Quote Request

REQUEST
wss://wss.prime.kraken.com/ws/v1
quote-requestAuthentication Required

Command used to request a quote thereby opening a new RFQ. Results of this command will be visible in the Quote stream.

Request

Request Schema

reqid number required

Request ID.

type string required

Value: QuoteRequest

Command type.

data array [ required

Quote request data array.

Symbol string required

Symbol of the security to submit an order on.

Currency string required

The currency that the quantity is specified in.

QuoteReqID string required

Unique ID for this request, usually a UUID.

Side string

Possible values: [Buy, Sell]

Optional side for a one sided request. Leave blank for a two way quote.

OrderQty string required

Requested quantity in units of Currency.

TransactTime string

An ISO-8601 UTC string of the form 2019-02-13T05:17:32.000000Z.

Timestamp string

Timestamp of the message.

Parameters object

Optional parameters for the quote request.

]

Example

{
  "reqid": 15,
  "type": "QuoteRequest",
  "data": [
    {
      "QuoteReqID": "8e9540d0-15db-11ec-b5e7-7f4881f01b7d",
      "OrderQty": "0.75",
      "Currency": "BTC",
      "Symbol": "BTC-USD",
      "TransactTime": "2021-09-15T04:15:27.581000Z",
      "Parameters": {}
    }
  ]
}

Notes

To generate a QuoteReqID, we recommend using a UUID4 or another globally unique identifier. QuoteReqID must be unique and with length less than or equal to 36 characters.