Overview
Huobi (now HTX) is a major global cryptocurrency exchange API headquartered in Seychelles, offering access to hundreds of spot and futures trading pairs. It provides real-time market depth, candlestick data, and trade history for currencies including BTC, ETH, and many altcoins. An API key is required for trading operations, but some public market endpoints can be accessed without authentication.
Beginner Tip
Start with the public market-data endpoints — such as GET /market/detail/merged — which do not require an API key, to familiarize yourself with the response structure before setting up authentication.
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
status Indicates request success; "ok" means data is valid. tick.close The closing price of the current 24-hour period. tick.open The opening price at the start of the 24-hour window. tick.high Highest trade price recorded in the last 24 hours. tick.vol Total trading volume in the base currency over 24 hours. ts Server-side timestamp in milliseconds when the data was captured. Implementation Example
const url = "https://huobiapi.github.io/docs/spot/v1/en/";
// 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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