Funding Rate

Access funding rates for perpetual contracts from major exchanges — aggregated and normalized for simple use.

What Is It For?

Funding rates are essential for:

Arbitrage: Identify rate gaps between exchanges
Sentiment analysis: Positive rates indicate bullish sentiment, negative rates indicate bearish sentiment
Position management: Anticipate financing costs on your positions

Available Exchanges

Field	Type	Description
Binance	8h	USDT
Bybit	8h	USDT
OKX	8h	USDT
Deribit	8h	USD
Hyperliquid	1h	-

Features

Multi-Exchange

Aggregated data from 5 major exchanges in a single request

History

Access full history with date filtering

Normalized Symbols

Use BTC, ETH, SOL — we handle the variations per exchange

Real-Time

Data updated continuously

Quick Example

Retrieve current funding rates for Bitcoin:

bash

curl "https://api.nefariouslabs.dev/api/funding-rates?symbol=BTC"

Response:

json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "symbol": "BTC",
      "exchange": "binance",
      "rate": 0.0001,
      "fundingTime": "2024-01-15T08:00:00Z",
      "markPrice": 42500.50
    },
    {
      "symbol": "BTC",
      "exchange": "bybit",
      "rate": 0.00012,
      "fundingTime": "2024-01-15T08:00:00Z",
      "markPrice": 42501.20
    }
  ]
}

Available Endpoints

Field	Type	Description
GET /api/funding-rates		Current funding rates by symbol
GET /api/funding-rates/history		Historical funding rates
GET /api/exchanges		List of exchanges and their status
GET /health		Service status

Full API Reference

Consult the detailed endpoint documentation with all parameters and examples.

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