CCXT Library

Unified API for 100+ cryptocurrency exchanges. Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins across Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and more with a single interface.

Difficulty: Intermediate

Category: Live Trading

Installation

$ pip install ccxt

Supported Exchanges

Binance

Coinbase

Kraken

Bitfinex

Bybit

OKX

KuCoin

Huobi

...and 90+ more exchanges

Code Examples

Connect to Exchange

Python

import ccxt

# Initialize exchange

exchange = ccxt.binance({

'apiKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY',

'secret': 'YOUR_SECRET',

'enableRateLimit': True,

})

# Get exchange info

print(f"Exchange: {exchange.name}")

print(f"Has: {exchange.has}")

# Fetch markets

markets = exchange.load_markets()

print(f"Available markets: {len(markets)}")

# Get ticker

ticker = exchange.fetch_ticker('BTC/USDT')

print(f"BTC/USDT Price: $ticker['last']:.2f}")

Download OHLCV Data

Python

import ccxt

import pandas as pd

exchange = ccxt.binance()

# Fetch OHLCV data

ohlcv = exchange.fetch_ohlcv('BTC/USDT', '1h', limit=100)

# Convert to DataFrame

df = pd.DataFrame(ohlcv, columns=['timestamp', 'open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'volume'])

df['timestamp'] = pd.to_datetime(df['timestamp'], unit='ms')

print(df.tail())

Place Orders

Python

import ccxt

exchange = ccxt.binance({

'apiKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY',

'secret': 'YOUR_SECRET',

})

# Place market buy order

order = exchange.create_market_buy_order('BTC/USDT', 0.001)

print(f"Order ID: {order['id']}")

# Place limit order

limit_order = exchange.create_limit_buy_order('ETH/USDT', 0.1, 2000)

# Check order status

status = exchange.fetch_order(order['id'], 'BTC/USDT')

print(f"Status: {status['status']}")

Use Cases

Automated crypto trading bots
Cross-exchange arbitrage
Portfolio management across multiple exchanges