Order Book
get
https://api.cryptowat.ch
/markets/:exchange/:pair/orderbook
Order Book
Each response includes a
seqNum which is intended for use with the WebSocket API; you can use this to resynchronize your order book and replay deltas received over the live feed which have a higher seqNum.Examples
Fetching the entire order book:
curl
python
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curl "https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/kraken/btcusd/orderbook"
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import requests
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def main():
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resp = requests.get("https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/kraken/btcusd/orderbook")
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orderbook = resp.json()['result']
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print orderbook
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​
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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main()
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Fetching only the spread (best bid and best ask):
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curl "https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/binance/btcusdt/orderbook?limit=1"
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Fetching only the orders within 0.5% of the top of the book:
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curl "https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/binance/btcusdt/orderbook?span=0.5"
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Fetching only enough orders to add up to 100 BTC on each side:
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curl "https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/binance/btcusdt/orderbook?depth=100"
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get
https://api.cryptowat.ch
/markets/:exchange/:pair/orderbook/liquidity
Order Book Liquidity
get
https://api.cryptowat.ch
/markets/:exchange/:pair/orderbook/calculator
Order Book Calculator
Example usage:
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# Project cost to buy 50 BTC
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curl --silent -G \
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https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/binance/btcusdt/orderbook/calculator \
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-d 'amount=50' | jq ".result.buy.spend"
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# Project average price received for selling 12.5 BTC
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curl --silent -G \
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https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/binance/btcusdt/orderbook/calculator \
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-d 'amount=12.5' | jq ".result.sell.avgPrice"
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# Project average slippage, in basis points, for buying 150 BTC
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curl --silent -G \
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https://api.cryptowat.ch/markets/binance/btcusdt/orderbook/calculator \
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-d 'amount=150' | jq ".result.buy.avgDeltaBps"
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