<p>The <a href="https://bittrex.com/home/api" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bittrex API documentation</a> doesn't divulge many details but I expect those two values would be all outstanding (open) buy and sell offers, not just for that day.</p>

<p>You may need to contact Bittrex for further clarification.</p>

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2018-01-27T13:53:21.553Z
Thanks for getting back, Willtech. Do you specifically mean the number of outstanding (open) buy and sell orders rather than referring to the currency value?
Usman Ahmad
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2018-01-27T14:35:29.497Z
What would be useful is the OpenBuyOrders_Base value i.e. the BTC or other CCY amount! The number of orders is not useful and doesnt give the right indication of volume
Usman Ahmad
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2018-01-28T00:10:39.037Z
This Q & A may help further: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57512/what-is-the-volume-and-basevolume-reported-from-bittrex-api
Willtech
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2018-01-27T04:04:37.847Z
2018-01-27T04:04:37.847Z
Willtech
<p>e.g. <a href="https://bittrex.com/api/v1.1/public/getmarketsummary?market=btc-bcc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bittrex.com/api/v1.1/public/getmarketsummary?market=btc-bcc</a></p>

<p>shows:</p>

<p><strong>{..."OpenBuyOrders":1557,"OpenSellOrders":13944,...}</strong></p>

<p>What do these numbers refer to since they do not match the BTC or BCC bid and ask volume values on the bittrex screen when looking at this pair.</p>

<p>Any ideas what these two values are showing? I need to know the total number of bid and ask BTC volumes via the API calls? Thanks</p>

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Bittrex API OpenBuyOrders OpenSellOrders - what do they actually show?
Usman Ahmad
# Bittrex API OpenBuyOrders OpenSellOrders - what do they actually show?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-27)

e.g. <https://bittrex.com/api/v1.1/public/getmarketsummary?market=btc-bcc>

shows:

**{..."OpenBuyOrders":1557,"OpenSellOrders":13944,...}**

What do these numbers refer to since they do not match the BTC or BCC bid and ask volume values on the bittrex screen when looking at this pair.

Any ideas what these two values are showing? I need to know the total number of bid and ask BTC volumes via the API calls? Thanks

**Tags:** api, bittrex, volume


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-27. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The [Bittrex API documentation](https://bittrex.com/home/api) doesn't divulge many details but I expect those two values would be all outstanding (open) buy and sell offers, not just for that day.

You may need to contact Bittrex for further clarification.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for getting back, username_1. Do you specifically mean the number of outstanding (open) buy and sell orders rather than referring to the currency value?  
> **username_0**: What would be useful is the OpenBuyOrders_Base value i.e. the BTC or other CCY amount! The number of orders is not useful and doesnt give the right indication of volume  
> **username_1**: This Q & A may help further: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57512/what-is-the-volume-and-basevolume-reported-from-bittrex-api  

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