Kraken

Public crypto ticker, order book and OHLC data

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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.

HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
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"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
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())
Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /Ticker?pair=XBTUSD awaits first probe
GET/Ticker?pair=XBTUSDPROBED

Public crypto ticker, order book and OHLC data

GET/Ticker?limit=5

Market ticker data.

GET/Ticker?page=1

Market ticker data.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).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?

Kraken is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.