Overview
Poloniex is a US-based digital asset exchange offering API access to real-time market data, order management, and account features. It supports both public endpoints for market data and authenticated endpoints for trading operations. Beginners can explore market data without authentication, but trading requires an API key.
Beginner Tip
You can access public market data like ticker prices and order books on Poloniex without an API key. Only create an API key when you are ready to implement actual trading functionality.
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
symbol Trading pair name (e.g., BTC_USDT) price Current market price of the trading pair dailyChange Price change percentage in the last 24 hours high Highest price in the last 24 hours low Lowest price in the last 24 hours quantity Total trading volume in base currency over 24 hours Implementation Example
const url = "https://docs.poloniex.com/";
// 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.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026
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