Challenge

Request a challenge for user authentication handshake

WSSfutures.kraken.com/ws/v1challenge

This request returns a challenge to be used in handshake for user authentication.

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Request

event · string · required

The request event type.

api_key · string · required

The user API key.

Example

{
  "event": "challenge",
  "api_key": "CMl2SeSn09Tz+2tWuzPfdaJdsahq6qv5UaexXuQ3SnahDQU/gO3aT+"
}

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Response Success

event · string

Value: challenge

message · string

The message that user will have to sign for authentication reasons.

Example

{
  "event": "challenge",
  "message": "226aee50-88fc-4618-a42a-34f7709570b2"
}

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Response Error

event · string

Value: error

message · string

An error message. Value: Json Error

Example

{
  "event": "error",
  "message": "Json Error"
}