Overview
Bitfinex is a professional cryptocurrency exchange offering one of the most comprehensive trading APIs for both spot and margin markets. The public endpoints expose real-time order books, recent trades, and candle data for hundreds of trading pairs. Authenticated endpoints allow order placement, wallet management, and position tracking for algorithmic traders.
Beginner Tip
Start with the unauthenticated v2 ticker endpoint which needs no API key — replace tBTCUSD with any valid trading pair symbol. The v2 API uses a different URL prefix (api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/) from the older v1 endpoints and returns arrays instead of JSON objects, so read the response format docs carefully.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"id": "bitcoin",
"symbol": "btc",
"current_price": 65432.1,
"market_cap": 1280000000000,
"price_change_24h": 1250.5,
"price_change_percentage_24h": 1.95,
"total_volume": 28500000000
} Field Reference
[0] BID Highest bid price in the order book. [2] ASK Lowest ask price in the order book. [6] LAST_PRICE Price of the most recently executed trade. [7] VOLUME Total amount traded in the last 24 hours. [5] DAILY_CHANGE_RELATIVE Percentage price change over the past 24 hours (e.g., 0.02 means +2%). Implementation Example
// ⚠️ Note: This URL may be a documentation page. Check official docs for actual API endpoint.
const url = "https://docs.bitfinex.com/docs";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
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Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026
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