---
title: "Get Market Candlesticks"
method: GET
path: "/series/{series_ticker}/markets/{ticker}/candlesticks"
tags: ["market"]
---

# Get Market Candlesticks

`GET /series/{series_ticker}/markets/{ticker}/candlesticks`

Time period length of each candlestick in minutes. Valid values: 1 (1 minute), 60 (1 hour), 1440 (1 day).
Candlesticks for markets that settled before the historical cutoff are only available via `GET /historical/markets/{ticker}/candlesticks`. See [Historical Data](https://docs.kalshi.com/getting_started/historical_data) for details.

## Path parameters

- `series_ticker` string, required
- `ticker` string, required

## Query parameters

- `start_ts` integer, required
- `end_ts` integer, required
- `period_interval` 1 | 60 | 1440, required
- `include_latest_before_start` boolean

## Response `200`

Candlesticks retrieved successfully

- GetMarketCandlesticksResponse
  - `ticker` string, required — Unique identifier for the market.
  - `candlesticks` MarketCandlestick[], required — Array of candlestick data points for the specified time range.
    - `end_period_ts` integer, required — Unix timestamp for the inclusive end of the candlestick period.
    - `yes_bid` BidAskDistribution, required
      - `open_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `low_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `high_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `close_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `yes_ask` BidAskDistribution, required
      - `open_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `low_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `high_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `close_dollars` string, required — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `price` PriceDistribution, required
      - `open_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `low_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `high_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `close_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `mean_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `previous_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `min_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
      - `max_dollars` string — Fixed-point US dollar string. Most request fields accept 2-4 decimal places (e.g., "0.56", "0.5600"); responses emit up to 6. Valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
    - `volume_fp` string, required — Fixed-point contract count string (2 decimals, e.g., "10.00"; referred to as "fp" in field names). Requests accept 0-2 decimal places (e.g., "10", "10.0", "10.00"); responses always emit 2 decimals. Fractional contract values (e.g., "2.50") are supported; the minimum granularity is 0.01 contracts.
    - `open_interest_fp` string, required — Fixed-point contract count string (2 decimals, e.g., "10.00"; referred to as "fp" in field names). Requests accept 0-2 decimal places (e.g., "10", "10.0", "10.00"); responses always emit 2 decimals. Fractional contract values (e.g., "2.50") are supported; the minimum granularity is 0.01 contracts.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `404` — Not found
- `500` — Internal server error

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