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

• What are the different trading modes?
• 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

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WebSocket API

• WebSocket API Test Suite (JavaScript)
• 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

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Advanced API

• What is the authentication algorithm for private endpoints?
• API error messages
• Does Kraken offer an API test environment?
• 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

• Kraken REST API command line client
• Kraken WebSocket API command line client
• REST API - Postman Collections
• Google Script - REST API public endpoints
• Google Script - REST API Private Endpoints
• Python code to retrieve historical time and sales (trading history).

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CSV Data

• Downloadable historical OHLCVT (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume, Trades) data
• Downloadable historical market data (time and sales)
• Order Minimums, Deposit/Withdrawal Minimums, etc.