Ping

Optional client-initiated ping to verify connectivity; server responds with a pong message.

Public channel. Connect to: wss://wss.prime.kraken.com/ws/v1

Pings may be optionally initiated by the client. They are not required to keep the session alive. The server will respond with a pong message.

Request

Request Schema

reqid · number · required

A unique number that identifies this ping request.

type · string · required

Request type. Value: Ping

ts · string · required

An ISO-8601 UTC string of the form 2019-02-13T05:17:32.000000Z.

data · array

Optional list of objects that is forwarded in the response.

Example

{
  "reqid": 2,
  "type": "Ping",
  "ts": "2024-01-13T05:17:32.000000Z"
}

Response

Response Schema

reqid · number · required

The request ID from the ping request.

type · string · required

Response type. Value: Pong

seqNum · number · required

Sequence number, always 0 for ping/pong.

ts · string · required

An ISO-8601 UTC string of the form 2019-02-13T05:17:32.000000Z.

data · array

Forwarded data from the ping request, if provided.

Example

{
  "reqid": 2,
  "type": "Pong",
  "seqNum": 0,
  "ts": "2024-01-13T05:17:32.002500Z"
}