CROSSHAIR
High-Frequency & Algorithmic Trading

API Keys & Bot Auth

Connect external algorithmic market making bots and trading strategies via low-latency REST and WebSocket channels using HMAC SHA-256 signed headers.

Create New API Key

Active API Keys

LabelAPI KeyPermissionsCreatedAction
No active API keys found. Generate one above to connect an algo bot.
Python Algorithmic Trading Example (HMAC Auth)
import time, hmac, hashlib, requests

API_KEY = "cross_key_..."
API_SECRET = "cross_sec_..."
BASE_URL = "http://localhost:3001/api"

def place_order(symbol, side, size, price, leverage=20):
    timestamp = str(int(time.time() * 1000))
    body = {"symbol": symbol, "side": side, "size": size, "price": price, "leverage": leverage}
    payload = timestamp + str(body)
    signature = hmac.new(API_SECRET.encode(), payload.encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
    
    headers = {
        "X-CROSSHAIR-KEY": API_KEY,
        "X-CROSSHAIR-SIGNATURE": signature,
        "X-CROSSHAIR-TIMESTAMP": timestamp,
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }
    return requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/orders", json=body, headers=headers).json()