(VB.NET) 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

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

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


Dim jarrResp As New Chilkat.JsonArray
jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jarrResp.EmitCompact = False

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

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("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 Chilkat.JsonArray

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jarrResp.Size
While i < count_i
    jarr_trade = jarrResp.ArrayAt(i)

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


    i = i + 1
End While