name: Bithumb API FinOps
description: Financial operations considerations for teams and developers integrating with the Bithumb API. Bithumb does not charge for API access itself; costs arise from trading fees on executed orders and withdrawal fees for moving assets off the platform.
costs:
  - name: API Access
    type: Free
    amount: 0
    currency: N/A
    description: No charge for API access. All registered Bithumb account holders can use the full REST and WebSocket API suite at no additional cost.
  - name: Spot Trading - Maker Fee
    type: Per Transaction
    amount: '0.04%'
    currency: Percentage of trade value
    description: Fee charged when a limit order adds liquidity to the order book and is not immediately filled (maker). Applies to all spot markets including KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs.
  - name: Spot Trading - Taker Fee
    type: Per Transaction
    amount: '0.25%'
    currency: Percentage of trade value
    description: Fee charged when a market order or immediately-filled limit order removes liquidity from the order book (taker). Applies to all spot markets.
  - name: KRW Withdrawal Fee
    type: Per Withdrawal
    amount: 1000
    currency: KRW
    description: Flat fee charged for each Korean Won (fiat) withdrawal from Bithumb to a linked bank account.
  - name: Cryptocurrency Withdrawal Fee
    type: Per Withdrawal
    amount: Variable
    currency: Native cryptocurrency
    description: Network-based fee for withdrawing cryptocurrencies. Example - Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawal fee is 0.001 BTC. Fees vary by asset and network congestion.
  - name: KRW Deposit Fee
    type: Per Deposit
    amount: 0
    currency: KRW
    description: No fee for depositing Korean Won (KRW) to Bithumb.
  - name: Cryptocurrency Deposit Fee
    type: Per Deposit
    amount: 0
    currency: N/A
    description: No Bithumb-imposed fee for cryptocurrency deposits. Network gas fees may apply depending on the blockchain.
discounts:
  - name: Tiered Membership Discounts
    description: Bithumb operates a six-tier membership system based on 30-day trading volume. Higher tiers receive incremental trading fee discounts of up to 0.02% off the standard rate.
    tiers: 6
    maxDiscount: '0.02%'
    basis: 30-day trading volume
costOptimizationTips:
  - tip: Use limit orders instead of market orders to pay the maker fee (0.04%) rather than the taker fee (0.25%), reducing per-trade costs by over 6x.
  - tip: Consolidate withdrawals to minimize per-withdrawal flat fees, especially for KRW withdrawals.
  - tip: Monitor 30-day trading volume to qualify for higher membership tiers and reduced fee rates.
  - tip: Batch orders using the bulk order endpoint (up to 20 orders per request) to reduce operational overhead at the same fee rates.
  - tip: Use WebSocket streaming for real-time data instead of polling the REST API to reduce request volume and avoid rate limit issues.
sources:
  - url: https://apidocs.bithumb.com
    description: Official Bithumb API documentation
  - url: https://coinmarketfees.com/exchange/bithumb
    description: Bithumb fee schedule reference