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Bitso Public API

Public market data endpoints. No authentication required.

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

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 1 schema. 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.

4 operations 4 paths 1 schemas 4 GET

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 Public 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 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Public 4

Public market data endpoints. No authentication required.

GET
/api/v3/available_books
List available trading books
listAvailableBooks → 200
GET
/api/v3/ticker
Get ticker
getTicker 1 param → 200
GET
/api/v3/order_book
Get order book
getOrderBook 2 params → 200
GET
/api/v3/trades
List recent trades
listTrades 4 params → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is SuccessEnvelope (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SuccessEnvelope
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bitso-public-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Bitso publishes across the network.

Bitso WebSocket API
Bitso Payouts and Pay-Ins API
Juno API
Bitso Private API