API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface.
In general, an API is an interface that allows two unrelated systems to interact with each other (in the same sense that a restaurant waitress enables the customer and the chef to interact). An API specification describes the way that each of the two systems must interact with the API itself (such as the language that must be used, the syntax of messages that are passed back and forth, how quickly messages can be sent, etc.).
Specifically for cryptocurrency trading, our API enables you to interact with our exchange programmatically (via software instead of a human interface), allowing you to obtain real-time market data, make trades, and manage your account.
A few of the tasks that can be accomplished via our API are:
- Download historical market data
- Stream real-time market data
- Place and cancel trading orders
- View account balances, download trading history, make funding transactions
and much more …