Trades - Kraken Developers

{
    "method": "subscribe",
    "params": {
        "channel": "trade",
        "symbol": [
            "MATIC/USD"
        ],
        "snapshot": true
    }
}

{
    "channel": "trade",
    "type": "snapshot",
    "data": [
        {
            "symbol": "MATIC/USD",
            "side": "buy",
            "price": 0.5147,
            "qty": 6423.46326,
            "ord_type": "limit",
            "trade_id": 4665846,
            "timestamp": "2023-09-25T07:48:36.925533Z"
        },
        {
            "symbol": "MATIC/USD",
            "side": "buy",
            "price": 0.5147,
            "qty": 1136.19677815,
            "ord_type": "limit",
            "trade_id": 4665847,
            "timestamp": "2023-09-25T07:49:36.925603Z"
        }
    ]
}

{
    "method": "unsubscribe",
    "params": {
        "channel": "trade",
        "symbol": [
            "MATIC/USD"
        ],
        "snapshot": true
    }
}

{
    "method": "subscribe",
    "params": {
        "channel": "trade",
        "symbol": [
            "MATIC/USD"
        ],
        "snapshot": true
    }
}

{
    "channel": "trade",
    "type": "snapshot",
    "data": [
        {
            "symbol": "MATIC/USD",
            "side": "buy",
            "price": 0.5147,
            "qty": 6423.46326,
            "ord_type": "limit",
            "trade_id": 4665846,
            "timestamp": "2023-09-25T07:48:36.925533Z"
        },
        {
            "symbol": "MATIC/USD",
            "side": "buy",
            "price": 0.5147,
            "qty": 1136.19677815,
            "ord_type": "limit",
            "trade_id": 4665847,
            "timestamp": "2023-09-25T07:49:36.925603Z"
        }
    ]
}

{
    "method": "unsubscribe",
    "params": {
        "channel": "trade",
        "symbol": [
            "MATIC/USD"
        ],
        "snapshot": true
    }
}

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.

Request
Response

method

string

required

Value: subscribe

params

object

required

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channel

string

required

Value: trade

symbol

string[]

required

Example: ["BTC/USD", "MATIC/GBP"]A list of currency pairs.

snapshot

boolean

One of: true, false
Default: falseRequest a snapshot after subscribing.

req_id

integer

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

method

string

required

Value: subscribe

result

object

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channel

string

required

Value: trade

symbol

string

required

Example: "BTC/USD"The currency pair associated with this subscription.

snapshot

boolean

Indicates if a snapshot is requested.

warnings

string[]

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

success

boolean

Indicates if the request was successfully processed by the engine. One of: true, false

error

string

Error message. Condition: if success is false.

time_in

string

The timestamp when the subscription was received on the wire, just prior to parsing data. Format: RFC3339. Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456Z

time_out

string

The timestamp when the acknowledgement was sent on the wire, just prior to transmitting data. Format: RFC3339. Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456Z

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.

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symbol

string

Example: "BTC/USD"The symbol of the currency pair.

side

string

The side of the taker order.

qty

float

Size of the trade.

price

float

Average price of the trade.

ord_type

string

One of: limit, marketThe order type of the taker order.

trade_id

integer

Trade identifier is a sequence number, unique per book.

timestamp

string

Format: RFC3339
Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456ZThe book order update timestamp.

Unsubscribe

Request
Response

method

string

required

Value: unsubscribe

params

object

required

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channel

string

required

Value: trade

symbol

string[]

required

Example: ["BTC/USD", "MATIC/GBP"]A list of currency pairs.

req_id

integer

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

method

string

required

Value: unsubscribe

result

object

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channel

string

required

Value: trade

symbol

string

required

Example: "BTC/USD"The currency pair associated with this subscription.

success

boolean

Indicates if the request was successfully processed by the engine. One of: true, false

error

string

Error message. Condition: if success is false.

time_in

string

The timestamp when the subscription was received on the wire, just prior to parsing data. Format: RFC3339. Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456Z

time_out

string

The timestamp when the acknowledgement was sent on the wire, just prior to transmitting data. Format: RFC3339. Example: 2022-12-25T09:30:59.123456Z

req_id

integer

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

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