(Excel) Bitfinex v2 REST Public Trades

The trades endpoint allows the retrieval of past public trades and includes details such as price, size, and time. Optional parameters can be used to limit the number of results; you can specify a start and end timestamp, a limit, and a sorting method.

For more information, see https://docs.bitfinex.com/reference#rest-public-trades

Download Excel Class Modules Chilkat Excel Class Modules

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/trades/tBTCUSD/hist?limit=5

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

Dim sbResponseBody As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbResponseBody = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/trades/tBTCUSD/hist?limit=5",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jarrResp As Chilkat.JsonArray
Set jarrResp = Chilkat.NewJsonArray
Dim success As Boolean
success = jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jarrResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jarrResp.Emit()


respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = "; respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print http.LastHeader
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' on trading pairs (ex. tBTCUSD)
' [
'   [
'     ID,
'     MTS,
'     AMOUNT,
'     PRICE
'   ]
' ]

' [
'   [
'     472164271,
'     1594077725121,
'     -0.15101673,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164270,
'     1594077723860,
'     -0.015,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164269,
'     1594077720208,
'     -0.015,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164267,
'     1594077718125,
'     -0.005,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164251,
'     1594077697587,
'     -0.015,
'     9370
'   ]
' ]

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON


i = 0

count_i = jarrResp.Size
Do While i < count_i
    Set jarr_trade = jarrResp.ArrayAt(i)


    trade_id = jarr_trade.StringAt(0)

    mts = jarr_trade.StringAt(1)

    amount = jarr_trade.StringAt(2)

    price = jarr_trade.StringAt(3)

    i = i + 1
Loop