API Basics

• What is an API? What does an API do?
• Where can I find documentation for the API?

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 REST API rate limits?
• Can I apply for an unlimited API Key?
• What is a nonce?

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Trading via the API

• 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
• Trade history

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WebSocket API

• WebSocket API - Placing and Cancelling Orders
• Kraken WebSockets API Private Feeds
• How to subscribe to the Kraken WebSocket private feeds
• WebSocket API Private Feeds - openOrders
• WebSocket API Private Feeds - ownTrades
• Kraken WebSocket API - Frequently Asked Questions

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Advanced API

• What is the authentication algorithm for private endpoints?
• API Error Codes
• Does Kraken offer a Test API or Sandbox Mode?
• Use of the "userref" parameter
• Do I need to use a client library wrapper?
• How can I avoid excessive timeouts?

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Example API Code

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