get https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/candles//
The Candles endpoint provides OCHL (Open, Close, High, Low) and volume data for the specified funding currency or trading pair. The endpoint provides the last 100 candles by default, but a limit and a start and/or end timestamp can be specified.
Response Fields
| Index | Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| [0] | MTS | int | Millisecond epoch timestamp |
| [1] | OPEN | int | First execution during the time frame |
| [2] | CLOSE | int | Last execution during the time frame |
| [3] | HIGH | int | Highest execution during the time frame |
| [4] | LOW | int | Lowest execution during the timeframe |
| [5] | VOLUME | float | Quantity of symbol traded within the timeframe |
Available candles
Trading pair candles
| Key | Time frame | Trading pair | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| trade | 1m, 5m, 15m, ... | tBTCUSD, tLTCUSD, tETHUSD, ... | trade:1m:tBTCUSD |
Funding currency candles
| Key | Time frame | Funding currency | Period | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trade | 1m, 5m, 15m, ... | fUSD, fBTC, fETH, ... | :pPERIOD | trade:1m:fUSD:p30 |
Aggregate funding currency candles
| Key | Time frame | Funding currency | Aggregation [10, 30] | Period | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trade | 1m, ... | fUSD, ... | :aAGGR | :pSTART:p:END | trade:1m:fUSD:a10:p2:p10 |
Time frame available valuesAvailable values: "1m", "5m", "15m", "30m", "1h", "3h", "6h", "12h", "1D", "1W", "14D", "1M".
Funding CandlesBe sure to specify a period or aggregated period when retrieving funding candles. If you wish to mimic the candles found in the UI, use the following setup to aggregate all funding candles: a30:p2:p30.
Example: https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/candles/trade:1h:fUSD:a30:p2:p30/hist.
Specifying either "hist" or "last" section is mandatory for all keys.
| Rate Limit: | 30 reqs/min (requests per minute) |