Hyperliquid | Kwery

Overview

Hyperliquid is an L1 blockchain purpose-built for a perpetual futures DEX. It runs a fully on-chain order book with sub-second finality, offering a CEX-like trading experience without centralized custody. Kwery ingests Hyperliquid's OHLCV data along with optional derivatives fields like funding rate and open interest.

What we ingest

OHLCV candlestick data for perpetual contracts
Funding rate (optional, when available for the interval)
Open interest (optional, when available for the interval)

Currently tracked assets: BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP.

Data semantics

Concept	Detail
Symbol format	Coin name — `BTC`, not `BTCUSDT` or `BTC-PERP`
Quote currency	USD (settled in USDC)
Contract type	Perpetual futures (no expiry)
Funding rate	Hourly funding, unlike Binance's 8-hour cycle
Open interest	Total outstanding notional

ℹ️Info

Hyperliquid uses coin names as symbols. When querying, use BTC, ETH, etc. — not exchange-style pair notation like BTCUSDT. This is consistent across all Kwery sources.

Available endpoints

List available symbols

GET /v1/hyperliquid

Returns all tracked Hyperliquid perpetual symbols and their metadata.

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

{
  "source": "hyperliquid",
  "symbols": [
    { "symbol": "BTC", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" },
    { "symbol": "ETH", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" },
    { "symbol": "SOL", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" },
    { "symbol": "XRP", "contract_type": "perpetual", "status": "active" }
  ]
}

Get OHLCV candles

GET /v1/hyperliquid/{symbol}

Returns OHLCV candlestick data with optional funding rate and open interest.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`symbol`	string	Yes	—	Coin name (e.g. BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP)
`interval`	string	Yes	—	Candle interval: 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, 24h
`start`	string	No	—	ISO 8601 start time
`end`	string	No	—	ISO 8601 end time
`limit`	integer	No	100	Maximum candles to return
`offset`	integer	No	0	Number of records to skip

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

{
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "source": "hyperliquid",
  "interval": "1h",
  "candles": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T12:00:00Z",
      "open": 78310.50,
      "high": 78520.00,
      "low": 78140.80,
      "close": 78405.30,
      "volume": 890.45,
      "funding_rate": 0.000035,
      "open_interest": 42150.80
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T11:00:00Z",
      "open": 78170.20,
      "high": 78350.90,
      "low": 78060.50,
      "close": 78310.50,
      "volume": 765.32,
      "funding_rate": 0.000032,
      "open_interest": 41890.20
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-03-09T10:00:00Z",
      "open": 77950.00,
      "high": 78210.40,
      "low": 77880.60,
      "close": 78170.20,
      "volume": 620.18,
      "funding_rate": 0.000028,
      "open_interest": 41520.50
    }
  ],
  "total": 720,
  "limit": 3,
  "offset": 0
}

Source-specific fields

Field	Type	Description
`open`	`float`	Opening price (USD)
`high`	`float`	Highest price in interval
`low`	`float`	Lowest price in interval
`close`	`float`	Closing price (USD)
`volume`	`float`	Total traded volume (base asset units)
`funding_rate`	`float \| null`	Hourly funding rate (e.g. `0.000035` = 0.0035%). `null` if not available for the interval.
`open_interest`	`float \| null`	Total outstanding contract value (base asset units). `null` if not available.
`timestamp`	`string`	ISO 8601 interval open time

Available intervals

Interval	Description	Minimum plan
`5m`	5-minute candles	Free
`15m`	15-minute candles	Free
`1h`	Hourly candles	Free
`4h`	4-hour candles	Free
`24h`	Daily candles	Free

Limitations & notes

Hourly funding, not 8-hour. Unlike Binance Futures, Hyperliquid settles funding every hour. This means funding_rate values are smaller per settlement but more frequent. Do not directly compare a Hyperliquid hourly rate to a Binance 8-hour rate without annualizing or normalizing.
funding_rate and open_interest are optional. These fields may be null on certain intervals or during periods where the data is unavailable. Always handle the null case in your code.
Coin names, not pair symbols. Use BTC, ETH, etc. Hyperliquid natively uses coin names, and Kwery follows the same convention.
No ticker endpoint. Unlike Binance, Hyperliquid does not currently have a 1-second ticker endpoint in Kwery. Use 5-minute candles as the finest available granularity.
On-chain settlement. All trades settle on the Hyperliquid L1. During periods of chain congestion (rare but possible), there may be slight delays in data availability.
Useful for cross-venue comparison. Comparing Hyperliquid perp prices against Binance Futures lets you detect basis differentials between centralized and decentralized venues — valuable for funding rate arbitrage strategies. See the Funding Rate Arbitrage guide.