Bybit API

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About this API

Bybit is a crypto exchange founded 2018, originally rising on BTC perpetuals; now the world's second-largest derivatives exchange (after Binance). Differentiated as "the derivatives platform for professional traders" — high leverage (up to 100x), rich products (USDT-denominated, coin-margined, options, copy trading), professional UI. Spot also supported but liquidity and coin count lag Binance. API design is modern (v5 is the current unified version, unifying spot + derivatives accounts), low WebSocket latency, algo-trader-friendly. Python ecosystem has full ccxt support; pybit is the official SDK.

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What you can build

1Crypto derivatives algo trading
2Perpetuals arbitrage
3Options strategy automation
4Copy trading platform backends

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Strengths & limitations

Strengths

Deep derivatives liquidity (second only to Binance)
Low WebSocket latency
Modern unified margin account design

Limitations

Restricted in some countries
Spot liquidity less prominent than derivatives

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Example request

Generic template — replace <endpoint> with the real path from the docs.

curl https://www.bybit.com/<endpoint> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"
# Some providers use X-Api-Key instead — verify in the docs.

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Getting started

Create API key in Bybit account. GET https://api.bybit.com/v5/market/tickers?category=spot&symbol=BTCUSDT for spot prices.

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FAQ

Bybit vs. Binance derivatives?+

Liquidity: Binance first, Bybit second. Bybit UI is more professional; Binance is more mainstream.

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Technical details

CORS: ?HTTPS: YesSignup: ?Open source: No

Auth type: api_key
Pricing: free
Rate limit: 默认 10 req/s per endpoint；VIP 用户更高
Protocols: REST, WebSocket
SDKs: python, javascript, go, java, csharp
Last health check: 5/12/2026, 7:37:20 AM

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