Delivers historical OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) data for futures instruments, including timestamps, price levels, and trading volume across exchanges.
⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE ⚠️
Important Update
The old endpoint
https://api.amberdata.com/market/futures/ohlcv/{instrument}/historical
has been updated tohttps://api.amberdata.com/markets/futures/ohlcv/:instrument
and is no longer being supported. Please update your integrations accordingly.See changes here
- Endpoint URL Change:
- Old:
https://api.amberdata.com/market/futures/ohlcv/{instrument}/historical
- New:
https://api.amberdata.com/markets/futures/ohlcv/:instrument
- Metadata Changes:
- New fields
api-version
andnext
are introduced in the metadata object.startDate
andendDate
fields were removed.- Data Structure Changes:
- The data structure remains an array of JSON objects, but the fields within each object have changed slightly.
- Field Changes:
- Added the
instrument
field to new schema- Renamed
timestamp
toexchangeTimestamp
- Other
- The
exchange
parameter is now a required field- Include the
Accept-Encoding:
header in your API requests to take advantage of compressed responses.
Time Range Limit
The maximum time range (difference between startDate and endDate) is 2 years.
In order to get more than the maximum allowed, you can use the
startDate
&endDate
parameters to move the time frame window to get the next n days/hours/minutes of data.
Not specifying startDate and endDate
If the startDate and endDate query parameters are not provided, the API will return the previous 12 months of daily data.
RESPONSE DATA
JSON Field/Path | Value Type | Description |
---|---|---|
payload.metadata.next | string | The URL for the next page of data (nullable if there is no next page). |
payload.metadata.api-version | string | The version of the API used for this request. |
payload.data[].instrument | string | The instrument or trading pair for which OHLCV data is recorded (e.g., BTCUSD_PERP). |
payload.data[].exchange | string | The name of the exchange where the OHLCV data applies (e.g., binance). |
payload.data[].exchangeTimestamp | integer | The timestamp from the exchange in milliseconds since epoch. |
payload.data[].open | float | The opening price of the instrument for the specified timestamp. |
payload.data[].high | float | The highest price of the instrument for the specified timestamp. |
payload.data[].low | float | The lowest price of the instrument for the specified timestamp. |
payload.data[].close | float | The closing price of the instrument for the specified timestamp. |
payload.data[].volume | float | The trading volume for the instrument during the specified timestamp. |