CryptoNews API Whale Transactions API
Large on-chain whale transaction tracking
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
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:
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
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
securitySchemes:
tokenAuth:
type: apiKey
in: query
name: token
description: API key passed as a query parameter named 'token'