API Basics

• What is an API? What does an API do?
• Where can I find documentation for the API?
• Using the Kraken API with a third party service
• API Security - What account information does the API expose?

REST API

• Public endpoint examples (you can try them directly in a web browser)
• How to generate an API key pair?
• How many API keys can I generate?
• What are the API rate limits?
• Can I apply for an unlimited API Key?
• What is a nonce?

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Trading via the API

• Trading Rate Limits
• Do you allow trading bots?
• "Trading agreement required" error for German residents
• Ticker pairs
• How to add standard orders with different parameters
• How to open and cancel orders

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WebSocket API

• Python WebSocket - Recommended Python library and usage examples
• WebSocket API Public Feeds - Python Code Examples
• WebSocket API - Unexpected disconnections from market data feeds
• How to maintain a valid order book
• Example order book transcript
• Example order book code (Python)

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Advanced API

• CSV Data - Order Minimums, Deposit/Withdrawal Minimums, etc.
• What is the authentication algorithm for private endpoints?
• API Error Codes
• Does Kraken offer an API test environment?
• Use of the "userref" parameter
• Do I need to use a client library wrapper?

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Example API Code

• Kraken REST API command line client
• WebSocket API Command Line Client
• Google Script - REST API Public Endpoints
• Python code to retrieve historical time and sales (trading history).
• How to retrieve a WebSocket authentication token - Example code in Python 3
• How to create the krakenapi.py file