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Version: 0.0.1

Introduction

The Chimera API allows you to programmatically access our exchange.

Assets​

Fetch all available assets​

Request​

curl -L -X GET https://app.chimera.trade/v1/assets/ \
-H 'Accept: application/json'

Response​

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "XBT",
    "precision": 8
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Ethereum",
    "symbol": "ETH",
    "precision": 8
  }
]

Fetch limits for a specific trade​

Request​

curl -L -X GET 'https://app.chimera.trade/v1/order/limits/:from_asset/:to_asset/' \
-H 'Accept: application/json'

Response​

{
  "min": 50,
  "max": 150000
}

Orders​

Place an order​

Request​

curl -L -X POST 'https://app.chimera.trade/v1/order/' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "from_amount": 0.021,
  "from_asset": "BTC",
  "to_asset": "USD",
  "refund_crypto_address": "bc1q7zp7qycuf0ukcgjs5nw8398cf3az64wn52lx2d",
  "destination_type": "crypto",
  "destination_crypto_address": "0x74f306D64244319F642BF405054743A5A8400302",
}'

Response​

{
  "order": {
    "id": "498c5827-7ba9-449a-9215-21e3d88ec987",
    "status": "DEPOSIT_CONFIRMED",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "refund_crypto_address": "bc1q7zp7qycuf0ukcgjs5nw8398cf3az64wn52lx2d",
    "created_at": "2023-12-28T16:06:53.532063Z",
    "expires_at": "2023-12-29T16:06:53.532063Z",
    "confirmed_at": "2023-12-28T17:06:53.532063Z",
    "deposit_crypto_address": "bc1q8u2y8r5r8a9p6vx3s3wz835zh6nxhdmd55lhhq",
    "from_amount": 0.021,
    "from_asset": "BTC",
    "to_asset": "USD",
    "destination_type": "crypto",
    "destination_crypto_address": "0x74f306D64244319F642BF405054743A5A8400302"
  },
  "trade": {
    "from_amount": 0.021,
    "from_asset": "BTC",
    "to_amount": 0.39,
    "to_asset": "USD",
    "fee_amount": 0.01,
    "price": 19.34,
    "timestamp": "2023-12-28T17:06:53.532063Z"
  }
}

Check order info​

Request​

curl -L -X GET 'https://app.chimera.trade/v1/order/info/:id/' \
-H 'Accept: application/json'

Check order status​

Request​

curl -L -X GET 'https://app.chimera.trade/v1/order/check/:id/' \
-H 'Accept: application/json'

Response​

{
  "status": "COMPLETED"
}

Trading​

If an order is rejected, an email will be sent to the address given when placing the order.

Orders are executed on business hours and prices are assigned once the order is APPROVED