Real-time crypto data
Spot-style crypto pairs with the full REST surface, quotes, trades, snapshots, aggregates, and real-time WebSocket channels when streaming is available.
Capabilities
Endpoint and channel coverage for the crypto feed. Field availability depends on your account package and enabled symbols.
API
Field for field, the exact responses the API returns. What you see here is what production sends.
Best bid and ask with sizes from the aggregation layer, one call per crypto symbol.
{
"symbol": "BTCUSD",
"bid": 84210.12,
"ask": 84210.45,
"bid_size": 1.2,
"ask_size": 0.8,
"timestamp": 1743512400000
}Data quality
Median of up to three regulated fiat-USD venues outside the aggregation.
Measured Sep 10, 2026, 08:45 to 09:10 UTC, one sample per second.
See the full Crypto benchmark3.15 bp
Price fidelity
0.76 bp
Tracking after basis
4.91 bp
Tail deviation p95
Use cases
Crypto is often the first stream teams integrate before expanding to stocks or forex.
Power charting
OHLCV aggregates for candlestick rendering and volatility views; quote snapshots for tight bid/ask displays.
ChartsReal-time alerts
Subscribe to trade prints and quote updates for threshold alerting without polling REST continuously.
AlertsLive dashboards
Combine crypto live tiles with stocks or forex using the same WebSocket subscribe protocol.
DashboardsBacktest & research
Portable symbol format fits configs and cross-asset correlation studies. Pull history with the same key.
ResearchIntegration
Same API key and limit philosophy across every TickerLayer data feed.
Use the same API key, REST conventions, and WebSocket subscription flow across all TickerLayer data feeds.
GET /crypto/quote/BTCUSD{
"action": "subscribe",
"channels": ["crypto.quotes"],
"symbols": ["BTCUSD"]
}REST: x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
WebSocket: ?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY (upgrade URL)Live pages
Delayed price, chart and key figures for popular symbols, with the exact API calls that return them live.
Plans
Two self-service plans with hosted checkout, billed monthly or yearly. Yearly billing takes 20% off, and you can add other feeds to the same key at any time.
$49/ month
or $470 a year, 20% off
Internal use: research, testing and trading for your own account.
$449/ month
or $4,310 a year, 20% off
Commercial use: inside your product, shown to your own users.
FAQ
The Crypto Data Feed offers REST and WebSocket access to supported digital asset pairs. It fits crypto dashboards, portfolio tools, trading analytics, alerting systems, and internal monitoring, anywhere you want fast crypto market context without running your own streaming infrastructure.
The feed covers the major pairs and expands based on demand. Use the crypto symbols endpoint to pull the current list of supported pairs, display names, and integration-ready symbols, so your app stays in step with real coverage instead of a static list that goes stale.
Yes. WebSocket channels carry quote and trade-style updates where available, and REST sits alongside them for snapshots, initial page loads, fallbacks, and request-based work. That combination covers everything from live price cards and watchlists to backend monitoring services.
Yes. Simple routes, clear JSON, and copy-pasteable examples mean you can test in minutes. It works equally well for a quick prototype and a production dashboard, with the common integration path kept obvious so you are not reverse-engineering the API to get started.
Crypto moves fast, so always read response timestamps, handle stale values safely, and plan for network or market interruptions. The structured responses make those checks easy, and in production you should pair them with sensible loading and error states, retries, and monitoring so users always see trustworthy prices.
Common builds include price trackers, live dashboards, portfolio views, alerting tools, market overview pages, and multi-asset fintech products. Reach for WebSocket when the experience is live and REST for controlled backend requests and initial loads. The same feed scales from a weekend prototype to a full product.
Start with the free tier, explore the docs, and connect via REST or WebSocket in minutes.