Google Script - REST API public endpoints

Last updated: April 1, 2025

Our REST API public endpoints are accessible via a simple HTTP request (just as a web page is requested via a web browser), so an API client to import market data into a Google Sheet can be implemented with just a few lines of Google Script code.

Installation

1
Create a new Google Sheet or open an existing sheet.
2
Open the script editor via the Extensions -> Apps Script menu.
3
Delete the default code that is shown (Select All then Delete/Backspace, for example).
4
Copy/Paste the Google Script API code (shown below) into the script editor.
5
Optional - Add any additional custom functions that you require (to call different endpoints or return different JSON fields, for example).
6
Save the Google Script Code via the (Save project) icon.

Usage

The KAPI_Public() function is responsible for creating the appropriate URL and making the HTTP request to the API. The KAPI_Public() function can be called directly by entering the following (or similar depending upon the endpoint and the parameters) within a Google Sheet cell:

Bash

=KAPI_Ticker("XBTUSD,ETHEUR,LTCUSD,XDGXBT,XDGUSD")

=KAPI_Depth("XDGUSD", "5")

The KAPI_Public() function returns the original JSON response from the API, such as the following for the above Depth endpoint example:

Bash

{"error":[],"result":{"XETHZUSD":{"asks":[["231.74000","4.386",1583402326],["231.75000","27.337",1583402277],["231.76000","5.887",1583402311],["231.79000","36.280",1583402334],["231.80000","50.000",1583402299]],"bids":[["231.70000","18.534",1583402335],["231.67000","22.109",1583402335],["231.61000","7.930",1583402335],["231.60000","33.841",1583402335],["231.54000","115.017",1583402334]]}}}

In order to place the individual fields/values into separate cells within the Google Sheet, additional custom functions can be called to parse the JSON response, such as the example KAPI_Ticker() and KAPI_Depth() functions:

Bash

=KAPI_Ticker("XBTUSD,ETHEUR,LTCUSD,XDGXBT,XDGUSD")

=KAPI_Depth("XDGUSD", "5")

which would display the results similar to the following, where the data would be accessible to any of the standard Google Sheets functions (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, etc.):

Google Script Code for Public Endpoints:

General Function to be included for calls to all Public Endpoints:

Bash

function KAPI_Public(endpoint, parameters) {
  http_response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(
    'https://api.kraken.com/0/public/' + endpoint + '?' + parameters
  )
  api_data = http_response.getContentText()
  return api_data
}

Examples of Functions that are specific to a particular Endpoint:

Depth:

Bash

function KAPI_Depth(currency_pair, depth) {
  api_data = JSON.parse(
    KAPI_Public("Depth", "pair=" + currency_pair + "&count=" + depth)
  )
  api_results = new Array()
  for (count = 0; count < parseInt(depth); count++) {
    api_results.push([
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['bids'][count][0], 
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['bids'][count][1], 
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['asks'][count][0], 
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['asks'][count][1]
    ])
  }
  return api_results
}

Ticker:

Bash

function KAPI_Ticker(currency_pairs) {
  api_data = JSON.parse(
    KAPI_Public("Ticker", "pair=" + currency_pairs)
  )
  api_results = new Array()
  for (name in api_data['result']) {
    api_results.push([
      name, 
      api_data['result'][name]['a'][0], 
      api_data['result'][name]['a'][2], 
      api_data['result'][name]['b'][0], 
      api_data['result'][name]['b'][2], 
      api_data['result'][name]['c'][0], 
      api_data['result'][name]['c'][1]
    ])
  }
  return api_results
}

To use the scripts above, simply append the generic script to the endpoint specific script:

Bash

function KAPI_Public(endpoint, parameters) {
  http_response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(
    'https://api.kraken.com/0/public/' + endpoint + '?' + parameters
  )
  api_data = http_response.getContentText()
  return api_data
}

function KAPI_Depth(currency_pair, depth) {
  api_data = JSON.parse(
    KAPI_Public("Depth", "pair=" + currency_pair + "&count=" + depth)
  )
  api_results = new Array()
  for (count = 0; count < parseInt(depth); count++) {
    api_results.push([
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['bids'][count][0], 
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['bids'][count][1], 
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['asks'][count][0], 
      api_data['result'][currency_pair]['asks'][count][1]
    ])
  }
  return api_results
}

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