Gateio

Overview

Gate.io’s V4 API provides spot, margin, and futures market data plus trading. Public market data is keyless (verified live); API keys are for private endpoints.

Quick Start

Spot tickers (verified live):

curl "https://api.gateio.ws/api/v4/spot/tickers?currency_pair=BTC_USDT"

[
  {
    "currency_pair": "BTC_USDT",
    "last": "77090.5",
    "low_24h": "76000",
    "high_24h": "78000",
    "change_percentage": "1.2",
    "base_volume": "12345.67",
    "quote_volume": "950000000"
  }
]

Order book:

curl "https://api.gateio.ws/api/v4/spot/order_book?currency_pair=BTC_USDT&limit=5"

Currencies:

curl "https://api.gateio.ws/api/v4/spot/currencies"

Authentication

• Public endpoints: none (keyless).
• Private endpoints: KEY/SIGN/Timestamp headers with HMAC-SHA512 signing — see the docs.

Rate Limits & Notes

• Public endpoints: throttled per IP (see docs); private keys raise limits.
• Symbols use underscore pairs: BTC_USDT (not dash).
• V4 is the current API — V2 is legacy.
• The api.gateio.ws host is the global API (there are regional hosts too).

FAQ

Is Gate.io public data free? Yes — public market data is keyless (verified).

What’s the symbol format? Underscore pairs: BTC_USDT.

Which API version? V4 (api.gateio.ws/api/v4).