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WSSws.kraken.com/v2trade
The trade channel generates a trade event when orders are matched in the book. Multiple trades may be batched in a single message but that does not mean that these trades resulted from a single taker order. The feed accepts a list of symbols for subscription.

Subscribe

method
string
required
Value: subscribe
params
object
required
req_id
integer
Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.

Snapshot / Update

The snapshot and update responses share the same schema. An update message is streamed on a trade event. The snapshot reflects the most recent 50 trades.
channel
string
Value: trade
type
string
One of: snapshot, update
data
object[]
A list of trade events.

Unsubscribe

method
string
required
Value: unsubscribe
params
object
required
req_id
integer
Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.