(Visual Basic 6.0) 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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

' 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 New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/trades/tBTCUSD/hist?limit=5",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jarrResp As New ChilkatJsonArray
success = jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jarrResp.EmitCompact = 0

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

Dim respStatusCode As Long
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

Dim jarr_trade As ChilkatJsonArray

Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jarrResp.Size
Do While i < count_i
    Set jarr_trade = jarrResp.ArrayAt(i)

    Dim trade_id As String
    trade_id = jarr_trade.StringAt(0)
    Dim mts As String
    mts = jarr_trade.StringAt(1)
    Dim amount As String
    amount = jarr_trade.StringAt(2)
    Dim price As String
    price = jarr_trade.StringAt(3)

    i = i + 1
Loop