LighterInstrument object which includes fees, market ID, and minimum order amounts.
Route Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Method | GET |
| Path | /v1/lighter/instruments/{symbol} |
| operationId | getLighterInstrument |
| Tag | Lighter - Instruments |
| Family | Lighter |
| Deprecated or legacy | no |
Request Parameters
Path Parameters
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "getLighterInstrument path parameters",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"symbol"
],
"properties": {
"symbol": {
"description": "Trading pair symbol (e.g., ETH, BTC)",
"type": "string",
"example": "ETH",
"x-parameter-location": "path"
}
}
}
Response Contracts
Status 200
Lighter instrument detailsapplication/json
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "getLighterInstrument response 200",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"description": "Trading instrument specification (Lighter). Different schema from Hyperliquid Instrument.",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"is_active",
"liquidation_fee",
"maker_fee",
"market_id",
"market_type",
"min_base_amount",
"min_quote_amount",
"price_decimals",
"quote_decimals",
"size_decimals",
"status",
"symbol",
"taker_fee"
],
"properties": {
"is_active": {
"description": "Whether the instrument is currently tradeable",
"type": "boolean",
"example": true
},
"liquidation_fee": {
"description": "Liquidation fee rate",
"type": "number",
"example": 0.005
},
"maker_fee": {
"description": "Maker fee rate (can be negative for rebates)",
"type": "number",
"example": 0.0001
},
"market_id": {
"description": "Unique market identifier",
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"market_type": {
"description": "Type of market",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"perp",
"spot"
],
"example": "perp"
},
"min_base_amount": {
"description": "Minimum order size in base currency",
"type": "number",
"example": 0.001
},
"min_quote_amount": {
"description": "Minimum order value in quote currency",
"type": "number",
"example": 1
},
"price_decimals": {
"description": "Price decimal precision",
"type": "integer",
"example": 2
},
"quote_decimals": {
"description": "Quote currency decimal precision",
"type": "integer",
"example": 6
},
"size_decimals": {
"description": "Size decimal precision",
"type": "integer",
"example": 4
},
"status": {
"description": "Market status",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"active",
"inactive",
"delisted"
],
"example": "active"
},
"symbol": {
"description": "Instrument symbol",
"type": "string",
"example": "ETH"
},
"taker_fee": {
"description": "Taker fee rate (e.g., 0.0004 = 0.04%)",
"type": "number",
"example": 0.0004
}
}
},
"meta": {
"description": "Response metadata",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"count": {
"description": "Number of records returned",
"type": "integer"
},
"coverage_from": {
"description": "Earliest coverage for the requested symbol and data type. Present only when the requested window ends before coverage begins.",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"next_cursor": {
"description": "Cursor for pagination (timestamp). Use this value as the `cursor` parameter to fetch the next page of results.",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true
},
"notice": {
"description": "Human-readable advisory about the response. Currently used when the requested window ends before coverage begins for the symbol; may carry other advisories in future.",
"type": "string"
},
"request_id": {
"description": "Unique request ID for support",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
}
}
},
"success": {
"type": "boolean",
"example": true
}
}
}
Status 400
Invalid requestapplication/json
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "getLighterInstrument response 400",
"description": "Error response",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"description": "HTTP status code",
"type": "integer"
},
"error": {
"description": "Error message",
"type": "string"
},
"error_code": {
"description": "Machine-readable error code. Common values: `invalid_query_params` (a query parameter failed to parse or validate) and `invalid_path_params` (a path parameter failed to parse). Other endpoint-specific codes exist; treat unknown codes as generic errors of the given HTTP status.",
"type": "string"
},
"request_id": {
"description": "Unique request ID for support",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
}
}
}
OpenAPI example
{
"code": 400,
"error": "Failed to deserialize query string: limit: invalid digit found in string",
"error_code": "invalid_query_params",
"request_id": "3f2a9c71-5b0e-4d68-9a4c-7e1d2b6f8a05"
}
Status 401
Authentication requiredapplication/json
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "getLighterInstrument response 401",
"description": "Error response",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"description": "HTTP status code",
"type": "integer"
},
"error": {
"description": "Error message",
"type": "string"
},
"error_code": {
"description": "Machine-readable error code. Common values: `invalid_query_params` (a query parameter failed to parse or validate) and `invalid_path_params` (a path parameter failed to parse). Other endpoint-specific codes exist; treat unknown codes as generic errors of the given HTTP status.",
"type": "string"
},
"request_id": {
"description": "Unique request ID for support",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
}
}
}
OpenAPI example
{
"code": 401,
"error": "Missing or invalid API key. Provide X-API-Key header."
}
Status 404
Resource not foundapplication/json
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "getLighterInstrument response 404",
"description": "Error response",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"description": "HTTP status code",
"type": "integer"
},
"error": {
"description": "Error message",
"type": "string"
},
"error_code": {
"description": "Machine-readable error code. Common values: `invalid_query_params` (a query parameter failed to parse or validate) and `invalid_path_params` (a path parameter failed to parse). Other endpoint-specific codes exist; treat unknown codes as generic errors of the given HTTP status.",
"type": "string"
},
"request_id": {
"description": "Unique request ID for support",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
}
}
}
OpenAPI example
{
"code": 404,
"error": "Resource not found"
}
Status 429
Rate limit exceededapplication/json
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "getLighterInstrument response 429",
"description": "Error response",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"description": "HTTP status code",
"type": "integer"
},
"error": {
"description": "Error message",
"type": "string"
},
"error_code": {
"description": "Machine-readable error code. Common values: `invalid_query_params` (a query parameter failed to parse or validate) and `invalid_path_params` (a path parameter failed to parse). Other endpoint-specific codes exist; treat unknown codes as generic errors of the given HTTP status.",
"type": "string"
},
"request_id": {
"description": "Unique request ID for support",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
}
}
}
OpenAPI example
{
"code": 429,
"error": "Rate limit exceeded"
}