CryptoNews API Whale Transactions API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: CryptoNews Account Whale Transactions API
  description: REST API aggregating cryptocurrency news, Bitcoin sentiment analysis, and crypto market news from 50+ sources with filtering by currency and time range. Provides AI-powered sentiment analysis, delayed pricing for 600+ coins, whale transaction tracking, and historical data from December 2020.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    url: https://cryptonews-api.com/
  termsOfService: https://cryptonews-api.com/termsandconditions
servers:
- url: https://cryptonews-api.com/api/v1
  description: Production server
security:
- tokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Whale Transactions
  description: Large on-chain whale transaction tracking
paths:
  /whale-transactions:
    get:
      summary: Get Whale Transactions
      operationId: getWhaleTransactions
      description: Retrieve large on-chain cryptocurrency transactions (whale transactions) filtered by ticker and date range or minimum amount.
      tags:
      - Whale Transactions
      parameters:
      - name: tickers
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of cryptocurrency tickers to filter by.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: BTC,ETH
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: Date range for whale transactions.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - last24hours
          - last7days
          - last30days
          example: last24hours
      - name: min_amount
        in: query
        description: Minimum transaction amount in USD to filter results.
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 5000000
      - name: token
        in: query
        required: true
        description: API authentication token.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with whale transactions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WhaleTransactionsResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing token
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
  /whale-summary:
    get:
      summary: Get Whale Transaction Summary
      operationId: getWhaleSummary
      description: Retrieve a summary of whale cryptocurrency transactions for a specified ticker and time period.
      tags:
      - Whale Transactions
      parameters:
      - name: tickers
        in: query
        description: Cryptocurrency ticker symbol to summarize whale activity for.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: BTC
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: Date range for the whale transaction summary.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - last24hours
          - last7days
          - last30days
          example: last7days
      - name: token
        in: query
        required: true
        description: API authentication token.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with whale transaction summary
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WhaleSummaryResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing token
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
components:
  schemas:
    WhaleSummaryResponse:
      type: object
      description: Summary of whale transaction activity
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            total_transactions:
              type: integer
              description: Total number of whale transactions in the period
            total_volume_usd:
              type: number
              description: Total USD volume of whale transactions
            largest_transaction_usd:
              type: number
              description: Largest single transaction amount in USD
            exchange_inflow_usd:
              type: number
              description: Total USD value moving to exchanges
            exchange_outflow_usd:
              type: number
              description: Total USD value moving from exchanges
    WhaleTransactionsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response containing whale transactions
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WhaleTransaction'
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of transactions returned
    WhaleTransaction:
      type: object
      description: A large on-chain cryptocurrency transaction
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the transaction
        blockchain:
          type: string
          description: Blockchain network the transaction occurred on
        symbol:
          type: string
          description: Cryptocurrency ticker symbol
        transaction_type:
          type: string
          description: Type of transaction (transfer, exchange deposit, etc.)
        from:
          type: string
          description: Sender address or label
        to:
          type: string
          description: Recipient address or label
        amount:
          type: number
          description: Transaction amount in crypto units
        amount_usd:
          type: number
          description: Transaction amount in USD
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of the transaction
  securitySchemes:
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: token
      description: API key passed as a query parameter named 'token'