Trading Pairs

The Trading Pairs endpoint provides information about all available cryptocurrency trading pair combinations supported by Nexchange.

Fetch Pairs

Retrieve the complete list of supported trading pairs and their properties.

Request

GET /pair/

Parameters: None required

Response

Returns an array of trading pair objects with information about each supported combination.

Response Fields:

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Trading pair identifier (e.g., "BTCETH")
base	string	Base currency (what you receive)
quote	string	Quote currency (what you send) - Deprecated
fee_ask	string	Fee for ask orders - Deprecated
fee_bid	string	Fee for bid orders
disabled	boolean	Whether the pair is currently disabled
test_mode	boolean	Whether the pair is in test mode
orderbook_enabled	boolean	Limit order support - Deprecated
reverse_orderbook_enabled	boolean	Reverse limit order support - Deprecated

Example Response:

[
  {
    "name": "BTCLTC",
    "base": "BTC",
    "quote": "LTC",
    "fee_ask": "0.00100000",
    "fee_bid": "0.00100000"
  },
  {
    "name": "BTCETH",
    "base": "BTC",
    "quote": "ETH",
    "fee_ask": "0.00100000",
    "fee_bid": "0.00100000"
  }
]

Understanding Trading Pairs

Pair Naming Convention

Trading pairs follow the format {BASE}{QUOTE}:

• BTCLTC: Trade Litecoin (LTC) for Bitcoin (BTC)
• BTCETH: Trade Ethereum (ETH) for Bitcoin (BTC)
• ETHLTC: Trade Litecoin (LTC) for Ethereum (ETH)

Trading Direction

• Base Currency: What you receive (the currency you're buying)
• Quote Currency: What you send (the currency you're selling)

Pair Status

• disabled: false: Pair is active and available for trading
• disabled: true: Pair is temporarily unavailable
• test_mode: Indicates if pair is in testing mode

Deprecated Fields

Some fields are marked as deprecated and may be removed in future versions:

• quote - Use currency-specific endpoints instead
• fee_ask - Fee information moved to rate endpoints
• orderbook_enabled - Limit order functionality deprecated
• reverse_orderbook_enabled - Reverse limit order functionality deprecated

Error Responses

404 Not Found

Returned when the endpoint is not available.

Example:

{
  "detail": "Not found"
}

Next Steps

• Pricing & Rates - Get pricing for trading pairs
• Orders - Create trades using pair information
• Currencies - Learn about individual currencies