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Source OpenAPI: 0xArchive API 1.5.0; 140 paths; 119 component schemas. Get historical L3 orderbook snapshots for a Lighter.xyz symbol. Each snapshot contains the full order-level book state at that point in time. Data available from March 2026.

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Route Metadata

FieldValue
MethodGET
Path/v1/lighter/l3orderbook/{symbol}/history
operationIdgetLighterL3OrderbookHistory
TagLighter - L3 Order Book
FamilyLighter
Deprecated or legacyno

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Request Parameters

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Path Parameters

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "getLighterL3OrderbookHistory path parameters",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "symbol"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "symbol": {
      "description": "Trading pair symbol (e.g., BTC, ETH, SOL)",
      "type": "string",
      "example": "BTC",
      "x-parameter-location": "path"
    }
  }
}

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Query Parameters

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "getLighterL3OrderbookHistory query parameters",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "start": {
      "description": "Start timestamp (ISO 8601 format, e.g., 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z)",
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "end": {
      "description": "End timestamp (ISO 8601 format, e.g., 2026-01-02T00:00:00Z)",
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "cursor": {
      "description": "Cursor for pagination (use the value from previous response's `next_cursor`)",
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of results (default: 1000, max: 10000)",
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1000,
      "maximum": 10000,
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  }
}

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Response Contracts

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Status 200

Historical L3 orderbook snapshots

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application/json

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "getLighterL3OrderbookHistory response 200",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "next_cursor": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "request_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        }
      }
    },
    "success": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "example": true
    }
  }
}

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Status 400

Invalid request

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application/json

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "getLighterL3OrderbookHistory response 400",
  "description": "Error response",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "description": "HTTP status code",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "error": {
      "description": "Error message",
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
OpenAPI example
{
  "code": 400,
  "error": "Invalid request parameters"
}

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Status 401

Authentication required

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application/json

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "getLighterL3OrderbookHistory response 401",
  "description": "Error response",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "description": "HTTP status code",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "error": {
      "description": "Error message",
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
OpenAPI example
{
  "code": 401,
  "error": "Missing or invalid API key. Provide X-API-Key header."
}

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Status 429

Rate limit exceeded

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application/json

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "getLighterL3OrderbookHistory response 429",
  "description": "Error response",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "description": "HTTP status code",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "error": {
      "description": "Error message",
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
OpenAPI example
{
  "code": 429,
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded"
}
Last modified on June 22, 2026