Ticker

Subscribe to the ticker stream.

note

• This topic utilises the snapshot field and delta field. If a response param is not found in the message, then its value has not changed.
• Spot & Option tickers message are snapshot only

Push frequency: Derivatives & Options - 100ms, Spot - 50ms

Topic:
tickers.{symbol}

Response Parameters

Linear/Inverse

Parameter	Type	Comments
topic	string	Topic name
type	string	Data type. snapshot,delta
cs	integer	Cross sequence
ts	number	The timestamp (ms) that the system generates the data
data	array	Object
> symbol	string	Symbol name
> tickDirection	string	Tick direction
> price24hPcnt	string	Percentage change of market price in the last 24 hours
> lastPrice	string	Last price
> prevPrice24h	string	Market price 24 hours ago
> highPrice24h	string	The highest price in the last 24 hours
> lowPrice24h	string	The lowest price in the last 24 hours
> prevPrice1h	string	Market price an hour ago
> markPrice	string	Mark price
> indexPrice	string	Index price
> openInterest	string	Open interest size
> openInterestValue	string	Open interest value
> turnover24h	string	Turnover for 24h
> volume24h	string	Volume for 24h
> nextFundingTime	string	Next funding timestamp (ms)
> fundingRate	string	Funding rate
> bid1Price	string	Best bid price
> bid1Size	string	Best bid size
> ask1Price	string	Best ask price
> ask1Size	string	Best ask size
> deliveryTime	datetime	Delivery date time (UTC+0), applicable to expired futures only
> basisRate	string	Basis rate. Unique field for inverse futures & USDT/USDC futures
> deliveryFeeRate	string	Delivery fee rate. Unique field for inverse futures & USDT/USDC futures
> predictedDeliveryPrice	string	Predicated delivery price. Unique field for inverse futures & USDT/USDC futures
> preOpenPrice	string	Estimated pre-market contract open price The value is meaningless when entering continuous trading phase USDC Futures and Inverse Futures do not have this field
> preQty	string	Estimated pre-market contract open qty The value is meaningless when entering continuous trading phase USDC Futures and Inverse Futures do not have this field
> curPreListingPhase	string	The current pre-market contract phase USDC Futures and Inverse Futures do not have this field
> fundingIntervalHour	string	Funding interval hour This value currently only supports whole hours Only for Perpetual,For Futures,this field will not return
> fundingCap	string	Funding rate upper and lower limits Only for Perpetual,For Futures,this field will not return
> basisRateYear	string	Annual basis rate Only for Futures,For Perpetual,this field will not return

Option

Parameter	Type	Comments
topic	string	Topic name
type	string	Data type. snapshot
id	string	message ID
ts	number	The timestamp (ms) that the system generates the data
data	array	Object
> symbol	string	Symbol name
> bidPrice	string	Best bid price
> bidSize	string	Best bid size
> bidIv	string	Best bid iv
> askPrice	string	Best ask price
> askSize	string	Best ask size
> askIv	string	Best ask iv
> lastPrice	string	Last price
> highPrice24h	string	The highest price in the last 24 hours
> lowPrice24h	string	The lowest price in the last 24 hours
> markPrice	string	Mark price
> indexPrice	string	Index price
> markPriceIv	string	Mark price iv
> underlyingPrice	string	Underlying price
> openInterest	string	Open interest size
> turnover24h	string	Turnover for 24h
> volume24h	string	Volume for 24h
> totalVolume	string	Total volume
> totalTurnover	string	Total turnover
> delta	string	Delta
> gamma	string	Gamma
> vega	string	Vega
> theta	string	Theta
> predictedDeliveryPrice	string	Predicated delivery price. It has value when 30 min before delivery
> change24h	string	The change in the last 24 hous

Spot

Parameter	Type	Comments
topic	string	Topic name
ts	number	The timestamp (ms) that the system generates the data
type	string	Data type. snapshot
cs	integer	Cross sequence
data	array	Object
> symbol	string	Symbol name
> lastPrice	string	Last price
> highPrice24h	string	The highest price in the last 24 hours
> lowPrice24h	string	The lowest price in the last 24 hours
> prevPrice24h	string	Percentage change of market price relative to 24h
> volume24h	string	Volume for 24h
> turnover24h	string	Turnover for 24h
> price24hPcnt	string	Percentage change of market price relative to 24h
> usdIndexPrice	string	USD index price used to calculate USD value of the assets in Unified account non-collateral margin coin returns ""

Subscribe Example

Linear

from pybit.unified_trading import WebSocket
from time import sleep
ws = WebSocket(
    testnet=True,
    channel_type="linear",
)
def handle_message(message):
    print(message)
ws.ticker_stream(
    symbol="BTCUSDT",
    callback=handle_message
)
while True:
    sleep(1)

Option

from pybit.unified_trading import WebSocket
from time import sleep
ws = WebSocket(
    testnet=True,
    channel_type="option",
)
def handle_message(message):
    print(message)
ws.ticker_stream(
    symbol="tickers.BTC-22JAN23-17500-C",
    callback=handle_message
)
while True:
    sleep(1)

Spot

from pybit.unified_trading import WebSocket
from time import sleep
ws = WebSocket(
    testnet=True,
    channel_type="spot",
)
def handle_message(message):
    print(message)
ws.ticker_stream(
    symbol="BTCUSDT",
    callback=handle_message
)
while True:
    sleep(1)

Response Example

Linear

LinearPerpetual
{
  "topic": "tickers.BTCUSDT",
  "type": "snapshot",
  "data": {
    "symbol": "BTCUSDT",
    "tickDirection": "MinusTick",
    "price24hPcnt": "-0.158315",
    "lastPrice": "66666.60",
    "prevPrice24h": "79206.20",
    "highPrice24h": "79266.30",
    "lowPrice24h": "65076.90",
    "prevPrice1h": "66666.60",
    "markPrice": "66666.60",
    "indexPrice": "115418.19",
    "openInterest": "492373.72",
    "openInterestValue": "32824881841.75",
    "turnover24h": "4936790807.6521",
    "volume24h": "73191.3870",
    "fundingIntervalHour": "8",
    "fundingCap": "0.005",
    "nextFundingTime": "1760342400000",
    "fundingRate": "-0.005",
    "bid1Price": "66666.60",
    "bid1Size": "23789.165",
    "ask1Price": "66666.70",
    "ask1Size": "23775.469",
    "preOpenPrice": "",
    "preQty": "",
    "curPreListingPhase": ""
  },
  "cs": 9532239429,
  "ts": 1760325052630
}
LinearFutures
{
  "topic": "tickers.BTC-26DEC25",
  "type": "snapshot",
  "data": {
    "symbol": "BTC-26DEC25",
    "tickDirection": "ZeroMinusTick",
    "price24hPcnt": "0",
    "lastPrice": "109401.50",
    "prevPrice24h": "109401.50",
    "highPrice24h": "109401.50",
    "lowPrice24h": "109401.50",
    "prevPrice1h": "109401.50",
    "markPrice": "121144.63",
    "indexPrice": "114132.51",
    "openInterest": "6.622",
    "openInterestValue": "802219.74",
    "turnover24h": "0.0000",
    "volume24h": "0.0000",
    "deliveryTime": "2025-12-26T08:00:00Z",
    "basisRate": "0.06129209",
    "deliveryFeeRate": "0",
    "predictedDeliveryPrice": "0.00",
    "basis": "-4730.84",
    "basisRateYear": "0.30655351",
    "nextFundingTime": "",
    "fundingRate": "",
    "bid1Price": "111254.50",
    "bid1Size": "0.176",
    "ask1Price": "131001.00",
    "ask1Size": "0.580"
  },
  "cs": 31337927919,
  "ts": 1760409119857
}

Option

{
    "id": "tickers.BTC-6JAN23-17500-C-2480334983-1672917511074",
    "topic": "tickers.BTC-6JAN23-17500-C",
    "ts": 1672917511074,
    "data": {
        "symbol": "BTC-6JAN23-17500-C",
        "bidPrice": "0",
        "bidSize": "0",
        "bidIv": "0",
        "askPrice": "10",
        "askSize": "5.1",
        "askIv": "0.514",
        "lastPrice": "10",
        "highPrice24h": "25",
        "lowPrice24h": "5",
        "markPrice": "7.86976724",
        "indexPrice": "16823.73",
        "markPriceIv": "0.4896",
        "underlyingPrice": "16815.1",
        "openInterest": "49.85",
        "turnover24h": "446802.8473",
        "volume24h": "26.55",
        "totalVolume": "86",
        "totalTurnover": "1437431",
        "delta": "0.047831",
        "gamma": "0.00021453",
        "vega": "0.81351067",
        "theta": "-19.9115368",
        "predictedDeliveryPrice": "0",
        "change24h": "-0.33333334"
    },
    "type": "snapshot"
}

Spot

{
    "topic": "tickers.BTCUSDT",
    "ts": 1673853746003,
    "type": "snapshot",
    "cs": 2588407389,
    "data": {
        "symbol": "BTCUSDT",
        "lastPrice": "21109.77",
        "highPrice24h": "21426.99",
        "lowPrice24h": "20575",
        "prevPrice24h": "20704.93",
        "volume24h": "6780.866843",
        "turnover24h": "141946527.22907118",
        "price24hPcnt": "0.0196",
        "usdIndexPrice": "21120.2400136"
    }
}