> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.sfox.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.sfox.com/connect/websocket-api/market-data/users.md).

# Order Book

### Subscription Instructions

<table><thead><tr><th width="443.5577654976056">Subscription Format</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>orderbook.net.&#x3C;basequote></code></td><td><code>orderbook.net.btcusd</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Payload Details

{% hint style="info" %}
Order book subscriptions receive full order book snapshots for the pair. sFOX does not support sending changes at this time.
{% endhint %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="206">Key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>bids</code></td><td>An array of the bids available in this order book. Each bid is a price, quantity, and liquidity source</td></tr><tr><td><code>asks</code></td><td>An array of the asks available in this order book. Each ask is a price, quantity, and liquidity source</td></tr><tr><td><code>market making</code></td><td>The best bids and offers of the available destinations for maker orders placed on this pair</td></tr><tr><td><code>pair</code></td><td>The currency pair of this order book</td></tr><tr><td><code>lastupdated</code></td><td>The UNIX timestamp this order book was last updated</td></tr><tr><td><code>lastpublished</code></td><td>The UNIX timestamp this order book was last published</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example Code & Order Book Message

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="NodeJS" %}

```javascript
const WebSocket = require('ws')

const ws = new WebSocket('wss://ws.sfox.com/ws')

ws.on('open', function() {
  const authMessage = {
   type: 'authenticate',
   apiKey: '<ENTERPRISE_API_KEY>',
   enterprise: 'true'
  }
  
  ws.send(JSON.stringify(authMessage))
})

// After successful authentication, subscribe to order book feed
const subscribeMsg = {
  type: 'subscribe',
  feeds: ['orderbook.net.btcusd', 'orderbook.net.ethusd']
}

ws.send(JSON.stringify(subscribeMsg))
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```python
import asyncio
import json
import websockets

async def main(uri):
    async with websockets.connect(uri) as ws:
        await ws.send(json.dumps({
            "type": "authenticate",
            "apiKey": "<ENTERPRISE_API_KEY>",
            "enterprise": "true"
        }))

        # After successful authentication message, subscribe to the order book feed
        await ws.send(json.dumps({
            "type": "subscribe",
            "feeds": ["orderbook.net.btcusd"]
        }))
        async for msg in ws:
            print(msg)


asyncio.run(main("wss://ws.sfox.com/ws"))
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Example Message" %}

<pre class="language-json"><code class="lang-json"><strong>{
</strong>  "sequence": 18,
  "recipient": "orderbook.net.btcusd",
  "timestamp": 1649900198079450163,
  "payload": {
    "bids": [
      [41368.2, 0.3, "market1"],
      [41367.742812, 0.001963, "otc1"],
      [41367.292857, 0.006878, "market2"],
      [41365.91428571, 0.7, "otc2"],
      [41362.1, 2, "market3"],
      [41361.453441, 0.014505, "otc3"]
    ],
    "asks": [
      [41364.5, 0.5, "otc1"],
      [41367.9, 0.5, "market1"],
      [41371.325, 4, "otc2"],
      [41373.322712, 0.03838193, "market2"],
      [41373.332716, 0.01, "otc3"]
    ],
    "market_making": {
      "bids": [
        [41345.224109, 1.27, "market1"],
        [41361.46, 0.39449605, "otc3"],
        [41366.05, 0.0023, "market2"],
        [41371.88, 0.001963, "otc2"],
        [41374, 0.69001372, "market4"],
        [41374.4, 0.00331432, "otc4"]
      ],
      "asks": [
        [41381.49, 0.12087124, "market5"],
        [41375.29, 0.01103, "market7"],
        [41374.5, 2.0260228, "otc3"],
        [41368.5, 0.01005354, "market1"],
        [41352.644322, 0.03838193, "market2"]
      ]
    },
    "pair": "btcusd",
    "lastupdated": 1649900198016,
    "lastpublished": 1649900198017
  }
}
</code></pre>

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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