Bybit V5 API

Name: Bybit V5 API API
Brand: Bybit V5 API
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For Agents

Read Bybit market data, place and cancel orders, and query wallet balances. Authenticate with an X-BAPI-API-KEY plus signed X-BAPI-SIGN header.

Quickstart

Get started with Bybit V5 API in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"place a bybit order"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Bybit V5 API API.

Read kline (candlestick) data for any tradable instrument

Fetch the live orderbook and 24-hour ticker stats

Look up instrument metadata such as tick size and contract details

Place and cancel orders against spot or derivatives markets

List the trader's currently active orders

GET STARTED

Start building with Bybit V5 API API

Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for Bybit V5 API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Bybit V5 API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Bybit is a cryptocurrency derivatives and spot exchange. The V5 API exposes market data — klines, orderbook, tickers, instrument info — plus trading operations and account wallet queries. This curated spec covers the most commonly used endpoints; the bybit.com main spec adds position management, asset withdrawals, and order amends. Authentication uses an API key plus HMAC-SHA256 signature header.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Bybit V5 API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Algorithmic Trading Loop

Drive a live trading loop that reads market data via /v5/market/kline and /v5/market/orderbook, computes a signal, and submits orders through /v5/order/create. Quantitative traders use this for systematic spot or perpetual futures strategies. The V5 surface is unified across product types so the same loop can target spot or derivatives.

Pull 1-minute klines for BTCUSDT, compute a moving-average crossover, and submit a market order via POST /v5/order/create when the signal flips

Market Data Capture

Capture historical and live market data for backtesting, research, or analytics dashboards. Researchers use /v5/market/kline for historical bars, /v5/market/orderbook for snapshots, and /v5/market/tickers for cross-section pricing. All four market endpoints are unauthenticated for read-only access.

For each of 50 tracked symbols, fetch 1-day klines for the last 365 days and write to a parquet file for backtesting

Portfolio Monitoring

Monitor open orders and wallet balances continuously by polling /v5/order/realtime and /v5/account/wallet-balance. Useful for risk dashboards or alerting when positions or balances deviate from expected ranges. Polling at a moderate interval keeps within rate-limit budgets.

Every 30 seconds, fetch /v5/account/wallet-balance and post an alert when total equity drops more than 5% inside an hour

AI Agent Trading Operations

Through Jentic, an AI agent can execute Bybit market and trading operations using natural language intent, with the API key kept out of the agent context. Useful for assistants that monitor positions, hedge exposure, or rebalance on a trader's behalf under guarded conditions.

Search Jentic for 'place a bybit order', load the schema for POST /v5/order/create, and execute with category, symbol, side, orderType, and qty

Key Endpoints

8 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for bybit v5 api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/v5/market/kline

Read kline (candlestick) data

GET

/v5/market/orderbook

Read the live orderbook

GET

/v5/market/tickers

Read 24h ticker stats

GET

/v5/market/instruments-info

Read instrument metadata

POST

/v5/order/create

Place a new order

POST

/v5/order/cancel

Cancel an open order

GET

/v5/order/realtime

List active orders

GET

/v5/account/wallet-balance

Query wallet balance

GET

/v5/market/kline

Read kline (candlestick) data

GET

/v5/market/orderbook

Read the live orderbook

GET

/v5/market/tickers

Read 24h ticker stats

GET

/v5/market/instruments-info

Read instrument metadata

POST

/v5/order/create

Place a new order

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Bybit API keys are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. The X-BAPI-SIGN HMAC signature is computed at execution time so raw secrets never enter the agent's context window.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g., 'place a bybit order') and Jentic returns the matching operation with its input schema.

Time to first call

Direct Bybit V5 integration: 1-2 days for auth, signature handling, and error mapping. Through Jentic: under 1 hour for the first working call.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Bybit V5 API (extended)

Wider Bybit V5 surface including positions and asset withdrawals

Use the bybit.com main spec when you need /v5/position/list, /v5/order/amend, or /v5/asset/withdraw/create

Alternative

Binance

Major crypto exchange with deep liquidity across spot and derivatives

Choose Binance for the largest spot order book and broader product coverage

Alternative

Kraken

Crypto exchange with strong spot and futures coverage

Use Kraken when fiat on-ramp coverage and US-friendly compliance matter

Complementary

OKX

Crypto exchange with derivatives and on-chain products

Pair with Bybit when running cross-exchange strategies for arbitrage or risk diversification

FAQs

Specific to using Bybit V5 API API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Bybit V5 API?

Bybit does not publish a single OpenAPI specification covering the V5 API. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Bybit V5 API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the Bybit V5 API use?

Authenticated endpoints require an API key in the X-BAPI-API-KEY header plus a request signature in the X-BAPI-SIGN header (HMAC-SHA256). Through Jentic, the secret is held in the encrypted vault and the signature is computed at execution time so raw secrets never enter the agent's context.

Can I place orders with this API?

Yes. POST /v5/order/create places a new order on spot or derivatives markets; POST /v5/order/cancel cancels an open order. The category and symbol parameters select the product type and instrument.

What are the rate limits for the Bybit V5 API?

Rate limits vary by endpoint and account tier and are not enumerated in the spec. Public market endpoints have looser limits than authenticated trade endpoints. Watch for 10006 / 429 responses and back off rather than retrying immediately.

How do I read the orderbook through Jentic?

Run pip install jentic, then search Jentic with the query 'read bybit orderbook', load the schema for GET /v5/market/orderbook, and execute with the category and symbol parameters set to your target market.

How does this spec differ from the bybit.com main spec?

Both target the live Bybit V5 API. This spec covers 8 commonly used endpoints across market, trade, and account. The bybit.com main spec adds position listing, order amends, and asset withdrawals for broader account operations.