# How to stop the order that is placed via API at breakeven automatically **URL:** \ **Category:** API Developers\ **Created:** [May 11, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/how-to-stop-the-order-that-is-placed-via-api-at-breakeven-automatically/4619 "2022-05-11T20:32:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smart-money](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@smart-money](https://community.tradovate.com/u/smart-money)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/how-to-stop-the-order-that-is-placed-via-api-at-breakeven-automatically/4619/1 "2022-05-11T20:32:47Z")
Step are : 1. place a API buy/sell order 2. order gets into some profit (lets say $400) 3. now i would like that i have auto stop placed to be stopped out at breakeven? - i do no have dom access to place bracket order after the order is placed. is it possible with OSO? if any example would be great. appreciate any help here. ---
**Author:** ![Alexander](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.tradovate.com/alexander/32/988_2.png) [@Alexander](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Alexander)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/how-to-stop-the-order-that-is-placed-via-api-at-breakeven-automatically/4619/2 "2022-05-12T13:05:48Z")
You could just send another `/order/placeOrder` and make it a Stop at the price you originally bought. ---
**Author:** ![smart-money](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@smart-money](https://community.tradovate.com/u/smart-money)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/how-to-stop-the-order-that-is-placed-via-api-at-breakeven-automatically/4619/3 "2022-05-12T20:50:48Z")
The problem with that is i am using Autoview with tradingview and its sort of one way communication. i have no handle over the buy or sell price that my order was executed at.