Status

Receive exchange status updates and connection verification

WSSws.kraken.com/v2status

The status channel provides a mechanism to verify exchange status and successful initial connection.

There is no option to directly request a status update, a status will be automatically generated on successful websocket connection and when the trading engine status changes.

Update

channel · string

Value: status

type · string

One of: update

data · object[]

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system · string

One of: online, cancel_only, maintenance, post_only

The status of the trading engine.

• online: Markets are operating normally - all order types may be submitted and order matching can occur.
• maintenance: Markets are offline for scheduled maintenance - new orders cannot be placed and existing orders cannot be cancelled.
• cancel_only: Orders can be cancelled but new orders cannot be placed. No order matching will occur.
• post_only: Only limit orders using the post_only option can be submitted. Orders can be cancelled. No order matching will occur.

api_version · string

One of: v2

The version of the websockets API.

connection_id · integer

A unique connection identifier (for debugging).

version · string

The version of the websockets service.