Guía de la API de Backpack Exchange en Python

Prerequisitos

Obtén tus claves API si vas a usar endpoints de cuenta: https://backpack.exchange/portfolio/settings/api-keys

Instala las librerías de Python necesarias:

• cryptography – para X-Signature (solo endpoints de cuenta)

• requests – para realizar peticiones HTTP (o aiohttp si prefieres async)

pip3 install cryptography requests 

Instala dotenv-python para gestionar de forma segura tus claves usando variables de entorno si vas a usar endpoints de cuenta

pip3 install python-dotenv

Crea un archivo .env y almacena tus claves así:

PUBLIC_KEY=zDIJj9qneWIY0IYZ5aXoHcNMCm+XDhVcTssiT0HyY0A=
SECRET_KEY=4odxgSUxFrC/zsKWZF4OQwYAgnNu9hnWH3NxWfLAPz4=

Crea un archivo .gitignore y añade .env para excluirlo del control de versiones.

.env

Para todos los ejemplos, usaremos la librería síncrona requests. Vamos a importarla:

import requests

Endpoints públicos

Para endpoints públicos, simplemente envía una petición GET.

No se requieren claves API.

Ejemplo: Accediendo a datos públicos

# https://docs.backpack.exchange/#tag/Markets/operation/get_open_interest
BASE_URL: str = "https://api.backpack.exchange/"  # base api url for all endpoints
symbol: str = "SOL_USDC_PERP" # let's specify the symbol
result_url: str = f"{BASE_URL}api/v1/openInterest?symbol={symbol}"  # add your argument as a query string. For GET requests you need only query string

from json import JSONDecodeError

response = requests.get(url=result_url) # make a get request
print(f"response status code: {response}")
if response.status_code == 200:
    # make your code safe in case you receive unexpected data
    try:
        print(f"response json: {response.json()}") 

        open_interest: str = response.json()[0]["openInterest"]
        print(f"open interest: {open_interest}")
    except JSONDecodeError:
        print(f"response text if response isn't json: {response.text}")
else:
    ...

Nota: Si tienes más de un argumento, únelos usando el símbolo &.

Endpoints privados

Para endpoints privados, necesitamos crear headers específicos y un cuerpo de petición (para peticiones POST). Esto requiere autenticación con tus claves API.

import base64  # for base64 encoding the signature
from time import time  # for timestamp generation
import os  # to access environment variables

from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ed25519  # to create a private key for signing
# from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv  # to load environment variables from .env file

# In production code, use this approach:
# load_dotenv(find_dotenv())
# public_key: str = os.getenv("PUBLIC_KEY")
# secret_key: str = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY")

# For demonstration purposes only - don't hardcode keys in production
public_key: str = "5+yQgwU0ZdJ/9s+GXfuPFfo7yQQpl9CgvQedJXne30o="
secret_key: str = "TDSkv44jf/iD/QCKkyCdixO+p1sfLXxk+PZH7mW/ams="  

# Create private key from secret key
private_key = ed25519.Ed25519PrivateKey.from_private_bytes(
            base64.b64decode(secret_key)
        )

Ejemplo: Obteniendo una dirección de depósito

Veamos cómo obtener una dirección de depósito usando la API: https://docs.backpack.exchange/#tag/Capital/operation/get_deposit_address

# Generate timestamp and window parameters
timestamp = int(time() * 1e3)  # Unix time in milliseconds
window: str = "5000"  # Time window in milliseconds that the request is valid for

Ahora que tenemos nuestros componentes de autenticación listos (X-Timestamp, X-Window, and X-API-Key), vamos a crear la firma.

# Define the instruction for this API call
instruction: str = "depositAddressQuery"
sign_str = f"instruction={instruction}"

# This endpoint requires the "blockchain" parameter
params: dict = {
    "blockchain": "Solana",
}

# Generate a valid query string from parameters
sorted_params_list = []
for key, value in sorted(params.items()):
    if isinstance(value, bool):  # boolean variables should be lowercase in query strings
        value = str(value).lower()
    sorted_params_list.append(f"{key}={value}")
sorted_params = "&".join(sorted_params_list)

# Combine all parts of the signature string
if sorted_params:
    sign_str += "&" + sorted_params
sign_str += f"&timestamp={timestamp}&window={window}" 

print(f"Signature string: {sign_str}")

Firmando la petición

Ahora vamos a firmar la petición con nuestra clave privada:

# Sign the string with our private key
signature_bytes = private_key.sign(sign_str.encode())
encoded_signature = base64.b64encode(signature_bytes).decode()
print(f"Base64 encoded signature: {encoded_signature}")

Creando headers

Crear los headers requeridos para la petición a la API:

# Prepare the headers with all required authentication parameters
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": public_key,
    "X-Signature": encoded_signature,
    "X-Timestamp": str(timestamp),
    "X-Window": window,
    "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
}

Enviando la petición

Ahora podemos enviar la petición autenticada a la API:

# Send the GET request with our authentication headers
url = "https://api.backpack.exchange/wapi/v1/capital/deposit/address"
response = requests.get(url=url, headers=headers, params=params)
print(response.json())

Usando peticiones POST

Para peticiones POST, necesitas incluir el cuerpo JSON y usar el método post() en lugar de get().

Ejemplo: Ejecutando una orden

Veamos cómo enviar una orden al motor de matching para ejecución usando la API: https://api.backpack.exchange/api/v1/order

# Generate timestamp and window parameters
timestamp = int(time() * 1e3)  # Unix time in milliseconds
window = "5000"  # Time window in milliseconds that the request is valid for

# Define the instruction for this API call
instruction = "orderExecute"
sign_str = f"instruction={instruction}"

# Create the order request body
order_params = {
    "symbol": "SOL_USDC",       # Required: The market for the order
    "side": "Bid",              # Required: "Bid" (buy) or "Ask" (sell)
    "orderType": "Limit",       # Required: "Market" or "Limit"
    "price": "170.50",           # The order price (required for limit orders)
    "quantity": "1.0",          # The order quantity
    "timeInForce": "GTC",       # "GTC" (Good Till Cancelled), "IOC" (Immediate or Cancel), "FOK" (Fill or Kill)
    "clientId": 123456,         # Custom order ID (optional)
    "selfTradePrevention": "RejectTaker"  # Optional: "RejectTaker", "RejectMaker", "RejectBoth"
}

# Generate a valid query string from parameters
sorted_params_list = []
for key, value in sorted(order_params.items()):
    if isinstance(value, bool):  # boolean variables should be lowercase in query strings
        value = str(value).lower()
    sorted_params_list.append(f"{key}={value}")
sorted_params = "&".join(sorted_params_list)

# Combine all parts of the signature string
if sorted_params:
    sign_str += "&" + sorted_params
sign_str += f"&timestamp={timestamp}&window={window}" 

print(f"Signature string: {sign_str}")

# Sign the string with our private key
signature_bytes = private_key.sign(sign_str.encode())
encoded_signature = base64.b64encode(signature_bytes).decode()
print(f"Base64 encoded signature: {encoded_signature}")

# Prepare the headers with all required authentication parameters
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": public_key,
    "X-Signature": encoded_signature,
    "X-Timestamp": str(timestamp),
    "X-Window": window,
    "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
}

# Send the POST request with our authentication headers and order parameters
url = "https://api.backpack.exchange/api/v1/order"
response = requests.post(url=url, headers=headers, json=order_params)
print(f"Response status code: {response.status_code}")
try:
    print(f"Response JSON: {response.json()}")
except JSONDecodeError:
    print(f"Response text: {response.text}")

Fuentes

El SDK hace el proceso de desarrollo mucho más fácil.

SDK de ejemplo: https://github.com/sndmndss/bpx-py

Para más información, visita la documentación oficial: https://docs.backpack.exchange/