# Crypto Whale Transactions

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/crypto/whale-transactions`

Returns recent whale transactions.


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## 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. |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `amount_formatted` | string |  |
| `blockchain` | string |  |
| `from_address` | string |  |
| `id` | integer |  |
| `timestamp` | string |  |
| `to_address` | string |  |
| `token_name` | string |  |
| `token_symbol` | string |  |
| `transaction_hash` | string |  |
| `transaction_type` | string |  |
| `usd_value` | string |  |
| `whale_score` | string |  |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/crypto/whale-transactions" \
  -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/whale-transactions", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "amount_formatted": "9999.00",
      "blockchain": "ethereum",
      "from_address": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
      "id": 1,
      "timestamp": "2026-07-29T12:34:56Z"
    }
  ]
}
```