Bitstamp API

Free Bitstamp public API with no key: 24-hour ticker with VWAP, open, high, low, volume and percent change for every trading pair. Tested example and live response.

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Endpoint tested and returned HTTP 200 on 2026-08-21

What is the Bitstamp API?

The Bitstamp public API is a free, key-free market data API. Its ticker endpoint returns the last price, bid, ask, 24-hour open, high, low, volume, VWAP and percent change for any trading pair, as a flat JSON object with no authentication required.

Bitstamp is Europe's oldest crypto exchange, and its public API reflects that maturity: a flat, self-describing JSON object with clearly named keys, which after Bitfinex's positional arrays feels almost luxurious. Every value is returned as a string rather than a number — a deliberate choice that avoids floating-point rounding on financial values, and one you must handle by parsing explicitly.

The response includes VWAP, the volume-weighted average price over the last 24 hours, which most free exchange tickers omit. VWAP is a better reference than `last` when you are valuing a holding or setting a fair-value benchmark, because a single small trade can move `last` while barely touching VWAP.

Quick facts

Base URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2
Authentication: No key for public market data. Trading, balances and withdrawals require API credentials with request signing.
Rate limit: Roughly 400 requests per 10 minutes per IP for public endpoints; exceeding it can result in a temporary ban.
Pricing: Free for public market data.
CORS: Not enabled — call it from your server
Official docs: Read the docs

How to use the Bitstamp API

Every request below was executed against the live API on 2026-08-21, and the response shown is the real body it returned — not an illustration.

1. 24-hour BTC/USD ticker

GET https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/btcusd/

curl

curl 'https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/btcusd/'

JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch("https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/btcusd/");
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python (requests)

import requests

res = requests.get("https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/btcusd/", timeout=20)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

Response — HTTP 200

{
  "timestamp": "1787289057",
  "open": "73000.01",
  "high": "75726.99",
  "low": "69309.68",
  "last": "75209.96",
  "volume": "4677.25244421",
  "vwap": "72629.46",
  "bid": "75209.96",
  "ask": "75209.97",
  "side": "1",
  "open_24": "69468.09",
  "percent_change_24": "8.27",
  "market_type": "SPOT"
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`currency_pair`	path segment	Required	Lowercase pair with no separator, for example `btcusd`, `ethusd` or `btceur`. The trailing slash is required. `btcusd`
`(all pairs)`	path segment	Optional	Omit the currency pair entirely to receive a ticker for every listed pair in one response.

Response fields

laststring: Price of the most recent trade. Returned as a string — parse before doing arithmetic.
bid / askstring: Best current bid and ask. The difference is the spread.
high / lowstring: Highest and lowest trade prices in the last 24 hours.
open / open_24string: Price at the start of the current UTC day and exactly 24 hours ago. These differ and it matters which you compare against.
vwapstring: Volume-weighted average price over 24 hours — a more stable reference than `last`.
volumestring: 24-hour volume in the base currency.
percent_change_24string: Percent change over 24 hours, already expressed as a percentage (8.27 means +8.27 percent).
timestampstring: Unix timestamp in seconds for when the ticker was generated.

What you can build with the Bitstamp API

Display a live crypto price widget with 24-hour change
Value a portfolio using VWAP rather than a single last trade
Compare spreads across exchanges before routing an order
Feed a price-alert service without holding exchange credentials

Common errors and how to fix them

404

Unknown currency pair.

Fix: Pairs are lowercase with no separator and the trailing slash matters — `/ticker/btcusd/` works where a hyphenated uppercase form does not.

429

Rate limit exceeded.

Fix: Bitstamp bans aggressively. Cache the ticker for a few seconds and fetch all pairs in one call instead of looping.

403

Requests from some datacentre ranges are blocked.

Fix: Bitstamp restricts certain hosting IP ranges. If a server-side call fails while a local one works, this is usually why.

Bitstamp API — frequently asked questions

Is the Bitstamp API free?

Yes, all public market data endpoints — ticker, order book, trades and OHLC — are free with no API key. Only trading and account operations need credentials and signed requests.

Why are Bitstamp prices returned as strings?

To avoid floating-point precision loss on monetary values. JSON numbers are IEEE 754 doubles, which cannot represent every decimal exactly; strings preserve the exchange's exact value and let you parse into a decimal type of your choosing.

What is VWAP and why use it?

Volume-weighted average price over the trailing 24 hours. Because it weights every trade by size, a single small trade barely moves it — that makes it a more honest reference price than `last` for valuations and fair-value checks.

What is the difference between open and open_24?

`open` is the price at the start of the current UTC day, so early in the day it covers only a few hours. `open_24` is the price exactly 24 hours ago and is the one that pairs with `percent_change_24`.

Tools that pair with this API

Percentage Change Calculator

Work out the percentage increase or decrease between an old and a new value. See the absolute change and whether it went up or down, instantly and privately.

JSON Formatter

Format, beautify and minify JSON online with 2-space, 4-space or tab indentation. Sort keys alphabetically and catch syntax errors instantly — free and private.

Timestamp Converter

Convert timestamps to human-readable dates and dates back to timestamps. Auto-detects seconds vs milliseconds, shows local, UTC and ISO 8601 formats.

Bitstamp is an independent third-party service and is not affiliated with ByteTools or ByteVancer. Details on this page were verified on 2026-08-21; always check the official documentation before relying on this API in production, as terms and limits can change.