# Crypto OHLC Candles

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/crypto/{pair}/ohlc/{candle_size}`

Returns OHLC candle data for a crypto pair.
Available candle sizes: 1m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 1d, 1w


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `pair` | string | Yes |  |
| `candle_size` | string | Yes |  |

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | Default 500 Max 500 Min 1 | No | How many items to return. Default: 500. Max: 500. Min: 1. |
| `date` | Optional Market Date | No | A trading date in the format of YYYY-MM-DD.
This is optional and by default the last trading date.
 |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `close` | string |  |
| `high` | string |  |
| `low` | string |  |
| `open` | string |  |
| `pair` | string |  |
| `start_time` | string |  |
| `timestamp` | string |  |
| `volume` | string |  |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/crypto/{pair}/ohlc/{candle_size}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/crypto/{pair}/ohlc/{candle_size}", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "close": "93210.00",
      "high": "94321.00",
      "low": "89000.00",
      "open": "90000.00",
      "pair": "BTC-USD"
    }
  ]
}
```