Cryptocurrency — entry 052 of 53
VALR
VALR is South Africa's largest cryptocurrency exchange, offering spot and futures trading with a base spot fee of 0% for makers and 0.1% for takers, undercutting the industry average. Its REST API provides public market data — tickers, order books, trades — alongside a WebSocket service for order, balance, and trade updates, with authenticated endpoints signed via an API key and secret. The API is free to use for any VALR account holder.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSDisabledBrowser calls need a server-side proxy.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSON, WebSocketResponses can be requested as JSON or WebSocket.
GreatAPIs Score
Score70
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats15/15Supports 2 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/valr/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/valr.svg" alt="Scored 70 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.