name: Phemex
description: Phemex is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange offering REST and WebSocket APIs for spot trading, perpetual contracts, futures, hedged perpetual contracts, asset transfers, and real-time market data. The platform provides low-latency trading infrastructure with HMAC SHA256 authentication and tiered rate limiting for institutional and retail traders.
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created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Derivatives
  - Spot Trading
  - Perpetual Contracts
  - Futures
  - WebSocket
  - Market Data
apis:
  - name: Phemex Contract Trading API
    description: REST and WebSocket API for trading perpetual contracts on Phemex, including order placement, position management, account queries, and real-time market data subscriptions.
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    humanURL: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Contract-API-en.md
    baseURL: https://api.phemex.com
    tags:
      - Cryptocurrency
      - Perpetual Contracts
      - Derivatives
      - Trading
      - WebSocket
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    contact:
      - FN: Phemex Support
        url: https://phemex.com/help-center
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    aid: phemex:phemex-contract-trading-api

  - name: Phemex Spot Trading API
    description: REST and WebSocket API for spot trading on Phemex, supporting order placement, wallet queries, market data subscriptions, and 24-hour ticker streams.
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    humanURL: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Spot-API-en.md
    baseURL: https://api.phemex.com
    tags:
      - Cryptocurrency
      - Spot Trading
      - WebSocket
      - Market Data
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        url: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Spot-API-en.md
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      - FN: Phemex Support
        url: https://phemex.com/help-center
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  - name: Phemex Hedged Perpetual API
    description: REST and WebSocket API for hedged perpetual contract trading on Phemex, enabling both long and short positions simultaneously with independent leverage settings per side.
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    humanURL: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Hedged-Perpetual-API.md
    baseURL: https://api.phemex.com
    tags:
      - Cryptocurrency
      - Hedged Perpetual
      - Derivatives
      - Trading
    properties:
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        url: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Hedged-Perpetual-API.md
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    contact:
      - FN: Phemex Support
        url: https://phemex.com/help-center
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    aid: phemex:phemex-hedged-perpetual-api

  - name: Phemex Asset Transfer API
    description: REST API for transferring assets between spot and futures accounts, managing sub-account fund movements, and performing universal transfers between main and sub-accounts on Phemex.
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    humanURL: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Transfer-API-en.md
    baseURL: https://api.phemex.com
    tags:
      - Cryptocurrency
      - Asset Transfer
      - Account Management
      - Sub-Accounts
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/Public-Transfer-API-en.md
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    contact:
      - FN: Phemex Support
        url: https://phemex.com/help-center
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  - type: HelpCenter
    url: https://phemex.com/help-center
  - type: SDK
    url: https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt
  - type: JavaClient
    url: https://github.com/phemex/java-client
  - type: ErrorCodes
    url: https://github.com/phemex/phemex-api-docs/blob/master/TradingErrorCode.md
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.phemex.com
  - type: Testnet
    url: https://testnet.phemex.com
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com
    email: info@apievangelist.com