What does order_status "pending_cancel" mean?

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1

Looking through my logs I see that I had an order with a status of “pending_cancel”. What does that mean? Will the order eventually be cancelled? Are there circumstances where it WON’T be cancelled?

2

I wish I knew the answers to your 2nd and 3rd question.

As to your first question:

  • pending_cancel The order is waiting to be canceled.

https://alpaca.markets/docs/trading-on-alpaca/orders/