Here’s an article that explains how to programmatically retrieve the history trades of a specific period (last 10 days) from Bittrex using their API:
Getting Ethereum History Trades from Bittrex API: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction
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Bittrex is a popular cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies. One of the key features of the Bittrex API is its ability to retrieve historical market data, including trades, for any given period. In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of retrieving Ethereum history trades from Bittrex using their API.
Prerequisites
Before starting, make sure you have:
- A Bittrex account and are logged in.
- The Bittrex API credentials (API key, API secret, etc.)
- A programming language of your choice (e.g., Python, JavaScript)
Step 1: Install the Required Libraries

For this example, we’ll use the requests library to make HTTP requests to the Bittrex API. You can install it using pip:
pip install requests
Step 2: Authenticate with Bittrex
To authenticate with Bittrex, you need to provide your API key and secret in the request headers or as a query parameter.
import json
Replace with your actual API credentials
api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
api_secret = 'YOUR_API_SECRET'
headers = {
'x-apikey': api_key,
'x-apisecret': api_secret
}
query_params = {
'market': 'eth',
Set the market to Ethereum (ETH)
'limit': 100,
Limit the number of trades to retrieve
'datetime': 'YYYY-MM-DDTHHMMSSUTC'
Specify the start and end dates/time ranges
}
Step 3: Retrieve History Trades
Now that you’re authenticated with Bittrex, you can use the requests library to make a GET request to the API. We’ll specify the query parameters we provided earlier.
import requests
def get_history_trades(api_key, api_secret, market, limit, datetime_start, datetime_end):
url = ' + market + '/history'
params = {
'limit': limit,
'datetime_start': datetime_start,
'datetime_end': datetime_end
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
if response.status_code == 200:
data = response.json()
trades = []
for trade in data['trades']:
Extract relevant fields from the trade object
transaction_id = trade['id']
timestamp = trade['timestamp']
price = trade['amount']
amount = trade['quantity']
trades.append({
'transaction_id': transaction_id,
'timestamp': timestamp,
'price': price,
'amount': amount
})
return trades
else:
print(f'Error: {response.status_code}')
return None
Example usage
api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
api_secret = 'YOUR_API_SECRET'
market = 'eth'
limit = 100
datetime_start = '2023-02-20T00:00:00Z'
datetime_end = '2023-03-07T00:00:00Z'
trades = get_history_trades(api_key, api_secret, market, limit, datetime_start, datetime_end)
if trades:
for trade in trades:
print(f'Trade ID: {trade["transaction_id"]}')
print(f'Timestamp: {trade["timestamp"]}')
print(f'Price: ${trade["price"]} ({trade["amount"]} ETH)')
print('--------------------')
else:
print('No historical trades found.')
Troubleshooting
- Check the Bittrex API documentation for any changes to the available query parameters or endpoints.
- Make sure you have the correct API credentials and are using them correctly.
- If you’re experiencing issues with authentication or retrieving data, check the Bittrex API logs for error messages.

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