Kraken Derivatives JavaScript SDK example: privateWs.ts

Kraken Derivatives private websocket JavaScript example for the Siebly Kraken SDK, covering exchange REST API and WebSocket integration, setup, and production SDK docs.

We use environment variables in our examples for API keys. It is your responsibility to manage and secure your keys appropriately.

examples/Kraken/Derivatives/WebSockets/privateWs.ts

What this example covers

  • Kraken WebSocket stream JavaScript example.
  • Uses the Siebly Kraken SDK package @siebly/kraken-api instead of hand-written WebSocket plumbing.
  • Source path: Kraken/Derivatives/WebSockets/privateWs.ts.
  • Example category: Derivatives.
  • Imports SDK symbols including DefaultLogger, WebsocketClient, WS_KEY_MAP.
  • Calls SDK methods such as on(), subscribe().

How to use this example

  • Start here for the specific request or stream pattern, then check the matching SDK guide for install, credentials, and operational notes.
  • For WebSocket examples, keep reconnect, resubscribe, heartbeat, and event-handler behavior explicit in your service.
  • Open the repository source when you need the latest committed version: GitHub source file.
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-varsimport {  DefaultLogger,  LogParams,  WebsocketClient,  WS_KEY_MAP,  WSTopicRequest,} from '@siebly/kraken-api';import { WSDerivativesTopic } from '@siebly/kraken-api'; const customLogger: DefaultLogger = {  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars  trace: (...params: LogParams): void => {    // console.log(new Date(), '--> trace', ...params);  },  info: (...params: LogParams): void => {    console.log(new Date(), '--> info', ...params);  },  error: (...params: LogParams): void => {    console.error(new Date(), '--> error', ...params);  },}; async function start() {  const account = {    key: process.env.API_FUTURES_KEY || 'keyHere',    secret: process.env.API_FUTURES_SECRET || 'secretHere',  };   /**   * The WebsocketClient is the core class to manage WebSocket subscriptions. Give it the topics you want to subscribe to, and it will handle the rest:   * - Connection management (connect, disconnect, reconnect)   * - Authentication for private topics   * - Subscription management (subscribe, unsubscribe, resubscribe on reconnect)   * - Message handling (dispatch messages to appropriate handlers)   *   * All you need to do is provide the topics you want to subscribe to when calling `subscribe()`, and the client will take care of the rest.   *   * Here we create a WebsocketClient instance with API key/secret for private topic subscriptions.   *   * In terms of product groups such as Spot, Derivatives, etc., the WebsocketClient understand the product group from the WsKey you provide when subscribing. For example, using `WS_KEY_MAP.spotPrivateV2` indicates that the subscription is for Spot private topics, as shown below.   *   * Refer to WS_KEY_MAP in the source code for all available WsKey options.   */  const client = new WebsocketClient(    {      apiKey: account.key,      apiSecret: account.secret,    },    customLogger,  );   client.on('open', (data) => {    console.log(new Date(), 'connected ', data?.wsKey);  });   // Data received  client.on('message', (data) => {    console.info(new Date(), 'data received: ', JSON.stringify(data));  });   // Something happened, attempting to reconnect  client.on('reconnecting', (data) => {    console.log(new Date(), 'reconnect: ', data?.wsKey);  });   // Reconnect successful  client.on('reconnected', (data) => {    console.log(new Date(), 'reconnected: ', data?.wsKey);  });   // Connection closed. If unexpected, expect reconnect -> reconnected.  client.on('close', (data) => {    console.error(new Date(), 'close: ', data);  });   // Reply to a request, e.g. "subscribe"/"unsubscribe"/"authenticate"  client.on('response', (data) => {    console.info(new Date(), 'server reply: ', JSON.stringify(data), '\n');  });   client.on('exception', (data) => {    console.error(new Date(), 'exception: ', data);  });   client.on('authenticated', (data) => {    console.error(new Date(), 'authenticated: ', data);  });   /**   * The below examples demonstrate how you can subscribe to private topics.   *   * Note: while the documentation specifies "api_key", "original_challenge" and "signed_challenge" as required parameters, but don't worry about that. The SDK will automatically:   * - Fetch the challenge using your API key,   * - Cache the challenge   * - Include the key, original challenge and signed challenge parameters for you when subscribing to private topics on the derivativesPrivateV1 WebSocket connection.   *   * You do NOT need to manually fetch or provide the "original_challenge" and "signed_challenge" tokens when subscribing to private topics.   *   * Do note that all of these include the "derivativesPrivateV1" WsKey reference. This tells the WebsocketClient to use the private "wss://futures.kraken.com/ws/v1" endpoint for these private subscription requests. It will also automatically authenticate the connection when it is established.   */   try {    /**     * All of the following parameters require API keys for Derivatives APIs.     *     * Note: your "WsTopicRequest" does not need to include "api_key", "original_challenge" and "signed_challenge". See above for details, or below for examples.     */     // Open orders: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/open_orders    const openOrdersTopicRequest: WSTopicRequest<WSDerivativesTopic> = {      topic: 'open_orders',    };    client.subscribe(openOrdersTopicRequest, WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Note: if there are no parameters needed, you can also just request the topic by name    // This is the same as openOrdersTopicRequest, since openOrdersTopicRequest contains no parameters    // client.subscribe('open_orders', WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Open orders (verbose): https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/open_orders    client.subscribe('open_orders_verbose', WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Fills: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/fills    const accountFillsTopicRequest: WSTopicRequest<WSDerivativesTopic> = {      topic: 'fills',      // Optionally, the product_ids field can be used to subscribe only to specific product.      // payload: {      //   product_ids: ['PF_XBTUSD'],      // },    };    client.subscribe(accountFillsTopicRequest, WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Balances: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/balances    client.subscribe('balances', WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Open Position: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/open_position    client.subscribe('open_positions', WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Account Log: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/account_log    client.subscribe('account_log', WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);     // Notification: https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/futures-api/websocket/notifications    client.subscribe('notifications_auth', WS_KEY_MAP.derivativesPrivateV1);  } catch (e) {    console.error('Req error: ', e);  }} start(); 

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