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Kraken Public Spot API

Crypto No key

AuthenticationNo key
Rate limitCounter-based rate limits on public endpoints; keep to about 1 call per second and slow down on errors

Documentation: docs.kraken.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026

About

Kraken's public API serves ticker prices, order-book snapshots, recent trades, and OHLC candlestick data for its spot markets with no key required. You can use it to compare Kraken prices against another exchange, to pull hourly candles for a charting side project, or to monitor the bid-ask spread of a coin you hold. Public endpoints are rate-limited by a request counter, so gentle pacing keeps your calls flowing.

Details

No key needed. You can call it right away.

Auth: No key

Rate limit: Counter-based rate limits on public endpoints; keep to about 1 call per second and slow down on errors

Verified: 2026-09-13

Best for: personal developer

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Setup

  1. No account needed. Open the API docs at https://docs.kraken.com/api/.
  2. Try the example ticker URL in your browser to see the response format.
  3. Look up the asset-pair names in the docs (for example, XBTUSD for Bitcoin).
  4. Try the OHLC endpoint to get candlestick history for charts.
  5. Space your requests out so the rate counter never maxes out.
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