Ping

REQUEST
wss://ws.kraken.com/v2
ping

Clients can ping the server to verify connection is alive and the server will respond with a pong.

This is an application level ping, distinct from the protocol-level ping in the WebSockets standard.

Request

Request Schema

MESSAGE BODY

method string required

Value: ping

req_id integer

Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.

Example

{
    "method": "ping",
    "req_id": 101
}

Response

Response Schema

MESSAGE BODY

method string

Value: pong

result object conditional

Condition: On successful requests only

warnings array of strings

An advisory message, highlighting deprecated fields or upcoming changes to the request.

error string conditional

Condition: On unsuccessful requests only

The error message for a rejected request.

success boolean

Possible values: [true, false]

Indicates if the request was successfully processed by the engine.

req_id integer

Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.

time_in string

Format: RFC3339

Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456Z

The timestamp when the request was received on the wire, just prior to parsing data.

time_out string

Format: RFC3339

Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456Z

The timestamp when the response was sent on the wire, just prior to transmitting data.

Response Schema

{
    "method": "pong",
    "req_id": 101,
    "time_in": "2023-09-24T14:10:23.799685Z",
    "time_out": "2023-09-24T14:10:23.799703Z"
}