# Kraken Spot WebSocket API v1 (Legacy)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-spot-websocket-api-v1-legacy/  
**Provider:** Kraken — https://apis.io/providers/kraken/  
**Base URL:** wss://ws.kraken.com  
**Documentation:** https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/websocket-v1

Kraken Spot WebSocket API v1 (Legacy) is one of 24 APIs that [Kraken](https://apis.io/providers/kraken/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Spot, WebSocket, and Legacy. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

Legacy Kraken Spot WebSocket API. Continues to operate alongside v2 but v2 is the recommended path for new integrations. Public channels include ticker, book, trade, ohlc, spread; private channels include ownTrades and openOrders.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/websocket-v1
- **APIReference** — https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/websocket-v1/ping

## Other Kraken APIs (12)

- [Kraken Spot WebSocket API v2](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-spot-websocket-api-v2/)
- [Kraken Futures WebSocket API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-futures-websocket-api/)
- [Kraken FIX API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-fix-api/)
- [Kraken NFT API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-nft-api/)
- [Kraken Earn API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-earn-api/)
- [Kraken Embed REST API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-embed-rest-api/)
- [Kraken OAuth REST API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-oauth-rest-api/)
- [Kraken Ramp REST API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-ramp-rest-api/)
- [Kraken Custody REST API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-custody-rest-api/)
- [Kraken OTC REST API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-otc-rest-api/)
- [Kraken Prime REST + WebSocket + FIX API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-prime-rest-websocket-fix-api/)
- [Kraken Account API](https://apis.io/apis/kraken/kraken-account-api/)

## Tags

Spot, WebSocket, Legacy

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