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WebSocket API

Message Format

Our WebSocket API uses JSON-formatted messages for all communication.

Request Format

All requests follow a consistent structure:

Code
{
  "id": "1",
  "method": "METHOD_NAME",
  "params": {...}
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
id	string | number	Yes	Unique identifier for matching request/response
method	string	Yes	The method to invoke
params	object | array	No	Method parameters (varies by method)

Response Format

Successful responses include the request ID and result:

Code
{
  "id": "1",
  "status": 200,
  "result": {...}
}

Field	Type	Description
id	string | number	Matches the request ID
status	number	HTTP status code
result	any	Method-specific response data

Error Response

Error responses include error details:

Code
{
  "id": "1",
  "status": 401,
  "error": {
    "code": -1002,
    "msg": "Authentication required"
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
id	string | number	Matches the request ID
status	number	HTTP status code
error.code	number	Internal error code
error.msg	string	Human-readable error message

Error Codes

Code	HTTP Status	Description
-1000	500	Internal server error
-1002	401	Authentication required
-1003	429	Rate limit exceeded
-1013	400	Invalid parameters
-1020	400	Unsupported operation
-2010	400	Order rejected

Event Types

Streaming events carry an e field that identifies the event type, so a single connection can demultiplex every subscription:

e value	Stream
depthUpdate	L2 differential depth ({symbol}@depth, {symbol}@depth@100ms)
orderUpdate	Order events (orders@account, orders@session)
balanceUpdate	Balance updates (balances@account, balances@account@1s)
contractStatus	Contract status (contractStatus)

The Book Ticker ({symbol}@bookTicker), L2 Partial Depth ({symbol}@depth5 / @depth10 / @depth20), and Trade ({symbol}@trade) payloads do not carry an e field — identify those by the stream you subscribed to.