Upbit

Overview

Query real-time cryptocurrency prices from Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Provides KRW-based pricing with 24h statistics, trading volume, and 52-week highs/lows.

Quick Start

Fetch ticker data using Upbit's public API: curl -s "https://api.upbit.com/v1/ticker?markets=KRW-BTC" Replace KRW-BTC with the desired market code (e.g., KRW-ETH, KRW-SUI, KRW-DOGE).

Market Code Format

Upbit uses KRW-{SYMBOL} format: Bitcoin: KRW-BTC Ethereum: KRW-ETH Sui: KRW-SUI Dogecoin: KRW-DOGE Important: Always use uppercase for the symbol.

Response Format

The API returns JSON with these key fields: { "market": "KRW-BTC", "trade_price": 145000000.0, "opening_price": 144000000.0, "high_price": 146000000.0, "low_price": 143000000.0, "prev_closing_price": 144000000.0, "change": "RISE", "change_price": 1000000.0, "change_rate": 0.00694444, "signed_change_price": 1000000.0, "signed_change_rate": 0.00694444, "acc_trade_volume_24h": 123.456, "acc_trade_price_24h": 17890000000.0, "highest_52_week_price": 150000000.0, "highest_52_week_date": "2025-12-01", "lowest_52_week_price": 100000000.0, "lowest_52_week_date": "2025-02-01", "trade_date_kst": "20260209", "trade_time_kst": "074511" }

Key Fields

trade_price: Current price (KRW) change: Price direction (RISE, FALL, EVEN) change_price: Absolute change from previous close (KRW) change_rate: Percentage change (0.00694444 = 0.69%) signed_change_price: Signed price change (negative for falls) signed_change_rate: Signed percentage change acc_trade_volume_24h: 24-hour trading volume (coins) acc_trade_price_24h: 24-hour trading value (KRW) highest_52_week_price / lowest_52_week_price: 52-week price range trade_date_kst / trade_time_kst: Last trade timestamp (Korea time)

Formatting Output

• Present prices in a readable format with:
• Current price with change indicator (▲/▼)
• Percentage change from previous close
• Day range (high/low)
• 24h volume in both coins and KRW
• 52-week range for context
• Example output:
• **BTC/KRW (2026-02-09 07:45:11 기준)**
• **현재가:** 145,000,000원
• **전일대비:** +1,000,000원 (+0.69%) ▲
• **시가:** 144,000,000원
• **고가:** 146,000,000원
• **저가:** 143,000,000원
• **24시간 거래량:** 123.46 BTC
• **24시간 거래대금:** 약 178억원
• **52주 기록**
• 최고: 150,000,000원 (2025-12-01)
• 최저: 100,000,000원 (2025-02-01)

Multiple Markets

Query multiple markets at once: curl -s "https://api.upbit.com/v1/ticker?markets=KRW-BTC,KRW-ETH,KRW-SUI" Returns an array of ticker objects.

Error Handling

If the market code is invalid or not listed on Upbit, the API returns an empty array []. In this case, inform the user that the coin is not available on Upbit or verify the market code.