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KuCoin Market Data Connector

KuCoin Data Connector based on WebSocket/REST.

Features​

kucoinConnector Key
Instrument Types
FX
Asset Class
Crypto
Technology
WebSocketREST
Feed Mode
Real-Time
Order Book Update Mode
SnapshotIncremental Updates
Order Book Type
Aggregated
Message Types
✓
Level 1
✓
Level 2
✗
Level 3
✓
Trades
✗
Funding Rates

Configuration​

Data Connector Parameters​

ParameterDefault ValueDescription
REST URLhttps://api.kucoin.com/REST root URL.
Read Timeout5000Read timeout in milliseconds.
Reconnect Timeout15000Reconnect timeout in milliseconds.
Output Book Size20Size of the output book.
Snapshot Interval10SThis property sets an interval in seconds between periodical Level2 snapshots which sent to Aggregator.

Snapshots will be generated as soon as this threshold is exceeded AND the next increment message arrives. Conversely, snapshots are NOT generated every period if no data is coming in.

Default value is 10 seconds.

Symbology​

Supported symbol notations (upper case):

Symbol NotationExamples
CRYPTO-PAIRBTC-USDT
ETH-BTC

Full symbol list: https://api.kucoin.com/api/v1/symbols.

Logging​

To enable detailed logging, use these lines in the <QSHOME>/config/gflog.xml file:

<logger name="deltix.qsrv.hf.plugins.data.kucoin" level="DEBUG">
<appender-ref ref="safeAppender"/>
</logger>