Bitstamp API - LabMazurokCom/Blockchain GitHub Wiki

Intro

Documentation: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/

Limits: 600 requests per 10 minutes.

Fee used in bot: 0.25% (taker fee for monthly volume less than 20K USD).

Order book

https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/order_book/btcusd/

Response:

{
    'timestamp': '1523543859',
    'bids': [
        ['7679.39', '1.00000000'],
        ['7678.69', '3.29966991'],
        ...
    ],
    'asks': [
        ['7684.90', '0.94800000'],
        ['7685.00', '1.81480172'],
        ...
    ]
}

Ticker

https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/btcusd

Response:

{
    'high': '8069.34',
    'last': '7675.00',
    'timestamp': '1523543610',
    'bid': '7675.00',
    'vwap': '7369.00',
    'volume': '15671.15645338',
    'low': '6758.45',
    'ask': '7675.01',
    'open': '6940.94'
}

Field	Meaning
last	Last BTC price
high	Last 24 hours price high
low	Last 24 hours price low
vwap	Last 24 hours volume weighted average price
volume	Last 24 hours volume
bid	Highest buy order
ask	Lowest sell order
timestamp	Unix timestamp date and time
open	First price of the day

Order types

Limit order

Limit order gives you the power to set a specific price at which you would like to buy or sell the desired amount of cryptocurrency.

Note: If the market is very volatile, your limit order may not be carried out in full. If your desired amount of cryptocurrency cannot be purchased under the set price, only a part of your order will be carried out (for example, if you want to buy 100 BTC, but the market price only drops to your chosen value for such a short time that just 80 BTC is available under the conditions of your limit order).

Optional parameters for limit orders

Limit order can be daily, which means order will be canceled at 0:00 UTC unless it already has been executed.

Limit order can be IOS (Immediate-Or-Cancel), which means order must be executed immediately. Any portion of an IOC order that cannot be filled immediately will be cancelled.

When placing a limit order you are now able to set a consecutive buy/sell order at a price at which you wish to buy/sell after the first order is filled.

Market order

A market order is an order type that enables you to buy or sell at the best available market price. Using this order type, you are able to express the amount of the cryptocurrency you wish to buy or sell.

Instant order

An instant order is an order type, which executes immediately under the current price on the market.

Order limits

Minimal amount - $5.00

Maximal price - must not exceed 20% of current market price

Private API requests

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