# kraken-ws

Kraken WebSocket API v2 (wss://ws.kraken.com/v2), ticker channel with event_trigger: trades.

• Type: WEBSOCKET · Rights: PUBLIC_ATTRIBUTED · Real-time: REALTIME
• Timestamps: the v2 ticker payload has no event time → observations carry timestampTrust = CONNECTOR (receive time). Consensus weights it slightly below exchange-stamped venues.
• Heartbeat: {"method":"ping"} every 25 s; the server also emits channel: heartbeat frames.
• Fields: LAST_PRICE, HIGH/LOW (24 h), BID/ASK (+ sizes), VOLUME (24 h), VWAP.