The Luno API
Build custom applications or integrate payments with our powerful cryptocurrency API
The Luno API enables a variety of features
Access to our websocket feed for real-time market data
A space to develop programmatic trading bots
Dynamic fee structure with lower fees for higher volume trading
Official Luno SDKs
Luno provides three officially supported SDKs for easy integration, available in Go, Python and Php
Luno API features
Multi currency wallets
Create Wallets and Addresses for multiple cryptocurrencies. Retrieve balances and wallet events.
Secure Transactions
The majority of customer cryptocurrency is stored security offline and offsite in "deep freeze", which is managed by Bitgo Custody and Fireblocks, two of the world's most secure and compliant digital asset custody solutions.
API key permissions
Multi-signature hot wallets are used to facilitate near-instant transactions. Backups of the keys are stored offline in geographically-dispersed safety deposit boxes. Three keys are required, with one stored by an external custodian to ensure additional security.
Data streams
Private keys are stored offline, and offsite, on a machine not connected to the internet or other networks. The air gap machine is stored in a safe, inside a managed security vault, at an undisclosed offsite location.
Security
Two-factor Authentication (2FA) is supported and provides another level of authentication and protection for your account, by generating a one-time code that can only be accessed on your smartphone.
Built on highly secure, bank grade infrastructure, the Luno API is extensively used by Enterprise Clients, and has facilitate over $5Bn of volume traded.