button driven buys and sells. I just checked: in there I did not have any blanks. Sorry for taking your time. It is very nice for Alpaca to have a quick around support system in your person. It makes a big difference.

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@ptrader Glad you were able to get the issue resolved. We’re always here and happy to help with any problems if we can. Good luck!