Kraken

aid: kraken
name: Kraken
description: >-
  Kraken is one of the world's largest and longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, founded in 2011 and headquartered
  in San Francisco. Kraken offers Spot and Futures trading, staking and yield through Kraken Earn, NFT marketplace
  access, OTC services, custody, prime brokerage, and a B2B Embed surface for partners. Kraken exposes a comprehensive
  set of APIs spanning REST, WebSocket, and FIX across the Spot exchange, Futures exchange (Kraken Futures, formerly
  Crypto Facilities), institutional services (Custody, OTC, Prime), and partner integration surfaces (Embed, Ramp,
  OAuth).
url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-30'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Cryptocurrency
x-type: company
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
image: https://assets.kraken.com/marketing/web/kraken-logo.svg
tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Exchange
  - Trading
  - Market Data
  - Spot Trading
  - Futures
  - Derivatives
  - Staking
  - Earn
  - NFT
  - WebSocket
  - FIX
  - Custody
  - OTC
  - Prime Brokerage
  - Embed
  - OAuth
  - Public APIs
apis:
  - name: Kraken Spot REST API
    description: >-
      Public and private REST endpoints for the Kraken Spot exchange. Covers public market data (server time, system
      status, asset info, ticker, OHLC, order book depth, recent trades, recent spreads), private account data
      (balances, trade balance, open orders, closed orders, query orders, trades history, query trades, open positions,
      ledgers, query ledgers, trade volume, API key info), trading (add order, edit order, amend order, cancel order,
      cancel all, cancel all orders after, add order batch, cancel order batch), funding (deposit methods, deposit
      addresses, deposit status, withdraw info, withdraw, withdraw status, withdrawal cancel, wallet transfer),
      subaccounts (create, transfer), Earn (allocate, deallocate, allocations, allocation status, strategies), and the
      WebSocket token endpoint used to authorize private WebSocket subscriptions.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/rest-api/get-server-time
    baseURL: https://api.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Spot
      - REST
      - Trading
      - Market Data
      - Funding
      - Earn
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/rest-api/get-server-time
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/spot-rest/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/guides/spot-rest-auth
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://support.kraken.com/articles/206548367-what-are-the-api-rate-limits
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/kraken-spot-rest-openapi.yml
  - name: Kraken Spot WebSocket API v2
    description: >-
      Real-time market data and private user data over WebSocket v2 using subscribe/unsubscribe semantics. Public
      channels include ticker (L1), book (L2), trade, ohlc, instrument, and admin frames (status, heartbeat, ping/pong).
      Authenticated channels include executions and balances. Trading methods include add_order, amend_order,
      edit_order, cancel_order, cancel_all, cancel_on_disconnect, batch_add, and batch_cancel. The authenticated
      endpoint requires a token obtained from the Spot REST GetWebSocketsToken operation.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/websocket-v2/ping
    baseURL: wss://ws.kraken.com/v2
    tags:
      - Spot
      - WebSocket
      - Market Data
      - Trading
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/websocket-v2/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/websocket-v2/ping
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/guides/spot-ws-auth
      - type: AsyncAPI
        url: asyncapi/kraken-asyncapi.yml
  - name: Kraken Spot WebSocket API v1 (Legacy)
    description: >-
      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.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/websocket-v1
    baseURL: wss://ws.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Spot
      - WebSocket
      - Legacy
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/websocket-v1
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/websocket-v1/ping
  - name: Kraken Futures REST API
    description: >-
      REST API for the Kraken Futures derivatives exchange (formerly Crypto Facilities). Provides trading (send order,
      edit order, cancel order, cancel all, batch order), market data (instruments, tickers, orderbook, history, recent
      orders), account data (accounts, open positions, open orders, fills, notifications, account log, transfers,
      withdrawal), history (account history, execution events, order events, trigger events, market history), charts
      (candles, analytics), and API key management endpoints.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/trading/get-accounts
    baseURL: https://futures.kraken.com/derivatives/api/v3
    tags:
      - Futures
      - Derivatives
      - REST
      - Trading
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/trading/get-accounts
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/futures-api/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/guides/futures-api-auth
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/kraken-futures-rest-openapi.yml
  - name: Kraken Futures WebSocket API
    description: >-
      Real-time market data and private user feeds for Kraken Futures over WebSocket. Public feeds include trade, book,
      ticker, ticker_lite, heartbeat; private feeds include fills, open_positions, open_orders, account_log,
      notifications_auth, deposits_withdrawals.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/futures-websocket
    baseURL: wss://futures.kraken.com/ws/v1
    tags:
      - Futures
      - Derivatives
      - WebSocket
      - Market Data
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/futures-websocket
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-websocket/feeds/heartbeat
  - name: Kraken FIX API
    description: >-
      FIX 4.4 / 5.0 SP2 protocol access for Kraken Spot and Futures, used by institutional and high-frequency clients.
      Provides order management (NewOrderSingle, OrderCancelRequest, OrderCancelReplaceRequest, etc.) and market data
      request flows (MarketDataRequest, MarketDataSnapshot/Refresh).
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/fix-api/
    baseURL: colo-london.vip-fix.kraken.com
    tags:
      - FIX
      - Institutional
      - Spot
      - Futures
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/fix-api/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/guides/fix-api-auth
  - name: Kraken NFT API
    description: >-
      REST API for Kraken's NFT marketplace surfaces: collections, asset lookups, listings, offers, watchlist, and user
      portfolio views. The NFT API is consumed alongside the Spot REST API using the same API key authentication scheme.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/nft-rest/
    baseURL: https://api.kraken.com
    tags:
      - NFT
      - Marketplace
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/nft-rest/
  - name: Kraken Earn API
    description: >-
      REST endpoints for Kraken Earn (staking, yield, rewards). Lists strategies, allocates funds to a strategy,
      deallocates funds, and surfaces allocation status and reward history.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/rest-api/allocate-strategy
    baseURL: https://api.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Earn
      - Staking
      - Yield
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/rest-api/allocate-strategy
  - name: Kraken Embed REST API
    description: >-
      B2B integration API enabling partners to embed Kraken trading, custody, and Earn capabilities into their own
      products. Provides user management, assets, deposits, withdrawals, quote-based and custom orders, portfolio, Earn
      features, and webhooks for real-time event delivery.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/embed/
    baseURL: https://embed.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Embed
      - B2B
      - Partner
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/embed/
  - name: Kraken OAuth REST API
    description: >-
      OAuth 2.0 authorization surface allowing third-party applications to request scoped delegated access to a Kraken
      account holder's data and trading capabilities.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/oauth/
    baseURL: https://www.kraken.com/oauth
    tags:
      - OAuth
      - Authorization
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/oauth/
  - name: Kraken Ramp REST API
    description: >-
      Fiat on/off-ramp API surface that lets partner applications offer crypto purchase and conversion experiences
      powered by Kraken liquidity.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/ramp/
    baseURL: https://ramp.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Ramp
      - On-Ramp
      - Off-Ramp
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/ramp/
  - name: Kraken Custody REST API
    description: >-
      Institutional custody API providing programmatic access to vaulting, sub-vaulting, wallet generation, transfers,
      and policy/governance configuration for assets held in Kraken Custody.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/custody/
    baseURL: https://custody.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Custody
      - Institutional
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/custody/
  - name: Kraken OTC REST API
    description: >-
      Over-the-counter execution API for institutional clients to request quotes (RFQ), execute block trades, and
      retrieve OTC trade history.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/otc/
    baseURL: https://otc.kraken.com
    tags:
      - OTC
      - Institutional
      - RFQ
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/otc/
  - name: Kraken Prime REST + WebSocket + FIX API
    description: >-
      Prime brokerage API surface (REST, WebSocket, FIX) for institutional clients consolidating execution, custody,
      financing, and reporting under a single relationship.
    humanURL: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/prime/
    baseURL: https://prime.kraken.com
    tags:
      - Prime
      - Brokerage
      - Institutional
      - REST
      - WebSocket
      - FIX
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/category/prime/
common:
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/kraken/overview
  - type: ArazzoWorkflows
    url: arazzo/
    workflows:
      - url: arazzo/kraken-amend-open-order-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Amend an Open Order
        summary: List open orders, amend one in place, then confirm the new terms.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-balance-aware-buy-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Balance-Aware Spot Buy
        summary: Read the account balance and live ticker, then branch on funding before buying.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-cancel-and-replace-order-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Cancel and Replace a Spot Order
        summary: Inspect an order, cancel it, then place a replacement order.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-earn-allocate-and-confirm-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Allocate Earn Funds and Confirm
        summary: Pick an Earn strategy, allocate funds, then poll until the allocation settles.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-fund-futures-wallet-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Fund the Futures Wallet from Spot
        summary: Check spot balance, transfer to the futures wallet, then confirm it landed.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-futures-account-snapshot-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Futures Account Snapshot
        summary: Pull account balances, open positions, and recent fills for a futures risk view.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-place-futures-order-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Place a Futures Order
        summary: Check instrument status and ticker, place a futures order, then confirm it is open.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-preflight-place-spot-order-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Preflight and Place Spot Order
        summary: Check system status and live ticker, place a spot order, then confirm it.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-reconcile-trade-history-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Reconcile Spot Trade History
        summary: Pull trade history, drill into specific trades, then tie them to ledger entries.
      - url: arazzo/kraken-withdraw-funds-workflow.yml
        name: Kraken Withdraw Funds with Fee Preview
        summary: Check balance and withdrawal fees, withdraw to a saved address, then track status.
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.kraken.com/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/guides/global-intro
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://www.kraken.com/sign-up
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/guides/spot-rest-auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.kraken.com/features/fee-schedule
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.kraken.com/legal
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.kraken.com/legal/privacy
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.kraken.com/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.kraken.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.kraken.com/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://support.kraken.com/categories/360001393671-Trading-Funding
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities
  - type: SDK
    name: Kraken Go SDK (Spot + Derivatives)
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx/api-go
  - type: SDK
    name: Kraken PHP API Client (Spot)
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-api-client
  - type: SDK
    name: Kraken Python WebSocket Client
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-wsclient-py
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities REST v3 Python (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/REST-v3-Python
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities REST v3 Java (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/REST-v3-Java
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities REST v3 C# (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/REST-v3-CSharp
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities REST v3 Node.js (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/REST-v3-NodeJs
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities REST v3 Kotlin (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/REST-v3-kotlin
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities WebSocket v1 Python (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/WebSocket-v1-Python
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities WebSocket v1 C# (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/WebSocket-v1-CSharp
  - type: SDK
    name: Crypto Facilities WebSocket v1 Rust (Futures)
    url: https://github.com/CryptoFacilities/WebSocket-v1-Rust
  - type: CLI
    name: Kraken CLI (Rust, AI-native, MCP-capable)
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-cli
  - type: Tools
    name: Kraken CLI MCP Server (official)
    description: >-
      The Kraken CLI (krakenfx/kraken-cli) embeds a Model Context Protocol server over stdio so LLM agents can call
      Kraken Spot, Futures, and Earn endpoints through tool-calling without writing a custom HTTP client.
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-cli
  - type: Tools
    name: oilst/kraken-mcp (community FastMCP server)
    description: >-
      Community-maintained FastMCP server exposing the Kraken Pro REST API as tools for the Gemini CLI and other
      MCP-compatible agent runtimes.
    url: https://github.com/oilst/kraken-mcp
  - type: Tools
    name: Kraken Wallet (self-custody)
    url: https://github.com/krakenfx/wallet
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/kraken-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/kraken-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSON-LD
    url: json-ld/kraken-context.jsonld
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/kraken-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/kraken-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/kraken-finops.yml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Spot Trading
        description: >-
          Spot trading on 200+ cryptocurrency pairs with limit, market, stop loss, take profit, stop-loss-limit,
          take-profit-limit, settle position, trailing stop, and iceberg order types.
      - name: Margin Trading
        description: Margin trading on supported pairs with leverage up to 5x for eligible users in eligible jurisdictions.
      - name: Futures Trading
        description: Perpetual and fixed-maturity futures on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major assets via Kraken Futures.
      - name: Kraken Earn (Staking and Yield)
        description: >-
          On-chain and off-chain staking plus opt-in bonded yield strategies across supported proof-of-stake and DeFi
          assets.
      - name: NFT Marketplace
        description: Browse, list, bid, and buy NFTs across Ethereum and Solana with gas-free transactions and fiat settlement.
      - name: Subaccounts
        description: Logical subaccount creation and inter-account transfers for institutional and family-office structuring.
      - name: Embed (B2B Integration)
        description: >-
          White-label trading, custody, and Earn primitives that partners can embed into their own consumer or business
          products.
      - name: OAuth Delegated Access
        description: OAuth 2.0 surface enabling third-party apps to act on a user's behalf with scoped permissions.
      - name: Co-located Connectivity
        description: >-
          Colocation endpoints in London (colo-london.*) for ultra-low-latency access to Spot, Futures, FIX, and
          WebSocket surfaces.
      - name: FIX Connectivity
        description: FIX 4.4 / 5.0 SP2 connectivity for institutional execution and market data flows.
      - name: WebSocket v2 with Authenticated Trading
        description: >-
          Modern WebSocket v2 surface supporting subscribe/unsubscribe for market data and authenticated
          request/response trading methods.
      - name: Cancel on Disconnect
        description: >-
          Automatic cancellation of resting orders when the trading session terminates, protecting algorithmic
          strategies from runaway risk.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Algorithmic Spot Trading
        description: >-
          Build and operate automated trading strategies against Kraken Spot using REST for order management and
          WebSocket v2 for low-latency market data and execution streams.
      - name: Cross-Exchange Arbitrage
        description: >-
          Use real-time order book and ticker feeds with low-latency colocation endpoints to power arbitrage strategies
          across Kraken and other venues.
      - name: Derivatives Market Making
        description: >-
          Run market-making strategies on Kraken Futures using batched order entry, WebSocket fills, and FIX for
          high-volume connectivity.
      - name: Treasury and Custody Operations
        description: >-
          Manage corporate or fund treasury balances using Kraken Custody and programmatic transfers, deposits, and
          withdrawals.
      - name: Staking-as-a-Service
        description: >-
          Offer staking and yield products to end users via Kraken Earn allocation/deallocation endpoints, exposed
          through your own product.
      - name: Embedded Crypto Brokerage
        description: >-
          Partners (fintechs, neobanks, wallets) use Kraken Embed to add trading, conversion, and custody capabilities
          to their own apps without building exchange infrastructure.
      - name: NFT Portfolio Management
        description: Use the NFT API to power portfolio dashboards, valuation feeds, and collection-level analytics.
      - name: AI Agent Trading
        description: >-
          Use the Kraken CLI's built-in MCP server (or the community oilst/kraken-mcp) to let LLM agents place orders,
          manage positions, and stream market data with tool-calling.
      - name: Tax and Reporting Pipelines
        description: >-
          Pull trades history, ledgers, deposits, and withdrawals to drive tax-lot accounting, regulatory reporting, and
          audit pipelines.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: Crypto Facilities (Kraken Futures)
        description: >-
          Kraken Futures uses the Crypto Facilities REST v3 and WebSocket v1 protocols, with public GitHub example
          clients in multiple languages.
      - name: Kraken Wallet
        description: >-
          Self-custody wallet that signs transactions locally; integrates with dApps and uses Kraken-published OAuth
          helpers.
      - name: Model Context Protocol
        description: >-
          The Kraken CLI ships an embedded MCP server so any MCP-compatible agent runtime (Claude, Gemini, Cursor) can
          drive Kraken accounts.
      - name: TradingView
        description: >-
          Kraken markets are available as a charting source on TradingView, and Kraken Pro embeds TradingView charts in
          its web client.
      - name: CCXT
        description: Kraken Spot is supported as a first-class exchange adapter in the CCXT cryptocurrency exchange library.
  - type: Solutions
    data:
      - name: Kraken
        description: >-
          The simplified Kraken consumer app for buying, selling, sending, and staking crypto with a fixed 1.0% / 1.5%
          spread on instant and custom orders.
      - name: Kraken Pro
        description: >-
          The advanced trading platform with full Spot, Margin, and Futures surfaces, volume-tiered maker/taker fees
          from 0.25%/0.40% down to 0.00%/0.10% at $10M+ 30-day USD volume.
      - name: Kraken Institutional
        description: >-
          Institutional offering bundling Custody, OTC, Prime brokerage, colocation, FIX, and dedicated relationship
          management.
      - name: Kraken Embed
        description: >-
          B2B integration platform letting partners offer Kraken trading, custody, and Earn primitives inside their own
          products.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com