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API user data streams

General WSS information

  • The base API endpoint is: https://api.blocpal.com
  • A User Data Stream listenKey is valid for 60 minutes after creation.
  • Doing a PUT on a listenKey will extend its validity for 60 minutes.
  • Doing a DELETE on a listenKey will close the stream.
  • The base websocket endpoint is: wss://api.blocpal.com:443
  • User Data Streams are accessed at /ws/\<listenKey>
  • A single connection to api.blocpal.com is only valid for 24 hours; expect to be disconnected at the 24 hour mark
  • User data stream payloads are not guaranteed to be in order during heavy periods; make sure to order your updates using E

API Endpoints

Create a listenKey

POST /api/v1/userDataStream

Start a new user data stream. The stream will close after 60 minutes unless a keepalive is sent.

Weight: 1

Parameters: NONE

Response:

{
"listenKey": "pqia91ma19a5s61cv6a81va65sdf19v8a65a1a5s61cv6a81va65sdf19v8a65a1"
}

Ping/keep-alive a listenKey

PUT /api/v1/userDataStream

Keepalive a user data stream to prevent a time out. User data streams will close after 60 minutes. It's recommended to send a ping about every 30 minutes.

Weight: 1

Parameters:

NameTypeMandatoryDescription
listenKeySTRINGYES

Response:

{}

Close a listenKey

DELETE /api/v1/userDataStream

Close out a user data stream.

Weight: 1

Parameters:

NameTypeMandatoryDescription
listenKeySTRINGYES

Response:

{}

Web Socket Payloads

Account Update

Account state is updated with the outboundAccountInfo event.

Payload:

{
"e": "outboundAccountInfo", // Event type
"E": 1499405658849, // Event time
"m": 0, // Maker commission rate (bips)
"t": 0, // Taker commission rate (bips)
"b": 0, // Buyer commission rate (bips)
"s": 0, // Seller commission rate (bips)
"T": true, // Can trade?
"W": true, // Can withdraw?
"D": true, // Can deposit?
"u": 1499405658848, // Time of last account update
"B": [ // Balances array
{
"a": "LTC", // Asset
"f": "17366.18538083", // Free amount
"l": "0.00000000" // Locked amount
},
{
"a": "BTC",
"f": "10537.85314051",
"l": "2.19464093"
},
{
"a": "ETH",
"f": "17902.35190619",
"l": "0.00000000"
},
{
"a": "BNC",
"f": "1114503.29769312",
"l": "0.00000000"
},
{
"a": "NEO",
"f": "0.00000000",
"l": "0.00000000"
}
]
}

An additional event outboundAccountPosition is sent any time an account balance has changed and contains the assets that were possibly changed by the event that generated the balance change.

{
"e": "outboundAccountPosition", //Event type
"E": 1564034571105, //Event Time
"u": 1564034571073, //Time of last account update
"B": [ //Balances Array
{
"a": "ETH", //Asset
"f": "10000.000000", //Free
"l": "0.000000" //Locked
}
]
}

Order Update

Orders are updated with the executionReport event. Check the API documentation and below for relevant enum definitions. Average price can be found by doing Z divided by z.

Payload:

{
"e": "executionReport", // Event type
"E": 1499405658658, // Event time
"s": "ETHBTC", // Symbol
"c": "mUvoqJxFIILMdfAW5iGSOW", // Client order ID
"S": "BUY", // Side
"o": "LIMIT", // Order type
"f": "GTC", // Time in force
"q": "1.00000000", // Order quantity
"p": "0.10264410", // Order price
"P": "0.00000000", // Stop price
"F": "0.00000000", // Iceberg quantity
"g": -1, // OrderListId
"C": "null", // Original client order ID; This is the ID of the order being canceled
"x": "NEW", // Current execution type
"X": "NEW", // Current order status
"r": "NONE", // Order reject reason; will be an error code.
"i": 4293153, // Order ID
"l": "0.00000000", // Last executed quantity
"z": "0.00000000", // Cumulative filled quantity
"L": "0.00000000", // Last executed price
"n": "0", // Commission amount
"N": null, // Commission asset
"T": 1499405658657, // Transaction time
"t": -1, // Trade ID
"I": 8641984, // Ignore
"w": true, // Is the order working? Stops will have
"m": false, // Is this trade the maker side?
"M": false, // Ignore
"O": 1499405658657, // Order creation time
"Z": "0.00000000", // Cumulative quote asset transacted quantity
"Y": "0.00000000" // Last quote asset transacted quantity (i.e. lastPrice * lastQty)
}

Execution types:

  • NEW
  • CANCELED
  • REPLACED (currently unused)
  • REJECTED
  • TRADE
  • EXPIRED

If the order is an OCO, an event will be displayed named ListStatus in addition to the executionReport event.

Payload

{
"e": "listStatus", //Event Type
"E": 1564035303637, //Event Time
"s": "ETHBTC", //Symbol
"g": 2, //OrderListId
"c": "OCO", //Contingency Type
"l": "EXEC_STARTED", //List Status Type
"L": "EXECUTING", //List Order Status
"r": "NONE", //List Reject Reason
"C": "F4QN4G8DlFATFlIUQ0cjdD", //List Client Order ID
"T": 1564035303625, //Transaction Time
"O": [ //An array of objects
{
"s": "ETHBTC", //Symbol
"i": 17, // orderId
"c": "AJYsMjErWJesZvqlJCTUgL" //ClientOrderId
},
{
"s": "ETHBTC",
"i": 18,
"c": "bfYPSQdLoqAJeNrOr9adzq"
}
]
}