CEX.IO Public API

The Public API from CEX.IO — 11 operation(s) for public.

Operations 11

GET /currency_limits Currency limits #
GET /ticker/{symbol1}/{symbol2} Ticker #
GET /tickers/{symbol1}/{symbol2} Tickers for all pairs by markets #
GET /last_price/{symbol1}/{symbol2} Last price #
GET /last_prices/{symbol1}/{symbol2}/{symbol3} Last prices for given markets #
POST /convert/{symbol1}/{symbol2} Converter #
POST /price_stats/{symbol1}/{symbol2} Chart #
GET /ohlcv/hd/{date}/{symbol1}/{symbol2} Historical OHLCV chart #
GET /order_book/{symbol1}/{symbol2}/ Order book #
GET /trade_history/{symbol1}/{symbol2}/ Trade history #
GET /currency_profile Currency profile #

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OpenAPI Specification

cex-io-public-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CEX.IO Exchange REST API (legacy) Public API
  version: '2026-10-13'
  description: 'The original CEX.IO Exchange REST API. Per docs: public methods limited to 600 requests per 10 minutes, private methods 2000 requests per 10 minutes.'
  contact:
    url: https://support.cex.io/en/
  termsOfService: https://cex.io/terms
servers:
- url: https://cex.io/api
tags:
- name: Public
paths:
  /currency_limits:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_currency_limits
      summary: Currency limits
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
  /ticker/{symbol1}/{symbol2}:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_ticker_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Ticker
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /tickers/{symbol1}/{symbol2}:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_tickers_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Tickers for all pairs by markets
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /last_price/{symbol1}/{symbol2}:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_last_price_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Last price
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /last_prices/{symbol1}/{symbol2}/{symbol3}:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_last_prices_symbol1_symbol2_symbol3
      summary: Last prices for given markets
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol3
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /convert/{symbol1}/{symbol2}:
    post:
      operationId: legacy_post_convert_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Converter
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /price_stats/{symbol1}/{symbol2}:
    post:
      operationId: legacy_post_price_stats_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Chart
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /ohlcv/hd/{date}/{symbol1}/{symbol2}:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_ohlcv_hd_date_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Historical OHLCV chart
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: date
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /order_book/{symbol1}/{symbol2}/:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_order_book_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Order book
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /trade_history/{symbol1}/{symbol2}/:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_trade_history_symbol1_symbol2
      summary: Trade history
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
      parameters:
      - name: symbol1
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: symbol2
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /currency_profile:
    get:
      operationId: legacy_get_currency_profile
      summary: Currency profile
      tags:
      - Public
      x-source: https://docs.cex.io/
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '429':
          description: API rate limit exceeded
externalDocs:
  url: https://docs.cex.io/
x-generated:
  method: generated
  from: documentation
  engine: hand-transcribed by enrichment agent (claude-opus-5-5)
  date: '2026-10-13'
  note: No machine-readable contract is published by CEX.IO. Every path below appears verbatim on the cited docs page; request/response schemas are NOT modelled and must be read from the docs.