Whisky Hunter Auctions API
The Auctions API from Whisky Hunter — 1 operation(s) for auctions.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
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