Usage

Public Data

To use public data provided by Bitfinex in your project, do:

from btfx_trader import PublicData

q = PublicData(types=['tickers'], symbols=['BTCUSD'])
q.connect()

while True:
    data = q.get('tickers', 'BTCUSD')

To use the non-blocking api:

from queue import Empty
while True:
    try:
        data = q.get_nowait('tickers', 'BTCUSD')
    except Empty:
        continue

Private Data

To use the trading api in your project, do:

from btfx_trader import Trader
trader = Trader('YOUR_BITFINEX_KEY', 'YOUR_BITFINEX_SECRET')
trader.connect()

To make an order:

# order 0.01 BTC at $10000/BTC
_id = trader.order('BTCUSD', 10000, dollar_amount=100)
print(trader.orders[_id])

To cancel an order:

# for a single order
trader.cancel(_id)
# for multiple orders
trader.cancel_all(older_than=10)