# Synthetix

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/synthetix/  
**Website:** https://synthetix.io/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

Synthetix is a derivatives liquidity protocol built on Ethereum and EVM-compatible L2 networks (Optimism, Base). It provides perpetual futures trading with deep onchain liquidity, supporting a wide range of synthetic assets. The platform exposes REST and WebSocket APIs for querying collateral, managing positions, accessing funding rates, monitoring liquidations, tracking staking rewards, and interacting with V3 markets across Optimism and Base.

## Kin Score — 31.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 31.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 49.4 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Securities & Market Data**: 20.0 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 31.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Open access — onboarding: open, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (11)

- **Synthetix Info API** — Public REST API for accessing Synthetix market data including markets, prices, candles, funding rates, collateral configurations, contract specs, orderbook depth, exchange statu...
- **Synthetix Trade API** — Authenticated REST API for trading operations and account management on the Synthetix perpetuals exchange. Supports order placement, cancellation, position management, collatera...
- **Synthetix WebSocket Info API** — Public WebSocket API for real-time Synthetix market data subscriptions including live market prices, candles, and orderbook depth updates. No authentication required. Supports h...
- **Synthetix WebSocket Trade API** — Authenticated WebSocket API for real-time trading operations and account event streaming on Synthetix. Supports live order management, position updates, account activity subscri...
- **Synthetix escrowed-balance API** — The escrowed-balance API from Synthetix — 4 operation(s) for escrowed-balance.
- **Synthetix health-check API** — The health-check API from Synthetix — 2 operation(s) for health-check.
- **Synthetix staking API** — The staking API from Synthetix — 2 operation(s) for staking.
- **Synthetix stats API** — The stats API from Synthetix — 1 operation(s) for stats.
- **Synthetix supply API** — The supply API from Synthetix — 2 operation(s) for supply.
- **Synthetix v3 API** — The v3 API from Synthetix — 19 operation(s) for v3.
- **Synthetix vested-balance API** — The vested-balance API from Synthetix — 1 operation(s) for vested-balance.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Synthetix Agentic Access** — 31 operations

## Security (1)

- **Synthetix Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Plans**

## Tags

DeFi, Derivatives, Perpetuals, Synthetic Assets, Liquidity Protocol, Blockchain, Ethereum, Optimism, Base, Trading

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/synthetix/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.