Standard Header

TagNameReqTypeDescriptionExample
8BeginStringYStringIdentifies the beginning of the message and protocol version.8=FIX4.4
9BodyLengthYLengthMessage length, in bytes, forward to the CheckSum field.9=286
35MsgTypeYStringDefines the message type (A=Logon, 0=Heartbeat, etc).35=A
49SenderCompIDYStringIdentifier for the sender of the message.49=acme.com
56TargetCompIDYStringIdentifier for the receiver of the message.56=warner.com
34MsgSeqNumYSeqNumThe unique sequence number for the message within the current FIX session.
Resets at Logon, Logout and Disconnect.
34=13056
62SendingTimeYUTCTimestampTime of message transmission (expressed in UTC - YYYYMMDD-HH:MM:SS.sss).52=20210413-05:51:15.877

Note that in order to successfully connect to the Amberdata's server, you need to:

  • use the string Amberdata as the TargetCompID
  • use your API key as the SenderCompId