Get order book (order history)
The order book lists every order placed today, in every state (pending, complete, rejected, cancelled).
orders = kite.orders()
for o in orders:
print(o["order_id"], o["tradingsymbol"], o["status"], o["filled_quantity"])Key fields:
{
"order_id": "230914000012345",
"tradingsymbol": "INFY",
"transaction_type": "BUY",
"order_type": "LIMIT",
"product": "CNC",
"quantity": 10,
"filled_quantity": 10,
"pending_quantity": 0,
"status": "COMPLETE", # OPEN, COMPLETE, CANCELLED, REJECTED, TRIGGER PENDING
"status_message": None, # populated on REJECTED with the reason
"order_timestamp": "2026-09-13 09:16:03",
}Status values you must handle explicitly
- OPEN — resting on the exchange, unfilled or partially filled.
- COMPLETE — fully filled.
- CANCELLED — you (or the exchange) cancelled it.
- REJECTED — never reached the exchange or was bounced; check
status_message(chapter 57). - TRIGGER PENDING — an SL/SL-M order waiting for its trigger price to be hit; not yet a live order on the exchange.
def get_order_status(kite, order_id: str) -> str:
history = kite.order_history(order_id)
return history[-1]["status"] # most recent status in the order's timelinekite.orders() gives current state; kite.order_history(order_id) gives the full timeline of state transitions for one order — useful for debugging exactly when/why an order moved from OPEN to REJECTED.
Why poll this instead of trusting your own placed-order response
The response to place_order() only confirms the order was *accepted for submission* — it returns an order_id, not a fill. The real outcome (filled, rejected, partially filled) only shows up in the order book moments later, or via WebSocket order updates. Never treat "place_order returned successfully" as "the trade happened."