Overview

Binance Futures is the derivatives arm of Binance, offering USD-M (USDT-margined) perpetual futures contracts. Perpetual futures have no expiration date and use a funding rate mechanism to keep the contract price anchored to the spot index. Kwery ingests the same OHLCV and ticker data as Binance Spot, plus derivatives-specific fields like funding_rate and open_interest.

What we ingest

• OHLCV candlestick data with taker buy ratio
• Funding rate at each interval
• Open interest (total outstanding contracts)
• 1-second ticker snapshots with best bid/ask and quoted quantities

Currently tracked pairs: BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, SOLUSDT, XRPUSDT (queried as BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP).

Data semantics

Available endpoints

List available symbols

GET /v1/binance/futures

Returns all tracked Binance Futures symbols and their metadata.

curl "https://kwery-api.com/v1/binance/futures?api-key=YOUR_KEY"

{
  "source": "binance_futures",
  "symbols": [
    { "symbol": "BTC", "pair": "BTCUSDT", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" },
    { "symbol": "ETH", "pair": "ETHUSDT", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" },
    { "symbol": "SOL", "pair": "SOLUSDT", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" },
    { "symbol": "XRP", "pair": "XRPUSDT", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" }
  ]
}

Get OHLCV candles

GET /v1/binance/futures/{symbol}

Returns OHLCV candlestick data with funding rate and open interest.

curl "https://kwery-api.com/v1/binance/futures/BTC?api-key=YOUR_KEY&interval=1h&limit=3"

{
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "source": "binance_futures",
  "interval": "1h",
  "candles": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T12:00:00Z",
      "open": 78280.00,
      "high": 78510.50,
      "low": 78120.30,
      "close": 78390.20,
      "volume": 2450.78,
      "taker_buy_ratio": 0.52,
      "funding_rate": 0.0001,
      "open_interest": 58420.15
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T11:00:00Z",
      "open": 78150.40,
      "high": 78340.00,
      "low": 78050.10,
      "close": 78280.00,
      "volume": 2180.34,
      "taker_buy_ratio": 0.47,
      "funding_rate": 0.0001,
      "open_interest": 57890.60
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T10:00:00Z",
      "open": 77920.50,
      "high": 78200.80,
      "low": 77850.00,
      "close": 78150.40,
      "volume": 1920.12,
      "taker_buy_ratio": 0.59,
      "funding_rate": 0.0001,
      "open_interest": 57210.30
    }
  ],
  "total": 720,
  "limit": 3,
  "offset": 0
}

Get 1-second ticker

GET /v1/binance/futures/{symbol}/ticker

Pro Returns 1-second ticker snapshots. Same shape as the spot ticker.

curl "https://kwery-api.com/v1/binance/futures/BTC/ticker?api-key=YOUR_KEY&limit=3"

{
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "source": "binance_futures",
  "interval": "1s",
  "ticks": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T12:00:01Z",
      "best_bid": 78389.00,
      "best_ask": 78390.50,
      "best_bid_qty": 1.20,
      "best_ask_qty": 0.85
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T12:00:02Z",
      "best_bid": 78390.10,
      "best_ask": 78391.30,
      "best_bid_qty": 0.95,
      "best_ask_qty": 1.10
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T12:00:03Z",
      "best_bid": 78388.50,
      "best_ask": 78389.80,
      "best_bid_qty": 1.45,
      "best_ask_qty": 0.72
    }
  ],
  "total": 86400,
  "limit": 3,
  "offset": 0
}

Source-specific fields

OHLCV candles

1-second ticker

Available intervals

OHLCV

Ticker

Limitations & notes

• Funding rate is a snapshot, not a time-series. The funding_rate field on each candle reflects the most recent settled or predicted funding rate at that point in time. It changes at 00:00, 08:00, and 16:00 UTC when settlement occurs.
• Open interest is in base asset units. An open_interest of 58420.15 for BTCUSDT means 58,420.15 BTC worth of contracts are outstanding, not $58,420.
• Ticker requires Pro plan. The /ticker endpoint is restricted to Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans — identical to the spot ticker.
• Futures prices can deviate from spot. During periods of high funding or extreme sentiment, the perpetual price may trade at a premium or discount to spot. Compare against Binance Spot for basis analysis.
• Symbols are short form. Use BTC, not BTCUSDT. The pair mapping is handled internally.
• Same response shape as spot (plus derivatives fields). If you're already consuming Binance Spot data, switching to futures requires no structural changes — just handle the additional funding_rate and open_interest fields.