Kaiko Data Parser & API

Kaiko is a leading institutional-grade cryptocurrency market data provider supplying normalized trade data, order books, OHLCV candles and regulated reference rates across 100+ exchanges, and StockAPIS extracts its data through a single unified REST API. Kaiko offers an official API, and StockAPIS normalizes it to the same schema you use for every other crypto data source, so you query Kaiko alongside CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and exchange feeds the same way without maintaining separate integrations.

Platform Overview

Market Position

• A leading independent provider of institutional crypto market data, trusted by funds, banks and index providers
• Coverage spanning 100+ centralized and decentralized exchanges with deep historical archives back to 2010
• Regulated benchmark and reference-rate provider (EU Benchmarks Regulation registered) used for settlement and valuation
• Official REST and streaming API, complemented by StockAPIS’s unified normalization across data vendors

Data Coverage

StockAPIS exposes Kaiko’s full institutional data surface:

• Trade data — tick-level trades with price, size, side and timestamp across exchanges
• Order books — full-depth snapshots and aggregated liquidity metrics
• OHLCV / candles — open-high-low-close-volume aggregates across standard intervals
• Reference rates — methodology-driven benchmark prices and single-asset rates
• Market metrics — VWAP, spreads, volume, liquidity and market depth measures
• Cross-exchange aggregates — normalized prices and volumes spanning all covered venues

Quick Start

import stockapis
 
client = stockapis.Client(api_key="your-api-key")
 
# Aggregated reference price for an asset across Kaiko's covered exchanges
btc = client.kaiko.get_market_data(asset="BTC", quote="USD")
print(f"BTC reference rate: ${btc['referenceRate']}  ·  24h vol {btc['volume24h']}")

const { StockAPIS } = require("stockapis");
const client = new StockAPIS({ apiKey: "your-api-key" });
 
// Tick-level trades for a pair on a specific exchange
const trades = await client.kaiko.getTrades({
  asset: "ETH",
  quote: "USD",
  exchange: "coinbase",
  limit: 100,
});
console.log(trades.data[0]);

Sample API Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "asset": "BTC",
      "quote": "USD",
      "price": 43250.10,
      "vwap": 43248.75,
      "volume24h": 25000000000,
      "referenceRate": 43251.32,
      "spread": 0.45,
      "liquidity": "high",
      "exchange": "aggregated",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "source": "kaiko",
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
  }
}

Use Cases

• Fund valuation & NAV — methodology-driven reference rates for compliant portfolio marking and settlement
• Quant research — tick-level trade and order-book history for backtesting and microstructure analysis
• Risk & compliance — auditable, regulated benchmark prices for institutional reporting requirements
• Index construction — cross-exchange aggregated prices and volumes for building crypto indices and ETPs

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Kaiko have an official API? Yes — Kaiko provides an official REST and streaming market data API for institutions. StockAPIS wraps it in a unified schema so Kaiko data matches every other source you pull.

What data can I get from Kaiko through StockAPIS? Tick-level trades, full-depth order books, OHLCV candles, regulated reference rates, VWAP, spreads, liquidity metrics and cross-exchange aggregates across 100+ venues.

Is Kaiko data suitable for institutional and regulatory use? Yes — Kaiko is a registered benchmark administrator whose reference rates are designed for valuation, settlement and compliant reporting, making its feeds well suited to funds, banks and index providers.

Related Resources

• API reference
• Crypto data providers