BitMEX Volume Calculation Warning
BitMEX Volume Calculation Warning
volume field represents the number of contracts traded, not the volume in the base asset.To obtain the correct volume, users must adjust for contract size using the underlyingToPositionMultiplier from our Reference endpoint.For details on this calculation and how to retrieve the correct values, see our Changelog Update.startDate and endDate) is 18 months.startDate and endDate query parameters are not provided, the API will return the data from the previous 24 hours.Authorizations
Path Parameters
The futures instrument for which data will be retrieved.
Query Parameters
The exchange for which data should be retrieved. Only 1 exchange is allowed.
[Optional] Payload only includes data after this date (inclusive). [Formats] seconds | milliseconds | iso8601 [Examples] 1578531600 | 1578531600000 | 2020-09-01T01:00:00
[Optional] Payload only includes data before this date (exclusive). [Formats] seconds | milliseconds | iso8601 [Examples] 1578531600 | 1578531600000 | 2020-09-01T01:00:00
[Optional] Time format of the timestamps in the response.
milliseconds, ms*, iso, iso8601, hr, human_readable [Optional] Specifies the direction in which the data is sorted (by timestamp). [Defaults] asc (ascending order). [Usage Conditions] This parameter can only be used if the startDate and endDate timeframe is within the most recent 24 hours, or if the startDate and endDate parameters are not used at all. [Examples] ascending | descending | asc | desc