Using the Livecoin API with JavaScript

Livecoin is a popular cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform with a public API that developers can use to build customized trading applications and scripts. In this blog post, we will explore how to use the Livecoin API with JavaScript.

Getting Started

Before accessing the Livecoin API, you need to register and get your API key and secret by creating an account on the Livecoin website.

Next, you need to install the "request" library in your Node.js environment. You can do this by running the following command:

npm install request

After installing the "request" library, you can start making requests to the Livecoin API.

Public API Endpoints

The Livecoin public API provides several endpoints that you can use to retrieve information about the current market state, order book, trading pairs, and more.

Get currency pairs list

To get the list of all available currency pairs on the Livecoin exchange, you can use the following code snippet:

const request = require('request');
const url = 'https://api.livecoin.net/exchange/ticker';

request.get(url, (error, response, body) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
    return;
  }

  const pairs = JSON.parse(body).map(pair => pair.symbol);
  console.log(pairs);
});

Get order book for a specific trading pair

To get the order book for a specific trading pair, you need to make a GET request to the following endpoint:

const request = require('request');
const url = 'https://api.livecoin.net/exchange/order_book?currencyPair=BTC/USD';

request.get(url, (error, response, body) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
    return;
  }

  const orderBook = JSON.parse(body);
  console.log(orderBook);
});

Get the latest trades for a specific trading pair

To get the latest trades for a specific trading pair, you need to make a GET request to the following endpoint:

const request = require('request');
const url = 'https://api.livecoin.net/exchange/last_trades?currencyPair=BTC/USD';

request.get(url, (error, response, body) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
    return;
  }

  const trades = JSON.parse(body);
  console.log(trades);
});

Get the current market summary

To get the current market summary, which includes the top gainers, losers, and volume for the last 24 hours, you can use the following code snippet:

const request = require('request');
const url = 'https://api.livecoin.net/exchange/all/order_book';

request.get(url, (error, response, body) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error);
    return;
  }

  const summary = JSON.parse(body);
  console.log(summary.marketSummary);
});

Conclusion

In this blog post, we have explored how to use the Livecoin API with JavaScript to retrieve information about the current market state, order book, trading pairs, and more. The Livecoin API provides a wealth of data that developers can use to build customized trading applications and scripts.