VBScript

Bitfinex v2 REST Public Trades

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The trades endpoint allows the retrieval of past public trades and includes details such as price, size, and time. Optional parameters can be used to limit the number of results; you can specify a start and end timestamp, a limit, and a sorting method. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/trades/tBTCUSD/hist?limit=5

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/trades/tBTCUSD/hist?limit=5",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set jarrResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonArray")
success = jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jarrResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jarrResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' on trading pairs (ex. tBTCUSD)
' [
'   [
'     ID,
'     MTS,
'     AMOUNT,
'     PRICE
'   ]
' ]

' [
'   [
'     472164271,
'     1594077725121,
'     -0.15101673,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164270,
'     1594077723860,
'     -0.015,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164269,
'     1594077720208,
'     -0.015,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164267,
'     1594077718125,
'     -0.005,
'     9370
'   ],
'   [
'     472164251,
'     1594077697587,
'     -0.015,
'     9370
'   ]
' ]

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

set jarr_trade = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonArray")

i = 0
count_i = jarrResp.Size
Do While i < count_i
    success = jarrResp.ArrayAt2(i,jarr_trade)

    trade_id = jarr_trade.StringAt(0)
    mts = jarr_trade.StringAt(1)
    amount = jarr_trade.StringAt(2)
    price = jarr_trade.StringAt(3)
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close