Ghost Exchange API Overview

API Overview

The Ghost Exchange API allows you to integrate private XMR exchanges into your application programmatically.

Base URL

https://api.ghostexchange.io/v1

Authentication

API requests require an API key passed in the header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

To obtain an API key, contact us through our support page.

Rate Limiting

• —60 requests per minute per API key
• —Rate limit headers are included in every response

Core Endpoints

GET /pairs

Returns all available exchange pairs.

{
  "pairs": [
    { "from": "XMR", "to": "BTC", "min": "0.01", "max": null },
    { "from": "BTC", "to": "XMR", "min": "0.0001", "max": null }
  ]
}

GET /rate

Get the current rate for a pair.

GET /rate?from=XMR&to=BTC&amount=1&type=float

Response:

{
  "from": "XMR",
  "to": "BTC",
  "rate": "0.00185",
  "estimated_amount": "0.00185",
  "type": "float"
}

POST /exchange

Create a new exchange order.

{
  "from": "XMR",
  "to": "BTC",
  "amount": "1",
  "address": "bc1q...",
  "rate_type": "float"
}

Response:

{
  "id": "order_abc123",
  "deposit_address": "4Abc...",
  "deposit_amount": "1.000000",
  "estimated_receive": "0.00185000",
  "expires_at": null,
  "status": "awaiting_deposit"
}

GET /exchange/:id

Check order status.

{
  "id": "order_abc123",
  "status": "complete",
  "tx_hash": "abc123...",
  "received_amount": "0.00184200"
}

SDKs

Official SDKs coming soon for:

• —JavaScript/TypeScript
• —Python
• —Go

Webhook Notifications

You can configure a webhook URL when creating an order. We'll POST status updates to your endpoint as the order progresses.

{
  "event": "order.complete",
  "order_id": "order_abc123",
  "tx_hash": "abc123..."
}