# Sell Offer

Creates, updates, or deletes a sell offer to trade assets. A sell offer specifies a certain amount of the selling asset that should be sold in exchange for the maximum quantity of the buying asset.

See the [`Manage Sell Offer` errors](/api/errors/result-codes/operation-specific/manage-sell-offer.md).

ATTRIBUTE

* amount `string`

  The amount of `selling_asset` that the account making this offer is willing to sell.
* price `string`

  How many units of `selling_asset` it takes to get 1 unit of `buying_asset`. A number representing the decimal form of `price_r`.
* price\_r `object`

  A precise representation of the buy and sell price of the assets on offer.Hide child attributes

  * n `number`

    The numerator.
  * d `number`

    The denominator.
* buying\_asset\_type `string`

  The type for the buying asset. Either `native`, `credit_alphanum4`, or `credit_alphanum12`.
* buying\_asset\_issuer `string`

  The Stellar address of the buying asset’s issuer. Appears if the `buying_asset_type` is not `native`.
* buying\_asset\_code `string`

  The code for the buying asset. Appears if the `buying_asset_type` is not `native`.
* selling\_asset\_type `string`

  The type for the selling asset. Either `native`, `credit_alphanum4`, or `credit_alphanum12`.
* selling\_asset\_issuer `string`

  The Stellar address of the selling asset’s issuer. Appears if the `selling_asset_type` is not `native`.
* selling\_asset\_code `string`

  The code for the selling asset. Appears if the `selling_asset_type` is not `native`.
* offer\_id `string`

  A unique identifier for this offer.

```bash
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/124892722640347138"
    },
    "transaction": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/transactions/ef8ffb54ff5990a686fda3ebfc07b8162f042ff0fcdb4f7ff141531e386f0a18"
    },
    "effects": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/124892722640347138/effects"
    },
    "succeeds": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=desc\u0026cursor=124892722640347138"
    },
    "precedes": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=asc\u0026cursor=124892722640347138"
    }
  },
  "id": "124892722640347138",
  "paging_token": "124892722640347138",
  "transaction_successful": true,
  "source_account": "GCM4PT6XDZBWOOENDS6FOU22GJQLJPV2GC7VRVII4TFGZBA3ZXNM55SV",
  "type": "manage_sell_offer",
  "type_i": 3,
  "created_at": "2020-04-08T13:36:39Z",
  "transaction_hash": "ef8ffb54ff5990a686fda3ebfc07b8162f042ff0fcdb4f7ff141531e386f0a18",
  "amount": "1336.0326986",
  "price": "0.0559999",
  "price_r": {
    "n": 559999,
    "d": 10000000
  },
  "buying_asset_type": "credit_alphanum4",
  "buying_asset_code": "USD",
  "buying_asset_issuer": "GDUKMGUGDZQK6YHYA5Z6AY2G4XDSZPSZ3SW5UN3ARVMO6QSRDWP5YLEX",
  "selling_asset_type": "native",
  "offer_id": "0"
}
```


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