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Qfex market-data API

The market-data API from Qfex — 9 operation(s) for market-data.

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

Tagged areas include market-data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and authentication docs.

This API exposes 9 operations across 9 paths, and defines 19 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 0.1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.qfex.com.

9 operations 9 paths 19 schemas 9 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
0.1.0
Base URL
https://api.qfex.com
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 4

Qfex market-data API declares 4 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-qfex-hmac-signature (HMACSignature). An API key is passed in the header as x-qfex-nonce (Nonce). An API key is passed in the header as x-qfex-public-key (PublicKey). An API key is passed in the header as x-qfex-timestamp (Timestamp).

  • HMACSignature — HMAC-SHA256 signature (hex-encoded).
  • Nonce — Unique request nonce (hex encoded, max 100 characters).
  • PublicKey — QFEX API Authentication requires these headers: - x-qfex-public-key: Your public API key - x-qfex-hmac-signature: HMAC signature of the request (hex encoded) -…
  • Timestamp — Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch).

Paths & Operations 9

Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 9 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

market-data 9
GET
/candles/{symbol}
Candles
read-candles 4 params → 200default
GET
/funding/{symbol}
Funding Historic
read-funding-historic 4 params → 200default
GET
/open-interest/{symbol}
Open Interest Historic
read-open-interest-historic 4 params → 200default
GET
/refdata
Refdata
read-refdata 1 param → 200default
GET
/settlement-calendar
Settlement Calendar
read-settlement-calendar 2 params → 200default
GET
/settlement-prices
Settlement Prices
read-settlement-prices 4 params → 200default
GET
/symbol-long-short/{symbol}
Symbol Long Short Historic
read-symbol-long-short-historic 4 params → 200default
GET
/taker-volume/{symbol}
Taker Volume Historic
read-taker-volume-historic 4 params → 200default
GET
/underlier/{symbol}
Underlier Historic
read-underlier-historic 4 params → 200default

Schemas 19

The contract defines 19 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RefdataSymbol (19 properties), Candle (13 properties), TakerVolumePoint (8 properties), ErrorModel (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

UnderlierPoint
object
7 properties 7 required
SettlementPricesResponseBody
object
3 properties 2 required
TakerVolumePoint
object
8 properties 8 required
ErrorDetail
object
3 properties
SettlementCalendarEntry
object
5 properties 4 required
TakerVolumeHistoricResponseBody
object
3 properties 2 required
SymbolLongShortHistoricResponseBody
object
3 properties 2 required
FundingHistoricResponseBody
object
3 properties 2 required
SettlementPrice
object
7 properties 7 required
Candle
object
13 properties 13 required
RefdataSymbol
object
19 properties 19 required
UnderlierHistoricResponseBody
object
3 properties 2 required
RefdataResponse
object
3 properties 2 required
SymbolLongShortPoint
object
5 properties 5 required
OpenInterestPoint
object
4 properties 4 required
FundingPoint
object
4 properties 4 required
ErrorModel
object
7 properties
CandlesResponseBody
object
2 properties 1 required
OpenInterestHistoricResponseBody
object
3 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

qfex-market-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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