Overview
CCXT is a unified cryptocurrency exchange trading library supporting 100+ exchanges including Binance, Bybit, OKX, Coinbase, Kraken, and more. Public market data (OHLCV, tickers, order books) requires no API key.
- GitHub: https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt (35k+ stars)
- Install:
pip install ccxt
Quick Start
import ccxt
exchange = ccxt.binance({"enableRateLimit": True})
# Fetch daily OHLCV
ohlcv = exchange.fetch_ohlcv("BTC/USDT", "1d", limit=100)
# Returns: [[timestamp, open, high, low, close, volume], ...]
# Fetch ticker
ticker = exchange.fetch_ticker("ETH/USDT")
print(f"ETH price: {ticker['last']}")
Key Methods
| Method | Description | Returns |
|---|---|---|
fetch_ohlcv(symbol, timeframe, since, limit) | Historical candles | [[ts, o, h, l, c, v], ...] |
fetch_ticker(symbol) | Latest quote | {last, bid, ask, volume, ...} |
fetch_tickers(symbols) | Batch quotes | {symbol: ticker} |
fetch_order_book(symbol, limit) | Order book | {bids, asks, timestamp} |
fetch_trades(symbol, since, limit) | Recent trades | [{price, amount, side, timestamp}, ...] |
Timeframes
1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 30m,…