---
title: "Get Symbol Details"
method: GET
path: "/v1/symbols/details/{symbol}"
tags: ["Market Data"]
---

# Get Symbol Details

`GET /v1/symbols/details/{symbol}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gemini.com`
- URL: `https://api.gemini.com/v1/symbols/details/{symbol}`
- Auth: none declared

This endpoint retrieves extra detail on supported symbols, such as minimum order size, tick size, quote increment and more.

## Path parameters

- `symbol` string, required

## Response `200`

Instrument responses examples

- SymbolDetails
  - `symbol` string: The requested symbol. See [**symbols and minimums**](/market-data/symbols-and-minimums#all-supported-symbols)
  - `base_currency` string: CCY1 or the top currency. (i.e `BTC` in `BTCUSD`)
  - `quote_currency` string: CCY2 or the quote currency. (i.e `USD` in `BTCUSD`)
  - `tick_size` number: The number of decimal places in the `base_currency`. (i.e `1e-8`)
  - `quote_increment` number: The number of decimal places in the `quote_currency` (i.e `0.01`)
  - `min_order_size` string: The minimum order size in `base_currency` units (i.e `0.00001`)
  - `status` string: Status of the current order book. Can be `open`, `closed`, `cancel_only`, `post_only`, `limit_only`.
  - `wrap_enabled` boolean: When `True`, symbol can be wrapped using this endpoint: `POST https://api.gemini.com/v1/wrap/:symbol`
  - `product_type` string: Instrument type `spot` / `swap` -- where `swap` signifies `perpetual swap`.
  - `contract_type` string: `vanilla` / `linear` / `inverse` where `vanilla` is for spot while `linear` is for perpetual swap and `inverse` is a special case perpetual swap where the perpetual contract will be settled in base currency.
  - `contract_price_currency` string: CCY2 or the quote currency for spot instrument (i.e. `USD` in `BTCUSD`) Or collateral currency of the contract in case of perpetual swap instrument.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - malformed request or invalid parameters
- `404`: Resource not found
- `429`: Too many requests - you have exceeded the rate limit
- `500`: Internal server error

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