Whisky Hunter Auctions API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Whisky Hunter Auctions API
  description: The Whisky Hunter API provides free, public access to historical whisky auction data collected from 28 online whisky auction sites. It tracks trading volumes, winning bids, lot counts, and per-distillery auction statistics. All trading volumes and winning bids are stated in GBP (£). The API requires no authentication and is available for use by collectors, investors, traders, and whisky enthusiasts. Volume calculations include only lots actually sold (excluding those that did not reach the reserve price).
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Whisky Hunter
    url: https://whiskyhunter.net
  license:
    name: Public Data - No Authentication Required
servers:
- url: https://whiskyhunter.net/api
  description: Whisky Hunter API
tags:
- name: Auctions
paths:
  /auctions_data/:
    get:
      operationId: getAuctionsData
      summary: Get Auctions Data
      description: Returns aggregated auction data across all tracked whisky auction platforms. Includes trading volume, winning bid statistics, and lot counts per auction per date period. All monetary values are in GBP (£).
      tags:
      - Auctions
      parameters:
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Response format.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Aggregated auction data across all tracked platforms.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuctionDataPoint'
components:
  schemas:
    AuctionDataPoint:
      type: object
      description: A data point representing aggregated auction statistics for one auction platform at a specific time.
      properties:
        dt:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date of the auction data point (YYYY-MM-DD).
        auction_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the whisky auction platform.
          example: Scotch Whisky Auctions
        auction_slug:
          type: string
          description: URL-safe identifier for the auction platform.
          example: scotch-whisky-auctions
        auction_trading_volume:
          type: number
          description: Total trading volume (sum of winning bids) for this auction in GBP (£).
          minimum: 0
        auction_lots_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of lots sold in this auction.
          minimum: 0
        all_auctions_lots_count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of lots sold across all tracked auctions for this period.
          minimum: 0
        winning_bid_max:
          type: number
          description: Maximum winning bid in this auction in GBP (£).
          minimum: 0
        winning_bid_min:
          type: number
          description: Minimum winning bid in this auction in GBP (£).
          minimum: 0
        winning_bid_mean:
          type: number
          description: Mean (average) winning bid in this auction in GBP (£).
          minimum: 0