Shrimpy Developer API User Flow Reference

Taking advantage of everything the Shrimpy APIs have to offer requires an understanding of how the APIs work and the way users are managed. This reference will guide you through the details of how to conceptually think about the Shrimpy APIs, discuss how users can be managed, and highlight a few of the most common request flows. Since our APIs are an institutional grade solution designed to enable large scale developments, mastering this topic will allow you to seamlessly scale your application to millions of active users and countless exchanges.

DeveloperMichael McCartyJune 5, 2019tutorialComment

Real-Time Websockets for Cryptocurrency Exchange Trade Data

The Shrimpy team is excited to announce we have released free websockets for trade data across the 16 top exchanges. This universal websocket allows crypto application developers, traders, and institutions to access real-time trade streams in the most simple way possible.

DeveloperMichael McCartyJune 3, 2019data, general Comment

Universal Websockets for Real-Time Crypto Exchange Order Book Data

Cryptocurrency startups are struggling. Exchanges have become increasingly difficult to manage and developers don’t have the resources available to integrate proper solutions into their applications. Our team is on a mission to solve this growing problem.

Shrimpy is opening up our live websockets for everyone. Collect real-time order book data from 16 different exchanges with a single endpoint.

DeveloperMichael McCartyMay 31, 2019data, generalComment

How To Get Free Historical Crypto Data (OHLCV Candlesticks)

Shrimpy has been rocking the cryptocurrency data scene lately and we aren’t slowing down. Our team is excited to announce we now support free charting data across the 16 exchanges we currently support. This OHLCV data can be accessed through our Universal Crypto Exchange APIs.

DeveloperMichael McCartyMay 29, 2019trading, data, generalComment

Crypto API for Smart Order Routing

The Shrimpy team is excited to announce we will be bringing advanced order types to each of our supported exchanges. This endeavor begins with the release of our Smart Order Routing (SOR) trading endpoints. Available to every developer for immediate integration now, we encourage you to try it out for free today!

DeveloperMichael McCartyMay 16, 2019trading, generalComment

How we went from idea to product in one week

Being a small startup, every day is new and exciting. One day we are working on releasing a new feature, the next day we are redesigning our logo. We are always on a roll. This time our objective was to launch a completely new project.

Stories, Investor, DeveloperMichael McCartyMay 3, 2019generalComment

Limit Orders - Universal APIs for Crypto Exchange Trade Execution

The Shrimpy team is proud to announce we have solved the problem of trade execution across crypto exchanges. No more living in a nightmare. Take back your sanity with a single endpoint which can execute a limit order on every major exchange. Instead of 16 different implementations, you only need to manage one simple API which is consistent for every exchange. Developing this feature was met with agonizing pain, but we know the space will appreciate a unified interface which simplifies the development process.

DeveloperMichael McCartyApril 16, 2019trading, tutorial, generalComment

Order Book - Universal APIs for Real-Time Crypto Exchange Data

Cryptocurrency exchanges have an abundance of data. In an industry that never sleeps, neither does the stream of information. The shear volume of this information has caused many services to restrict the resolution or availability of price movements. CoinMarketCap is one of these services. While their data is useful for some situations, it lacks the precision that is necessary for real-time trade execution. It neither updates in real-time nor does it allow for the collection of full order book data.

DeveloperMichael McCartyApril 16, 2019data, tutorial, generalComment

Shrimpy vs CCXT: Which APIs Are Easier For Trading Crypto

There is a drive in the cryptocurrency space to make everything open, decentralized, and free. When it comes to financial services, features such as trading, order execution, and portfolio management absolutely require a degree of centralization to work properly. Shrimpy’s Universal Crypto Exchange API is the solution for driving innovation in a decentralized economy.

DeveloperMichael McCartyMarch 18, 2019trading, data, general Comments

Best Crypto APIs for Developers

Feeling the itch to develop your own crypto application? Whether you’re a cryptocurrency developer, trader, or just passionate about all things crypto, there are APIs available that are designed to make your crypto journey smoother. Whether you want to develop a personal trading bot, a payments application, or business settlement solution, there are APIs that can help you get started.

Let’s explore some of the best crypto APIs in the market.

DeveloperMichael McCartyMarch 12, 2019general, data, tutorialComment

Developing Trading Applications with Shrimpy’s Crypto Exchange API

Shrimpy’s Universal Crypto Exchange API takes away the painstaking process of integrating with each exchange, allowing developers to focus on building out their actual trading product.

By providing an underlying trading and exchange infrastructure to accelerate development within the space, Shrimpy hopes to address the commonly encountered issue of maintaining infrastructure to support each and every exchange.

DeveloperMichael McCartyMarch 7, 2019trading, tutorial, dataComment

8 Things You can Build with the Universal Trading APIs

Developers in the crypto space are facing a problem. The market has been scattered due to every development team trying to create their own ecosystem. Thousands of individual development teams are creating unique software that doesn’t integrate well with other software.

DeveloperMichael McCartyJanuary 29, 2019tutorial, generalComment