Trailing SL-Limit for Options via DhanHQ API

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Hi Dhan Team,

I would like to know whether the normal Trailing Stop-Loss with SL-Limit (SL-L) is available in DhanHQ API.

My requirement is specifically for option buying.

Currently:

  • Normal Dhan API supports STOP_LOSS with triggerPrice and price, so SL-Limit orders can be placed.
  • However, I do not see any native trailingJump parameter for a normal SL-Limit order.
  • Super Order API provides trailingJump, but the Super Order SL/TP exits are executed as Market orders once triggered.
  • I specifically want to avoid Market exits in options because of potential slippage.

The Dhan app/web already provides:

Position → Trailing SL → SL-L

Can the same native Trailing SL-L functionality be exposed through DhanHQ API?

Implementing the trail ourselves by repeatedly modifying the SL-L order is not ideal because:

  1. It requires continuous LTP monitoring.
  2. It generates many API order modifications.
  3. There is a modification limit per Order ID.
  4. It duplicates functionality that Dhan already provides natively in the app.

Ideally, something like this should be possible for a normal SL-L order:



orderType = STOP_LOSS
triggerPrice = 93
price = 92
trailingJump = 5

where Dhan manages the trailing internally and the eventual exit remains an SL-Limit / Limit execution, not a Market order.

Could you please confirm:

1. Is native Trailing SL-L already available through any DhanHQ API?

2. If not, is it planned?

3. Can the same Trailing SL-L engine available in the Dhan app be exposed through the API?

This would be very useful for automated option-buying strategies where traders want trailing protection without unrestricted Market-order slippage.