Kraken

kraken.com

Provides REST, WebSocket, and FIX APIs for spot and derivatives cryptocurrency trading, market data, account management, and funding.

The Kraken API uses api key authentication; rate limits: Spot REST call counter (max 15-20 depending on tier); trading engine per-pair counters with decay; Derivatives cost-per-request budget (500/10s). Verified 2026-07-08 with per-field source links.

Crypto & Blockchain Verified 2026-07-08 medium confidence

Base URL

https://api.kraken.com

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Auth

api_key

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Free tier

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Pricing model

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Pricing

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Rate limits

Spot REST call counter (max 15-20 depending on tier); trading engine per-pair counters with decay; Derivatives cost-per-request budget (500/10s)

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OpenAPI spec

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MCP server

kraken-cli ships a built-in MCP server (kraken mcp stdio) exposing all 151 commands as tools for LLM agents

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