> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Hyperliquid & Lighter Data Providers Compared
> Most market-data APIs treat Hyperliquid as one more ticker. 0xArchive is built for perp DEXs, with order-level depth on Hyperliquid and Lighter. Hyperliquid history runs back to April 2023.
Most market-data APIs treat Hyperliquid as one more ticker. They are centralized-exchange APIs, or node infrastructure, with a perp DEX bolted on. It shows in the data: shallow order books, Hyperliquid but not Lighter, or no order book at all.
0xArchive is built for perp DEXs. Order-level depth on Hyperliquid and Lighter. The full Hyperliquid family, core to HIP-4. And Hyperliquid order book and trades back to April 15, 2023, the earliest start on this page. This page compares the providers that actually carry this data, on the axes that decide a backtest: how far the history goes, how deep the book reconstructs, and which venues are covered.
## The Comparison
Coverage below is per venue and per endpoint, current as of July 3, 2026. "Not stated" means the provider doesn't list it publicly, not that they don't support it.
| Axis | 0xArchive | Tardis.dev | CoinAPI | Dwellir | Hydromancer | GoldRush |
| -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Hyperliquid history start (L2 book + trades) | **April 15, 2023** | Oct 29, 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 (archives, by product) | Aug 2025 | No order book |
| Order-level depth | **L4 (Hyperliquid), L3 (Lighter)** | L2 only (20-level) | L4 (Hyperliquid) | L2 + L4 (Hyperliquid) | L2 only (20-level, 1-min) | None |
| Order lifecycle + wallet attribution | **Yes (Hyperliquid L4, from Mar 10, 2026)** | No | Yes (Hyperliquid) | Yes (Hyperliquid) | Fill + builder attribution, no order book | Wallet PnL, no order lifecycle |
| HIP-3 builder perps | **Trades Oct 13 2025, books Feb 16 2026** | Not stated | Metadata/symbols, depth varies | Not stated | Yes (deployer data) | Trade screener |
| HIP-4 outcome markets | **All endpoints from May 2, 2026** | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Separate product | Not stated |
| Lighter | **Fills Aug 27 2025, L2 Jan 29 2026, L3 Mar 5 2026** | From Apr 17, 2026 (depth not stated) | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Delivery | **REST, WebSocket, Parquet export** | REST, WS, replay, free CSV samples | REST, WS, S3 flat files, free credits | WS, gRPC, CSV/Parquet, from \$199/mo | Free S3 (requester-pays), REST | Streaming API |
## How Far Back The Data Goes
Depth is only useful if the history is there to reconstruct against. Hyperliquid order book and trades run continuously from April 15, 2023. Funding and open interest from May 20, 2023. The next-earliest Hyperliquid archive in this comparison starts October 2024.
Two exceptions: liquidations begin December 22, 2025, not 2023. L4 order-level reconstruction begins March 10, 2026.
## Order-Level Depth, On Both Venues
A backtest that only sees L2 sees prices, not intent. 0xArchive reconstructs Hyperliquid to L4: every order, every cancel, every fill, attributed to the wallet that placed it, from March 10, 2026. Lighter reconstructs to L3 from March 5, 2026.
CoinAPI and Dwellir also offer Hyperliquid L4. Neither carries Lighter. Tardis carries both venues, but stops at L2 on Hyperliquid and does not state an order-book depth for Lighter. 0xArchive is the one archive here with order-level depth on Hyperliquid and Lighter together. L4 is Hyperliquid. L3 is Lighter.
## Lighter Is The Widest Gap
Lighter has almost no historical coverage anywhere. Of the providers here, only Tardis carries it, from April 17, 2026 (order-book depth not stated on their docs). 0xArchive carries Lighter fills from August 27, 2025, L2 snapshots from January 29, 2026, and L3 order-level depth from March 5, 2026: earlier, and depth we can name. See [venue coverage](/venue-coverage) for the current Lighter market list.
## Where 0xArchive Is Not The Answer
* **Centralized-exchange breadth.** 0xArchive is Hyperliquid and Lighter. For hundreds of CEXs in one contract, CoinAPI or a similar multi-venue API fits better.
* **Live-infrastructure latency.** This is a historical and archival data API, not a co-located low-latency node. Dwellir and node providers serve latency-first execution.
* **Free tinkering.** If the job is a weekend of exploration and cost is the only axis, Hydromancer's free S3 archive can be enough.
## Which Provider For Which Job
* **Perp-DEX microstructure across both venues, order-level, with the deepest history:** 0xArchive.
* **Hyperliquid L4 alongside hundreds of centralized exchanges:** CoinAPI. See [CoinAPI vs 0xArchive](/comparisons/coinapi-vs-0xarchive).
* **Hyperliquid L4 with low-latency live infrastructure:** Dwellir. See [Dwellir vs 0xArchive](/comparisons/dwellir-vs-0xarchive).
* **Free Hyperliquid L2 exploration, no support needed:** Hydromancer. See [Hydromancer vs 0xArchive](/comparisons/hydromancer-vs-0xarchive).
* **Lighter, at any depth:** 0xArchive is the only order-level (L3) option; Tardis covers Lighter but does not state a depth. See [Tardis vs 0xArchive](/comparisons/tardis-vs-0xarchive).
* **Wallet PnL and OHLCV without an order book:** GoldRush. See [GoldRush vs 0xArchive](/comparisons/goldrush-vs-0xarchive).
## Run One Route
```bash theme={"theme":"github-dark"}
curl "https://api.0xarchive.io/v1/hyperliquid/orderbook/BTC/history?limit=1" \
-H "X-API-Key: $OXARCHIVE_API_KEY"
```
## Next Step
Open [Hyperliquid Order Book Data API](/hyperliquid-order-book-data-api) or [Lighter Historical Data API](/lighter-historical-data-api), run one BTC request, then [compare plans](https://0xarchive.io/pricing?utm_source=docs\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=docs_referral\&utm_content=hl_lighter_providers_compared_pricing).