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Bitso Private API

Authenticated account and trading endpoints.

Bitso Private API is one of 5 APIs that Bitso publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Private. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 8 operations across 7 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://bitso.com, https://stage.bitso.com.

8 operations 7 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE6 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.bitso.com/v3
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Bitso Private API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (bitsoAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bitsoAuth — Bitso HMAC scheme. Send Authorization: Bitso : : where signature is HMAC-SHA256(secret, nonce + method + path + body).

Paths & Operations 8

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 6 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Private 8

Authenticated account and trading endpoints.

GET
/api/v3/balance
Get account balance
getAccountBalance → 200
GET
/api/v3/account_status
Get account status
getAccountStatus → 200
GET
/api/v3/fees
Get customer fees
getFees → 200
GET
/api/v3/open_orders
List open orders
listOpenOrders 1 param → 200
POST
/api/v3/orders
Place a new order
placeOrder body → 200
GET
/api/v3/orders/{oid}
Look up an order
lookupOrder 1 param → 200
DELETE
/api/v3/orders/{oid}
Cancel an order
cancelOrder 1 param → 200
GET
/api/v3/user_trades
List the authenticated user's trades
listUserTrades 4 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PlaceOrderRequest (8 properties), SuccessEnvelope (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SuccessEnvelope
object
2 properties
PlaceOrderRequest
object
8 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bitso-private-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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