Create OTC Quote

Creates a new OTC request for quote.

API Key Permissions Required: Orders and trades - Create & modify orders

POST /private/CreateOtcQuoteRequest

Create OTC Quote

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.kraken.com/0/private/CreateOtcQuoteRequest \
  --header 'API-Key: <api-key>' \
  --header 'API-Sign: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "nonce": 123,
  "base": "BTC",
  "quote": "USD",
  "type": "buy",
  "amount": "2.5",
  "total": "200000.5"
}
'

200

{
  "error": [
    "EGeneral:Invalid arguments"
  ],
  "result": {
    "quote": {
      "base": "BTC",
      "quote": "USD",
      "amount": "2.5",
      "settlement": "automated",
      "quote_id": "00001c47-8f59-4099-b6f8-b637437ef1ab",
      "client_order_id": "7264675290025181184",
      "price": "100000.25",
      "total": "250000.625"
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

API-Key · string · header · required

The "API-Key" header should contain your API key.

API-Sign · string · header · required

Authenticated requests should be signed with the "API-Sign" header, using a signature generated with your private key, nonce, encoded payload, and URI path.

Body

application/json

Request to create a new OTC quote. You must specify either the amount of base asset you want to trade or the total amount of quote asset you want to spend/receive, but not both.

nonce · integer<int64> · required

Nonce used in construction of API-Sign header

base · string · required

The asset you want to buy or sell (e.g., BTC, ETH).

Example:

"BTC"

quote · string · required

The asset used to price the base asset (e.g., USD, USDT).

Example:

"USD"

type · enum<string> · required

The direction of the trade. Use 'buy' to purchase the base asset with the quote asset, or 'sell' to sell the base asset for the quote asset.

Available options: buy, sell

amount · string

The quantity of base asset you want to trade. Cannot be used together with the total field.

Example:

"2.5"

total · string

The total amount of quote asset you want to spend (for buy orders) or receive (for sell orders). Cannot be used together with the amount field.

Example:

"200000.5"

Response

200

application/json

Create OTC quote result.

Response schema for creating an OTC quote request.

error · string[] · required

Kraken API error

result · OTC Request for Quote · object

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