specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Backpack
providerId: backpack
created: '2026-05-24'
modified: '2026-05-24'
tags:
  - Crypto
  - Trading
  - Pricing
description: >-
  Backpack Exchange uses a volume-based maker/taker fee schedule with tier upgrades determined by the
  higher of (a) 30-day trailing trading volume, (b) BP Stake amount, or (c) pre-TGE Mad Lad NFT holdings.
  Tiers are recalculated hourly. There is no monthly subscription fee for API access — fees are paid per
  filled trade. Sub-account trading volume rolls up to the main account for VIP tier purposes.
sources:
  - https://support.backpack.exchange/exchange/trading/trading-fees
  - https://support.backpack.exchange/llms-full.txt

structure:
  model: volume-tiered-maker-taker
  recalculationFrequency: hourly
  effectiveTierRule: max(volumeTier, stakeTier, madLadTier)
  freeProductPair: USDT/USDC
  freeProductNote: USDT/USDC trades 0% fee and does not count toward volume requirements.

plans:
  - id: api-access
    name: API Access
    description: Programmatic access to the Backpack Exchange API is free. Trading fees apply per execution.
    entries:
      - geo: Global
        label: API Key
        price: 0
        metric: account
        timeFrame: monthly
        description: No subscription fee for ED25519 API keys. Rate limits apply.
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited number of ED25519 API key pairs (subject to undocumented account cap)
      - name: REST API access (https://api.backpack.exchange/)
      - name: WebSocket streams (wss://ws.backpack.exchange/)
      - name: Sub-accounts for strategy isolation
      - name: Configurable withdrawal delay
      - name: Per-operation instruction binding for replay protection

  - id: spot-fees
    name: Spot Trading Fees
    description: Volume-tier-based maker/taker spot trading fee schedule. Specific basis-point figures are published as a figure on the trading-fees page rather than as machine-readable text.
    entries:
      - geo: Global
        label: VIP 0 - Default tier
        price: variable
        metric: trade
        timeFrame: per-fill
        description: Default maker/taker bps applied when no volume/stake/NFT tier is achieved.
      - geo: Global
        label: VIP 1-7 - Volume tiers
        price: variable
        metric: trade
        timeFrame: per-fill
        description: Maker and taker fees decrease as 30-day trailing volume increases.
      - geo: Global
        label: USDT/USDC pair
        price: 0
        metric: trade
        timeFrame: per-fill
        description: Zero-fee trading on the stablecoin pair. Volume on this pair does not count toward tier upgrades.
    elements:
      - name: Maker fee on Limit/PostOnly orders
      - name: Taker fee on Market orders and crossed Limit orders
      - name: BP Stake counts toward tier
      - name: Pre-TGE Mad Lad NFT holding counts toward tier
      - name: Sub-account volume aggregates into main account tier

  - id: perp-fees
    name: Perpetual Futures Fees
    description: Volume-tier-based maker/taker schedule for PERP and IPERP markets.
    entries:
      - geo: Global
        label: VIP 0 - Default tier
        price: variable
        metric: trade
        timeFrame: per-fill
      - geo: Global
        label: VIP 1-7 - Volume tiers
        price: variable
        metric: trade
        timeFrame: per-fill
    elements:
      - name: Funding settled on perp funding interval
      - name: Liquidation fee 1% on system-triggered perp liquidations
      - name: Cross-margin shares collateral with spot and lending balances

  - id: withdrawal-fees
    name: Withdrawal Fees
    description: Per-token, per-network withdrawal fees published on the asset info page.
    entries:
      - geo: Global
        label: On-chain withdrawals
        price: variable
        metric: withdrawal
        timeFrame: per-transaction
        description: Network fee (gas) varies by token and chain.
      - geo: Global
        label: Internal transfer
        price: 0
        metric: withdrawal
        timeFrame: per-transaction
        description: Transfers between Backpack exchange accounts are auto-detected and free.
      - geo: Global
        label: Sub-account transfer
        price: 0
        metric: transfer
        timeFrame: per-transaction
        description: No fees on transfers between sub-accounts.
    elements:
      - name: Configurable withdrawal delay (POST /wapi/v1/capital/withdrawals/delay)

  - id: wire-fees
    name: Fiat Wire Fees
    description: Tier-based fiat wire fees with included free wires per 30 days. Higher VIP tiers earn more free wires and reduced fees.
    entries:
      - geo: Global
        label: Wire transfer
        price: variable
        metric: transfer
        timeFrame: per-transaction