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# Get recent trades

```
GET /api/v1/trades
```

#### Query Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="176">Field</th><th width="98">Type</th><th width="95">Need</th><th width="189">Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>"symbol"</code></td><td>string</td><td>required</td><td>Trading pair symbol</td><td><code>BTC</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

```
/api/v1/trades?symbol=BTC
```

#### Response

* Status 200: Successfully retrieved recent trades

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "event_type": "fulfill_taker",
      "price": "104721",
      "amount": "0.0001",
      "side": "close_long",
      "cause": "normal",
      "created_at": 1765006315306
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "code": null,
  "last_order_id": 1557404170
}
```

| Field             | Type           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `'event_type'`    | string         | <p><code>"fulfill\_taker"</code> if maker<br><code>"fulfill\_maker"</code> if taker</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `'price'`         | decimal string | Price in USD at which trade event has occurred                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `'amount'`        | decimal string | Amount in token denomination for which the trade has occurred for.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `'side'`          | string         | <p><code>"open\_long"</code><br><code>"open\_short"</code><br><code>"close\_long"</code><br><code>"close\_short"</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `'cause'`         | string         | <p><code>"normal"</code><br>regular user-initiated trading<br><code>"market\_liquidation"</code> position was liquidated due to insufficient margin<br><code>"backstop\_liquidation"</code> position was liquidated by backstop mechanism<br><code>"settlement"</code><br>position was closed due to Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) or other settlement</p> |
| `'created_at'`    | integer        | Timestamp in milliseconds of trade event                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `'last_order_id'` | integer        | Exchange-wide nonce. Used to reliably determine exchange event ordering. Sequential and not subject to clock drift.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

* Status 400: Invalid request parameters
* Status 401: Unauthorized access
* Status 500: Internal server error

#### Code Example (Python)

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "/api/v1/trades?symbol=BTC",
    headers={"Accept": "*/*"},
)

data = response.json()
```


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