Bitfinex API: Order Books & Checksums
Bitfinex API: Order Books & Checksums The Bitfinex order books provide a real time overview of market interest by listing all pubic bids and asks. On bitfinex.com, this data is visualized in the lower, center section of each trading page. The order books are also available via Bitfinex’s various APIs, and today Bitfinex is unveiling a new feature that will help API users ensure their books are always in sync with the market. To access the order books, you may request it via REST or WebSockets . The following guide breaks down how to interact with both the REST and WebSocket interfaces. Furthermore, this guide introduces a new WebSockets feature: checksums, which can be used to ensure that your order book remains timely and up to date. REST Using the REST API “book” endpoint is great for those who need a single snapshot of the book. There are two versions of REST available, V1 and V2 (V2 is recommended): v1 To receive the book send a GET request to: http://ift.tt/2jugwv...