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System Status

CHANNEL
wss://ws.kraken.com
systemStatus

Status sent on connection or system status changes.

Response​

MESSAGE BODY

event string
Value: systemStatus
status string
Possible values: [online, cancel_only, maintenance, post_only]
The status of the trading engine.
  • online: Markets are operating normally - all order types may be submitted and order matching can occur.
  • maintenance: Markets are offline for scheduled maintenance - new orders cannot be placed and existing orders cannot be cancelled.
  • cancel_only: Orders can be cancelled but new orders cannot be placed. No order matching will occur.
  • post_only: Only limit orders using the post_only option can be submitted. Orders can be cancelled. No order matching will occur.
version string
The version of the websockets service.
connectionID integer
A unique connection identifier (for debugging).