# Liquidation ### When will liquidation happen? Liquidation can happen anytime (before or after the maturity date) if the loan to collateral ratio below the liquidation threshold. ### How is liquidation triggered? There are two type of triggers of liquidation: 1) the loan to collateral factor is larger than the liquidation threshold. 2) the loan position is overdue. Once the loan become liquidable, any users can call the liquidation function to liquidate the loan position. Learn more details regarding the liquidation here ([https://docs.definer.org/liquidate](https://docs.definer.org/v/copy-of-definer.org/liquidate)). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.definer.org/liquidation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.