# Cancel an order (/users/guides/cancel-an-order)



An order that has not been filled can be cancelled. Cancelling spends the order back to the
address it names, which is yours.

Cancelling is a transaction, so you sign it and your wallet pays its network fee.

## Cancel it [#cancel-it]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### Connect the wallet that placed the order [#connect-the-wallet-that-placed-the-order]

    Open **Pending orders**. If no wallet is connected, the screen says to connect the wallet
    that placed the order, and the cancel button stays disabled until you do.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Press Cancel on chain [#press-cancel-on-chain]

    Find the order in the list and press **Cancel on chain**.

    Zerochord finds the order's output on chain, builds the cancelling transaction, and hands it
    to your wallet.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Approve it in your wallet [#approve-it-in-your-wallet]

    Once submitted, the screen prints the transaction hash of the cancel and marks the order
    cancelled in this browser.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## When there is nothing left to cancel [#when-there-is-nothing-left-to-cancel]

If Zerochord cannot find an unspent output of that transaction at the order address, it says
so: the order is already filled, expired or cancelled.

That message is good news in the first case. Open the receipt to see what arrived.

## Expired orders [#expired-orders]

Every order Zerochord places carries an expiry. The **Pending orders** entry shows it.

After the expiry passes, anyone may cancel the order and keep up to the cancellation tip
shown on the entry. The rest returns to you. You can still cancel it yourself before that
happens, and then no tip is paid.

## Stop tracking is not a cancel [#stop-tracking-is-not-a-cancel]

**Stop tracking here** only removes the entry from this browser's list. The order stays on
chain and stays fillable. Use **Cancel on chain** to get funds back.

## Related [#related]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Track a pending order" href="/users/guides/track-a-pending-order" />

  <Card title="Fix a problem" href="/users/guides/fix-a-problem" />
</Cards>