How-to delete GTT cancel GTT GTT OCO Kite Zerodha

How to delete or cancel a GTT on Kite

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Key facts

Where to delete an active GTT	Orders, then the GTT tab; open the GTT and choose delete
What deletion does	Removes the stored trigger from Zerodha's servers; nothing has been sent to the exchange yet
A triggered GTT cannot be deleted	Once a leg fires it becomes a regular order; cancel that order from the open orders window before it executes
OCO behaviour	Deleting an OCO removes both legs; if one OCO leg has already triggered, the other is auto-cancelled
Cost	Free; no brokerage applies to creating or deleting a GTT, only to an executed order

Procedure

Open the GTT tab in KiteClick Orders in Kite web, or open the Orders section in the app, then switch to the GTT tab. This lists every active GTT, both single-trigger and OCO, that is still waiting on its condition.
Select the GTT you want to removeClick or tap the GTT to expand it. Confirm it is the correct scrip, transaction type, trigger and quantity before acting, especially on an OCO where deletion removes both the target and the stop-loss leg together.
Delete the single GTTChoose Delete on the expanded GTT and confirm. The trigger is removed from Zerodha’s servers immediately. Because nothing was sent to the exchange, there is no order to cancel and no charge.
Delete several GTTs in bulkTo clear many GTTs, delete them one after another from the GTT tab. There is no exchange round-trip per deletion, so removing a list of GTTs is quick. Recheck the GTT tab is empty of the ones you meant to remove.
Cancel a partially triggered GTT from the orders windowIf one leg has already fired, it is no longer in the GTT tab; it is a pending order in the open orders window. Cancel that resting order there before it executes. Deleting from the GTT tab will not reach an order that has already triggered.

You delete an active GTT (Good Till Triggered) order on Kite from the GTT tab under Orders: open the GTT, choose delete, and the stored trigger is removed from Zerodha ’s servers at once. Because a GTT lives on Zerodha’s servers and nothing has been sent to the exchange until the trigger fires, deletion is instant and free. The complication is the partially triggered GTT: once a leg has fired it is no longer a GTT but a regular pending order, and you cancel that from the open orders window, not the GTT tab.

This guide covers deleting a single GTT, clearing several in bulk, what deletion does to an OCO (one-cancels-other) GTT with its two legs, and the one case that confuses people: a GTT that has already part-triggered and now has a resting order to cancel separately.

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Step-by-step procedure

The procedure infobox at the top lists the five steps. The detail below expands the bulk case and the triggered-leg case.

1. Open the GTT tab in Kite

Click Orders in Kite web, or open the Orders section in the Kite app, then switch to the GTT tab. This tab lists every active GTT still waiting on its condition, both single-trigger and OCO. A GTT that has already fired will not be here; it has moved to the open orders window as a regular order.

2. Select the GTT you want to remove

Expand the GTT and confirm the scrip, transaction type, trigger price and quantity before acting. The check matters most on an OCO, where deleting the order removes both the target leg and the stop-loss leg together. If you only want to drop one side of an OCO, you modify the OCO rather than delete it; deletion is all-or-nothing for that order.

3. Delete the single GTT

Choose Delete on the expanded GTT and confirm. The trigger is removed from Zerodha’s servers immediately. Because nothing was sent to the exchange, there is no exchange order to cancel, no settlement to unwind, and no charge. The GTT simply disappears from the GTT tab.

4. Delete several GTTs in bulk

Kite has no single delete-all control for GTTs. To clear several, delete them one after another from the GTT tab. Each deletion is a server-side removal with no exchange round-trip, so working through a list is quick. After clearing them, recheck the GTT tab to confirm the ones you meant to remove are gone and you have not left an unwanted GTT behind. Traders who carry many systematic-accumulation GTTs near the 500-GTT account cap often prune them this way before resetting a strategy.

5. Cancel a partially triggered GTT from the orders window

This is the step that confuses people. A GTT, once it fires, is no longer in the GTT tab. The trigger has converted into a regular pending limit order, which sits in the open orders window. To stop it, you cancel that pending order there, before it executes. Deleting from the GTT tab will not reach an order that has already triggered, because that order has left the GTT tab. For an OCO where one leg fired, the OCO logic auto-cancels the other leg, and the fired leg becomes the pending order you cancel in the orders window. If you use the Kite Connect API, the same logic holds: a triggered GTT appears in the order book and is cancelled like any other pending order.

What “partially triggered” means for a GTT

A single-trigger GTT has one leg, so it is either active (deletable from the GTT tab) or triggered (a pending order in the orders window). An OCO GTT has two legs, a target and a stop-loss, and only one of them can fire. When one OCO leg triggers, the other is cancelled automatically so you do not end up both buying the target and selling the stop. The triggered leg then behaves like any limit order: it may fill fully, fill partially, or rest unfilled. A partial fill leaves the remaining quantity resting in the order book until you cancel it; the GTT does not re-submit the unfilled quantity. So “delete the GTT” and “cancel the resting order” are two separate actions for an OCO that has already part-fired.

When Zerodha deletes a GTT for you

Zerodha cancels GTTs at its own discretion in defined cases, so a GTT can vanish without your action. The triggers include a stock being delisted or suspended, a series change, and corporate actions such as a bonus, a stock split, an extraordinary dividend above 2 per cent, a rights issue, a consolidation, or a spin-off, because each changes the share count or the price reference and would otherwise fire the GTT at a meaningless level. After such an event you must place a fresh GTT at the adjusted price. The detail of these discretionary cancellations is in why GTTs are disabled, cancelled, or expired , and the validity rules that auto-expire untriggered GTTs are in GTT validity rules on Kite .

What can go wrong

Trying to delete a triggered GTT from the GTT tab: once a leg fires it leaves the GTT tab and becomes a pending order. Cancel it from the open orders window instead.
Deleting an OCO when you wanted to keep one leg: OCO deletion removes both the target and the stop-loss. Modify the OCO if you only want to change one side.
Assuming a deleted GTT cancels an already-fired order: deletion only removes a stored trigger. A leg that has already fired has its own pending order to cancel separately.
Forgetting the unfilled quantity after a partial fill: a partially filled triggered GTT leaves the remainder resting in the order book. Cancel it if you no longer want it; it will not re-submit.
Waiting for the dealing desk: Zerodha’s dealing desk does not manage GTTs. Delete and recreate them yourself.

External references

References

Zerodha support, How do I delete Good Till Triggered (GTT) orders? (as of 21 June 2026): active GTTs deleted from the GTT tab; triggered orders cancelled from the orders window.
Zerodha support, How can I use the GTT feature? (as of 21 June 2026): OCO one-cancels-other behaviour; dealing desk does not support GTT; server-side storage.
Zerodha support, Why are GTTs disabled, cancelled, expired, or rejected? (as of 21 June 2026): discretionary cancellation on corporate actions, delisting, suspension, and series change.
Zerodha GTT terms and conditions, zerodha.com/tos/gtt.

Frequently asked questions

How do I delete a GTT order on Kite?

Open Orders in Kite, switch to the GTT tab, expand the GTT you want to remove, and choose Delete. The trigger is removed from Zerodha’s servers at once. Nothing was sent to the exchange, so there is no order to cancel and no charge.

Can I delete all my GTTs at once?

Kite has no single delete-all button for GTTs. Remove them one by one from the GTT tab. Each deletion is instant because no exchange round-trip is involved, so clearing a list of GTTs takes only a few taps each.

What happens to a partially triggered GTT if I try to delete it?

Once a GTT leg fires it becomes a regular pending order and leaves the GTT tab. You cannot delete it from there. Cancel the resting order from the open orders window before it executes; deleting from the GTT tab will not touch an order that has already triggered.

If I delete an OCO GTT, are both legs removed?

Yes. An OCO GTT is one order with two legs, a target and a stop-loss. Deleting it removes both. If one leg has already triggered, the other is auto-cancelled by the OCO logic, and the triggered leg is then a pending order you cancel separately.

Does deleting a GTT cost anything?

No. Creating, modifying, and deleting a GTT are free. Brokerage applies only when a GTT triggers and the resulting order executes on the exchange. A deleted GTT never reached the exchange, so no charge arises.

Can the dealing desk delete a GTT for me?

No. Zerodha’s dealing desk does not place, modify, or cancel GTTs. You must manage GTTs yourself through Kite. Plan to be available to delete or recreate a GTT around events such as corporate actions.

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