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Record court order.
Record a CourtOrder issued by the court against this petition. Most commonly an order_kind: dissolution_security_determination ruling under DGCL §280(b) that fixes the court_approved_security_amount_cents and approves a distribution plan. The order's amounts become binding inputs to the downstream WindDownReserve and dissolution_distribution.calculate calls — they supersede the petitioner's proposed amounts.
Recording an order transitions the parent petition to status: granted. Async by default — returns 202 Accepted.
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Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
order_kindstringRequired"dissolution_security_determination""distribution_plan_approval""extension""other"court_approved_security_amount_centsintegerRequiredapproved_distribution_planobjectRequiredto_known_creditors_centsintegerRequiredto_security_reserve_centsintegerRequiredresidual_to_stockholders_centsintegerRequiredcreditor_settlement_methodstringOptionalknown_creditor_payout_ratiostringOptionalcontingent_reserve_held_instringOptionaleffective_datestring<date>Requiredorder_document_idstringRequiredchancery_docket_numberstringOptionalappealable_untilintegerOptionaljudgestringOptionalmetadataobjectOptionalFlat string-to-string map. Up to 50 keys. Keys: max 40 chars, charset
[A-Za-z0-9_\\-.]. Values: max 500 chars. Keys prefixed matter_ are reserved
for platform use. Metadata is retrievable but not filterable via query params.
Response Body
application/json
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application/problem+json
application/problem+json
application/problem+json
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/{id}/orders" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 0, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 0, "to_security_reserve_cents": 0, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 0 }, "effective_date": "2019-08-24", "order_document_id": "string" }'const body = JSON.stringify({ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 0, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 0, "to_security_reserve_cents": 0, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 0 }, "effective_date": "2019-08-24", "order_document_id": "string"})fetch("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/{id}/orders", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }, body})package mainimport ( "fmt" "net/http" "io/ioutil" "strings")func main() { url := "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/{id}/orders" body := strings.NewReader(`{ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 0, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 0, "to_security_reserve_cents": 0, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 0 }, "effective_date": "2019-08-24", "order_document_id": "string" }`) req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, body) req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body))}import requestsheaders = { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc", "Matter-Version": "2026-06-10", "Idempotency-Key": "ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b",}payload = { "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 1, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 1, "to_security_reserve_cents": 1, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 1 }, "effective_date": "2026-01-01", "order_document_id": "example"}resp = requests.post( "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/id_placeholder/orders", headers=headers, json=payload,)resp.raise_for_status()print(resp.json())import java.net.URI;import java.net.http.HttpClient;import java.net.http.HttpRequest;import java.net.http.HttpResponse;import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;import java.time.Duration;import java.net.http.HttpRequest.BodyPublishers;var body = BodyPublishers.ofString("""{ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 0, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 0, "to_security_reserve_cents": 0, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 0 }, "effective_date": "2019-08-24", "order_document_id": "string"}""");HttpClient client = HttpClient.newBuilder() .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10)) .build();HttpRequest.Builder requestBuilder = HttpRequest.newBuilder() .uri(URI.create("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/{id}/orders")) .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .POST(body) .build();try { HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(requestBuilder.build(), BodyHandlers.ofString()); System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode()); System.out.println("Response body: " + response.body());} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace();}using System;using System.Net.Http;using System.Text;var body = new StringContent("""{ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 0, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 0, "to_security_reserve_cents": 0, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 0 }, "effective_date": "2019-08-24", "order_document_id": "string"}""", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");var client = new HttpClient();var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/{id}/orders", body);var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();curl --request POST 'https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/id_placeholder/orders' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc' \ --header 'Matter-Version: 2026-06-10' \ --header 'Idempotency-Key: ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 1, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 1, "to_security_reserve_cents": 1, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 1 }, "effective_date": "2026-01-01", "order_document_id": "example"}'const response = await fetch("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/court_petitions/id_placeholder/orders", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc", "Matter-Version": "2026-06-10", "Idempotency-Key": "ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b", "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination", "court_approved_security_amount_cents": 1, "approved_distribution_plan": { "to_known_creditors_cents": 1, "to_security_reserve_cents": 1, "residual_to_stockholders_cents": 1 }, "effective_date": "2026-01-01", "order_document_id": "example" }),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Matter API ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);}const data = await response.json();console.log(data);Response
application/json{
"object": "court_order",
"id": "string",
"court_petition_id": "string",
"entity_id": "string",
"order_kind": "dissolution_security_determination",
"court_approved_security_amount_cents": 0,
"approved_distribution_plan": {
"to_known_creditors_cents": 0,
"to_security_reserve_cents": 0,
"residual_to_stockholders_cents": 0,
"creditor_settlement_method": "string",
"known_creditor_payout_ratio": "string",
"contingent_reserve_held_in": "string"
},
"effective_date": "2019-08-24",
"order_document_id": "string",
"chancery_docket_number": "string",
"appealable_until": 0,
"judge": "string",
"recorded_at": 0,
"created": 0,
"updated": 0,
"livemode": true,
"metadata": {
"customer_id": "cus_7Hpx9WxY",
"portfolio_tag": "y-combinator-w26"
}
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/invalid_request",
"title": "Invalid request",
"status": 400,
"code": "invalid_request",
"detail": "Request body could not be parsed as JSON.",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#invalid_request",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A"
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/not_found",
"title": "Not found",
"status": 404,
"code": "not_found",
"detail": "No entity with id `ent_Nq3KcAbc` is visible to this token.",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#not_found",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A"
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/invalid_state_transition",
"title": "Invalid state transition",
"status": 409,
"code": "invalid_state_transition",
"detail": "Entity ent_Nq3KcAbc is in state `dissolved`; `dissolve` is not a valid transition.",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#invalid_state_transition",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A",
"current_state": "dissolved",
"attempted_transition": "dissolve",
"allowed_transitions": []
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/dissolution_prerequisites_missing",
"title": "Dissolution prerequisites missing",
"status": 409,
"code": "dissolution_prerequisites_missing",
"detail": "Voluntary dissolution requires `board_resolution_id` and `stockholder_consent_id`, or `auto_generate_resolutions: true`.",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#dissolution_prerequisites_missing",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A"
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/valuation_stale",
"title": "409A valuation stale",
"status": 409,
"code": "valuation_stale",
"detail": "Active 409A val_AbCd1234 is older than 12 months or superseded by a material event. Issuing ISOs at the prior strike risks IRC §409A violation. Refresh via POST /entities/{id}/valuations/{id}/refresh_request.",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#valuation_stale",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A"
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/validation_failed",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 422,
"code": "validation_failed",
"detail": "One or more fields failed validation. See `errors[]`.",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#validation_failed",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A",
"errors": [
{
"field": "founders[0].equity",
"code": "out_of_range",
"message": "Equity must sum to 100% across all founders."
}
]
}No example available.