sifting/io
Crypto Data API · Multi-venue · 24/7

Real-time and historical
crypto market data through one API.

Access aggregated fair prices, live trades and quotes, full-market snapshots, and historical OHLCV for USD-quoted crypto pairs across multiple centralized venues. Use one API key over REST and WebSocket.

BTCUSDAggregated reference
Bid
Ask
Multi-venue fair price
ETHUSDSOLUSD
  • Multi-venue
    Aggregated fair price
  • Full market
    Snapshot in one call
  • 15+ Years
    Historical OHLCV
  • <100 ms
    Median API delivery
Capabilities

A crypto data API built for fair prices and 24/7 markets.

Use one API key for aggregated crypto prices, live trades and quotes, market-wide snapshots, historical OHLCV, and WebSocket streams across supported USD-quoted pairs.

Aggregated fair prices

Combine independent centralized-venue inputs through volume- and reputation-weighted aggregation, with stale and outlier observations filtered before publication.

Live trades and quotes

Retrieve the latest trade, top-of-book quote, and previous daily close over REST, or receive live crypto ticks over WebSocket.

Historical crypto OHLCV

Query supported USD-quoted pairs at 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, and 1h intervals with base-asset volume, UTC timestamps, and cursor pagination.

Full-market snapshots

Fetch the current crypto market in one gzip-compressed request, or request a watchlist of up to 250 symbols in a single round trip.

24/7 WebSocket streams

Subscribe to multiple CEX symbols on one connection, receive a snapshot tick before live updates begin, and use application-level ping messages for keepalive.

Crypto and fiat conversion

Convert supported crypto and fiat amounts using current market rates, with the applied rate and source-price timestamp returned in the response.

API · crypto

Quotes, snapshots, history,
and streams via one API key.

Pull an aggregated crypto quote, retrieve a multi-symbol market snapshot, query historical OHLCV, or stream live CEX updates over WebSocket. API identifiers use uppercase USD-quoted forms such as BTCUSD and ETHUSD.

request · last quote
curl -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" \
  "https://api.sifting.io/v1/last/quote/crypto/BTCUSD"
example · top of book
{  "s": "BTCUSD",  "b": "67234.4",  "B": "1.234",  "a": "67234.6",  "A": "0.987",  "t": 1746189123456}

s symbol · b/B bid/size · a/A ask/size · t timestamp

Coverage

Crypto coverage across core assets,
networks, protocols, and emerging tokens.

Explore a representative selection of USD-quoted crypto pairs aggregated across centralized venues. The live symbol catalog is the source of truth for current availability. Need another token? Request coverage.

Core crypto assets

  • BitcoinBTCUSD
  • EtherETHUSD
  • SolanaSOLUSD
  • XRPXRPUSD
  • BNBBNBUSD
  • DogecoinDOGEUSD

Layer 1 networks

  • CardanoADAUSD
  • AvalancheAVAXUSD
  • PolkadotDOTUSD
  • NEAR ProtocolNEARUSD
  • CosmosATOMUSD
  • SuiSUIUSD

Infrastructure & protocol tokens

  • ChainlinkLINKUSD
  • UniswapUNIUSD
  • AaveAAVEUSD
  • ArbitrumARBUSD
  • OptimismOPUSD
  • Lido DAOLDOUSD

Emerging & community assets

  • Shiba InuSHIBUSD
  • PepePEPEUSD
  • dogwifhatWIFUSD
  • BonkBONKUSD
  • FlokiFLOKIUSD
  • JupiterJUPUSD

Also available: TONUSD, LTCUSD, BCHUSD, ICPUSD, APTUSD, FILUSD, IMXUSD, INJUSD, RENDERUSD, PYTHUSD, ONDOUSD, XLMUSD, and more.

Live crypto coverage is broader than historical OHLCV coverage. Refer to the Crypto Bars documentation for the current historical pair set and exact earliest dates.

Browse the full crypto symbol catalog
Use cases

Crypto data for real-world workflows.

Use aggregated crypto prices, historical OHLCV, and live streams across trading interfaces, wallets, research, treasury, and customer-facing applications.

Trading & market interfaces

Power watchlists, price screens, charts, alerts, and market-data widgets with aggregated crypto trades and quotes over REST and WebSocket.

Wallets & fintech products

Use current crypto prices and conversion rates for wallet balances, portfolio views, payment flows, and customer-facing digital-asset applications.

Quant research & backtesting

Query historical OHLCV and base-asset volume for supported pairs to research signals, validate models, and reproduce strategy tests.

Treasury, valuation & reporting

Use aggregated market prices, previous daily closes, and timestamped snapshots for internal valuation, exposure monitoring, and reporting workflows.

FAQ

Crypto Data API, frequently asked.

What assets does the SiftingIO Crypto Data API cover?

The live catalog includes supported USD-quoted crypto pairs aggregated across centralized venues, including major assets, network tokens, protocol tokens, and selected emerging assets. The live crypto symbol catalog is the source of truth, and additional tokens can be requested as coverage expands.

How is the aggregated crypto price calculated?

SiftingIO combines inputs from independent centralized venues using a volume- and reputation-weighted robust median. Stale, frozen, and hard-outlier observations are filtered before they can affect the published reference price.

Is the SiftingIO crypto price an executable exchange quote?

No. It is an aggregated and derived reference value, not a raw order book, official venue price, or promise of executable liquidity at the published bid and ask. It is designed for valuation, research, monitoring, and product display rather than venue-specific execution.

Which live crypto endpoints are available?

The live API includes latest trade, top-of-book quote, previous daily close, full-market or watchlist snapshots, and WebSocket subscriptions for supported crypto symbols.

Can I retrieve several crypto assets in one request?

Yes. The market snapshot endpoint can return the full currently published crypto market or a requested watchlist of up to 250 symbols in one gzip-compressed response.

Is historical crypto data available?

Yes. The documented Crypto Bars endpoint provides OHLCV at 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, and 1h intervals for a supported subset of USD-quoted pairs. Earliest dates vary by asset, with selected series beginning as early as 2013. Available depth also depends on plan: one month on Free, one year on Builder, and full available history on Pro and above.

What does volume mean in historical crypto bars?

The v field represents base-asset volume as a float. For BTCUSD it is Bitcoin volume, and for ETHUSD it is Ether volume. Fractional amounts are preserved.

How fresh is the crypto data?

WebSocket publishes updated fair-price observations for actively updating symbols. Median SiftingIO API delivery is under 100 ms from primary regions, while source frequency, plan delivery cadence, and subscription limits may vary.

Is the Crypto Data API available 24/7?

The API and crypto WebSocket service are designed for continuous access, reflecting the around-the-clock nature of centralized crypto markets. Individual symbols or source inputs may still experience temporary stale or unavailable periods, so clients should use timestamps and documented error states.

How do I authenticate the Crypto Data API?

Send the API key in the X-API-Key header for REST requests. For WebSocket, pass the key in the ?key= query parameter or send an auth message immediately after connecting. Entitlements and connection limits follow the selected plan.

Can I convert between crypto and fiat currencies?

Yes. The FX / Crypto Converter endpoint converts supported crypto and fiat amounts using the current market rate and returns the applied rate, converted result, and timestamp.

Are DEX swaps and on-chain fundamentals included in the Crypto plan?

Centralized-exchange crypto, DEX and DeFi data, and on-chain fundamentals are separate SiftingIO products and entitlements. They can be used under the same account and API-key system when the relevant markets are enabled.

Does SiftingIO support crypto data over FIX?

Yes. FIX 4.4 market-data connectivity for eligible Crypto CEX and DEX workflows is available as an Enterprise offering. It is provisioned per account and does not include order entry.

Can I display or redistribute the crypto data inside my product?

Eligible Pro and Ultra plans include commercial use and customer-facing display subject to plan terms. Raw-feed redistribution, B2B sublicensing, custom distribution rights, and high-volume embedded use may require an Enterprise agreement.

Is there a free Crypto Data API plan?

Yes. The Free plan requires no credit card and includes 10,000 monthly REST calls, one WebSocket connection, five symbol subscriptions, one API key, and one month of historical depth for evaluation and internal non-commercial use.

Multi-venue fair price · 24/7 streams · Free tier

Start building with the Crypto Data API.

Create an account, generate an API key, and test aggregated quotes, market snapshots, historical OHLCV, and live WebSocket streams. No credit card required on the Free plan.