level1: Get Level 1 Order Book (Ticker)

API: kucoin.com:kucoin
Endpoint: /api/v1/market/orderbook/level1
Response format: application/json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 512ms

Description

Returns the top of the order book: best bid price/size, best ask price/size, and last traded price/size. Use this for real-time price quotes, spread monitoring, and simple ticker displays. This is the fastest way to get current market price.

From spec: Get the best bid/ask price for a specific symbol

Usage Tips

- Ideal for real-time price tickers - Returns single best bid/ask only - Use level2 endpoints for full order book depth - Data updates in real-time

Parameters (1)

symbol (string, query, required)

Trading pair symbol (e.g., BTC-USDT)

Examples (1)

Get Level 1 ticker for BTC-USDT (best bid/ask) doc_extracted

Demonstrates fetching the best bid/ask prices for a quick price quote

curl 'https://api.kucoin.com/api/v1/market/orderbook/level1?symbol=BTC-USDT'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.kucoin.com/api/v1/market/orderbook/level1",
    params={
        'symbol': 'BTC-USDT',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("kucoin")
result = api.fetch("api/v1/market/orderbook/level1", symbol="BTC-USDT")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.kucoin.com/api/v1/market/orderbook/level1?symbol=BTC-USDT");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 16:44:35.457940 200 512ms
2026-04-16 03:12:50.492017 200 390ms
2026-04-15 03:32:11.196398 200 382ms
2026-04-14 01:33:10.061919 200 374ms
2026-04-12 13:52:57.391623 200 362ms
2026-04-10 02:07:06.712370 200 300ms
2026-04-09 03:29:19.651413 200 358ms