Candles (OHLC) - Kraken Developers

{
  "event": "subscribe",
  "pair": [
    "XBT/EUR"
  ],
  "subscription": {
    "interval": 5,
    "name": "ohlc"
  }
}

[
  42,
  [
    "1542057314.748456",
    "1542057360.435743",
    "3586.70000",
    "3586.70000",
    "3586.60000",
    "3586.60000",
    "3586.68894",
    "0.03373000",
    2
  ],
  "ohlc-5",
  "XBT/USD"
]

{
  "event": "unsubscribe",
  "pair": [
    "XBT/EUR"
  ],
  "subscription": {
    "name": "ohlc"
  }
}

Open High Low Close (Candle) feed for a currency pair and interval period. When subscribed, a snapshot of the last valid candle (irrespective of the endtime) is sent, followed by updates to the running candle.

Request
Response

event

string

required

Value: subscribe

pair

string[]

required

Example: ["BTC/USD", "MATIC/GBP"]The currency pairs for this request.

subscription

object

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name

string

required

Value: ohlc

interval

integer

One of: 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 21600
Default: 1Time interval associated with ohlc subscription in minutes.

reqid

string

Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.

Snapshot / Update

array

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[0] channel_id

integer

deprecated

Deprecated: use channelName and pairChannel identifier.

[1] ohlc

array

The candle detail for a specific interval period.

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[0] epoc_last

string

Candle last update time, in seconds since epoch.

[1] epoc_end

string

End time of interval, in seconds since epoch.

[2] open

string

Open price of interval.

[3] high

string

High price within interval.

[4] low

string

Low price within interval.

[5] close

string

Close price of interval.

[6] vwap

string

Volume weighted average price within interval.

[7] volume

string

Accumulated volume within interval.

[8] count

string

Number of trades within interval.

[2] pair

string

Example: "BTC/USD"The symbol of the currency pair.

[3] channel_name

string

Value: ohlc-[depth]

Unsubscribe

Request
Response

event

string

required

Value: unsubscribe

pair

string[]

Example: ["BTC/USD", "MATIC/GBP"]
Condition: All channels which support pair subscriptionsThe currency pairs to unsubscribe.

reqid

string

Optional client originated request identifier sent as acknowledgment in the response.

subscription

object

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name

string

required

Value: ohlc

interval

integer

Condition: ‘ohlc’ channel onlyUnsubscribe to a specific interval.

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{
  "event": "subscribe",
  "pair": [
    "XBT/EUR"
  ],
  "subscription": {
    "interval": 5,
    "name": "ohlc"
  }
}

[
  42,
  [
    "1542057314.748456",
    "1542057360.435743",
    "3586.70000",
    "3586.70000",
    "3586.60000",
    "3586.60000",
    "3586.68894",
    "0.03373000",
    2
  ],
  "ohlc-5",
  "XBT/USD"
]

{
  "event": "unsubscribe",
  "pair": [
    "XBT/EUR"
  ],
  "subscription": {
    "name": "ohlc"
  }
}

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