Kraken
Public crypto ticker, order book and OHLC data
Kraken's public REST endpoints expose ticker, depth, spread and OHLC data keyless (auth is trading-only). Responses wrap payloads in an {error, result} envelope. A solid, well-documented source for crypto price feeds.
GET https://api.kraken.com/0/public/Ticker?pair=XBTUSD
{
"error": [],
"result": {
"XXBTZUSD": {
"a": [
"62784.60000",
"6"
],
"b": [
"62784.50000",
"1"
],
"c": [
"62800.00000",
"0.00031965"
],
"v": [
"424.99883968",
"1150.49594080"
],
"p": [
"62722.62802",
"62972.24126"
],
"t": [
18278,
32925
],
"l": [
"62393.30000",
"62393.30000"
],
"h": [
"63085.40000",
"63443.40000"
]
}
}
}curl "https://api.kraken.com/0/public/Ticker?pair=XBTUSD"const res = await fetch("https://api.kraken.com/0/public/Ticker?pair=XBTUSD");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://api.kraken.com/0/public/Ticker?pair=XBTUSD")
print(res.json())/Ticker?pair=XBTUSDPROBEDPublic crypto ticker, order book and OHLC data
/Ticker?limit=5Market ticker data.
/Ticker?page=1Market ticker data.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Kraken: common questions
Is Kraken free to use?
Yes — Kraken is a free crypto & web3 API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Kraken need an API key?
No — Kraken needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call Kraken from the browser?
Yes — Kraken returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Kraken up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Kraken is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 155 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.