Authentication

Every API endpoint that starts with /volven-broker/api/ requires API key authentication. Every API endpoint that starts with /volven-broker/public/ doesn't require any authentication.

API Key Authentication

Every request requires following authentication related HTTP headers:

• X-API-Key

• X-API-Timestamp

• X-API-Signature

Some requests require following business related HTTP headers:

• X-API-User-ID

Never share your API secret with anyone, even with TÝR Markets employees. Use it internally to sign your request. Make sure to store it securely. Stolen API secret may lead to lost funds.

X-API-User-ID

Some endpoints require X-API-User-ID header to identify the user for whom the action is executed. Check OpenAPI documentation for details.

If user ID is incorrect then 400 Bad Request will be returned.

If user was not registered via you then 403 Forbidden will be returned.

X-API-Key

X-API-Key is simply your API Key (example: 0408ad13-cd74-4e99-8fe5-9fd2badd42ec).

If X-API-Key is missing or invalid then 401 Unauthorized will be returned

X-API-Timestamp

X-API-Timestamp must be actual timestamp in Unix epoch format with millisecond precision (example: 1760721374734). When the server receives the message it verifies if current time is same as X-API-Timestamp value with 5000 ms tolerance.

If X-API-Timestamp is missing or time drift is bigger than 5000 ms then 401 Unauthorized will be returned

X-API-Signature

X-API-Signature is calculated in following way:

1. Prepare canonical request: timestamp + method + path (with query string, if any) + user ID (if any) + body

2. Sign canonical request with you API Secret using HMAC SHA256 algorithm

3. Encode the signature in Base64 format.

Example:

Assume you request looks like this:

POST /volven-broker/api/trades
X-API-User-ID: 789
{"quoteId": "d285d287-5ab6-453b-99ed-ca1765b4231a", "side": "BUY"}

Canonical request would look like this:

1760721374734POST/volven-broker/api/trades789{"quoteId": "d285d287-5ab6-453b-99ed-ca1765b4231a", "side": "BUY"}

Final signature would look like this:

wUCAlLkxQrOhOi95eheYmcL9mdHjinWvO4vTyDN+Uko=

If signature doesn't match then 401 Unauthorized will be returned

Final request

Finally, correctly authenticated request will look like this:

POST /volven-broker/api/trades
X-API-User-ID: 789
X-API-Key: 0408ad13-cd74-4e99-8fe5-9fd2badd42ec
X-API-Timestamp: 1760721374734
X-API-Signature: wUCAlLkxQrOhOi95eheYmcL9mdHjinWvO4vTyDN+Uko=
{"quoteId": "d285d287-5ab6-453b-99ed-ca1765b4231a", "side": "BUY"}

This ensures that the server can verify the authenticity of the request by comparing the received signature with its own calculation. By using these elements — X-API-Key, X-API-Timestamp, and X-API-Signature — your API requests will be secure from replay attacks while maintaining data integrity.