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Ticker (Level 1)

CHANNEL
wss://ws.kraken.com
ticker

Ticker information on currency pair.

Subscription Request​

MESSAGE BODY

event string required
Value: subscribe
pair array of strings required
Example: ["BTC/USD", "MATIC/GBP"]
The currency pairs for this request.
subscription object
name string required
Value: ticker
reqid string
Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.

Subscription Snapshot and Update Response​

array [
[0] channel_id integer deprecated
Deprecated Usage: Use 'channel_name' and 'pair'.
Channel identifier.
[1] ticker object
a array [
Best Ask
[0] price string
Best ask price.
[1] whole_lot_volume integer
Whole lot volume.
[2] decimal string
Lot volume
]
b array [
Best Bid
[0] price string
Best bid price.
[1] whole_lot_volume integer
Whole lot volume.
[2] decimal string
Lot volume
]
c array [
Close
[0] price string
Price.
[1] lot_volume string
Lot volume
]
v array [
Volume
[0] today string
Value today.
[1] last_24h string
Value over last 24 hours
]
p array [
Volume Weighted Average Price
[0] today string
Value today.
[1] last_24h string
Value over last 24 hours
]
t array [
Number of trades
[0] today integer
Value today.
[1] last_24h integer
Value over last 24 hours
]
l array [
Low price
[0] today string
Value today.
[1] last_24h string
Value over last 24 hours
]
h array [
High price
[0] today string
Value today.
[1] last_24h string
Value over last 24 hours
]
o array [
Open Price
[0] today string
Value today.
[1] last_24h string
Value over last 24 hours
]
[2] pair string
Example: "BTC/USD"
The symbol of the currency pair.
[3] channel_name string
Value: ticker
The name of the channel.
]