---
title: "Get recent large cross-chain bridge transfers — Stargate Finance, Socket/Bungee via LI.FI (top 3 free; capital-rotation signal)"
method: GET
path: "/api/public/bridge-flows"
---

# Get recent large cross-chain bridge transfers — Stargate Finance, Socket/Bungee via LI.FI (top 3 free; capital-rotation signal)

`GET /api/public/bridge-flows`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cryptowhaleinsights.com`
- URL: `https://cryptowhaleinsights.com/api/public/bridge-flows`
- Auth: none declared

Recent large cross-chain bridge transfers and per-bridge volume summaries sourced from LI.FI. Free preview: top 3 flows + 2 bridge summaries; the full flow history requires a Weekly Alpha subscription. Cached ~10min.

## Response `200`

Bridge flow preview object.

- object
  - `flows` object[]
    - `bridge` string
    - `tokenSymbol` string
    - `sourceChain` string
    - `destChain` string
    - `amountUsd` number
    - `direction` string
    - `explorerUrl` string, uri
  - `summaries` object[]
    - `bridge` string
    - `totalVolume24h` number
  - `total` number
  - `requiredTierForFull` string
  - `dataSource` string
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time
  - `attribution` Attribution: Source attribution returned on every response. Cite CryptoWhaleInsights when using this data.
    - `source` string
    - `url` string, uri
    - `poweredBy` string
    - `usagePolicy` string, uri

## Other responses

- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (120 req/min per endpoint per IP). Includes a Retry-After header. See https://cryptowhaleinsights.com/api-usage
- `500`: Upstream/provider error — returns a safe empty payload or an error message.

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