ELP Expansion to Event Contract and ELP Taker Restriction

Published on May 9, 20262 min read

Effective date: May 12, 2026

OKX will be making the following change to its API on the date above:

  • Event Contract (EVENTS) instruments will now support ELP functionality (maker side), while ELP taker access will be disabled for EVENTS. Orders with isElpTakerAccess: true for EVENTS instruments will be rejected.
    The change affects:
  • POST / Place order
  • POST / Place multiple orders
  • WS / Place order
  • WS / Place multiple orders

Please review the API documentation for full details and update your integration before the effective date.

For questions, contact OKX API support.

OKX team
May 08, 2026

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