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Get Websockets Token

An authentication token must be requested via this REST API endpoint in order to connect to and authenticate with our Websockets API. The token should be used within 15 minutes of creation, but it does not expire once a successful Websockets connection and private subscription has been made and is maintained.

API Key Permissions Required: WebSocket interface - On

post/private/GetWebSocketsToken

Request

Base URL: https://api.kraken.com/0
URL: https://api.kraken.com/0/private/GetWebSocketsToken
Auth: API key in header API-Key and API key in header API-Sign

Request body

nonceinteger required

Nonce used in construction of API-Sign header

Example request

{
  "nonce": 1695828436
}

Response

Websockets token retrieved.

errorstring[]

Example response

{
  "error": [],
  "result": {
    "token": "1Dwc4lzSwNWOAwkMdqhssNNFhs1ed606d1WcF3XfEMw",
    "expires": 900
  }
}

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.