How To Fetch Price Updates
The following guide explains how to fetch price updates. Price updates can be submitted to the Pyth Price Feeds contract to update the on-chain price. Please see What is a Pull Oracle? to learn more.
Price updates are served from Hermes, which provides three different ways to fetch price updates:
Fetching a price from Hermes requires a price feed ID. This ID serves as a unique identifier for each price feed (e.g., BTC/USD). The complete list of Pyth price feed IDs is available at https://pyth.network/developers/price-feed-ids (opens in a new tab)
REST API
Hermes exposes several endpoints to fetch the price updates.
Use the /v2/updates/price/latest
endpoint to fetch the latest price update for one or more feeds.
This endpoint allows you to fetch the latest price updates for multiple feeds in a single request.
For example, the following command retrieves the latest price updates for BTC/USD and ETH/USD:
curl -X 'GET' \
'https://hermes.pyth.network/v2/updates/price/latest?ids%5B%5D=0xe62df6c8b4a85fe1a67db44dc12de5db330f7ac66b72dc658afedf0f4a415b43&ids%5B%5D=0xc96458d393fe9deb7a7d63a0ac41e2898a67a7750dbd166673279e06c868df0a'
The output will be similar to the following containing the requested price update:
{
"binary": {
"encoding": "hex",
"data": [
"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"
]
},
"parsed": [
{
"id": "e62df6c8b4a85fe1a67db44dc12de5db330f7ac66b72dc658afedf0f4a415b43",
"price": {
"price": "6140993501000",
"conf": "3287868567",
"expo": -8,
"publish_time": 1714746101
},
"ema_price": {
"price": "6094004700000",
"conf": "3792887800",
"expo": -8,
"publish_time": 1714746101
},
"metadata": {
"slot": 138881186,
"proof_available_time": 1714746103,
"prev_publish_time": 1714746101
}
},
{
"id": "c96458d393fe9deb7a7d63a0ac41e2898a67a7750dbd166673279e06c868df0a",
"price": {
"price": "4959503",
"conf": "5465",
"expo": -8,
"publish_time": 1714746101
},
"ema_price": {
"price": "4982594",
"conf": "5536",
"expo": -8,
"publish_time": 1714746101
},
"metadata": {
"slot": 138881186,
"proof_available_time": 1714746103,
"prev_publish_time": 1714746101
}
}
]
}
Hermes offers several other endpoints for retrieving price updates. For more information, see the Hermes API Reference (opens in a new tab).
Streaming
Hermes also provides a Server-Sent Events (SSE) endpoint to stream price updates.
The /v2/updates/price/stream
endpoint continuously streams price updates for the requested feeds to the caller.
For example, to stream price updates for BTC/USD, run:
curl -N 'https://hermes.pyth.network/v2/updates/price/stream?ids[]=0xe62df6c8b4a85fe1a67db44dc12de5db330f7ac66b72dc658afedf0f4a415b43'
The output is a stream of events containing the requested price updates, similar to the following:
data:{"binary":{"encoding":"hex","data":["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"]},"parsed":[{"id":"e62df6c8b4a85fe1a67db44dc12de5db330f7ac66b72dc658afedf0f4a415b43","price":{"price":"6163260000000","conf":"3268548079","expo":-8,"publish_time":1714748300},"ema_price":{"price":"6130098800000","conf":"3587162000","expo":-8,"publish_time":1714748300},"metadata":{"slot":138886134,"proof_available_time":1714748302,"prev_publish_time":1714748300}}]}
data:{"binary":{"encoding":"hex","data":["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"]},"parsed":[{"id":"e62df6c8b4a85fe1a67db44dc12de5db330f7ac66b72dc658afedf0f4a415b43","price":{"price":"6163088000000","conf":"3308129843","expo":-8,"publish_time":1714748301},"ema_price":{"price":"6130103000000","conf":"3587126400","expo":-8,"publish_time":1714748301},"metadata":{"slot":138886135,"proof_available_time":1714748302,"prev_publish_time":1714748300}}]}
SDK
Pyth provides a typescript SDK for Hermes to fetch price updates.
The HermesClient
(opens in a new tab) class in this SDK (opens in a new tab) connects to Hermes to fetch and stream price updates.
const connection = new HermesClient("https://hermes.pyth.network", {});
const priceIds = [
// You can find the ids of prices at https://pyth.network/developers/price-feed-ids
"0xe62df6c8b4a85fe1a67db44dc12de5db330f7ac66b72dc658afedf0f4a415b43", // BTC/USD price id
"0xff61491a931112ddf1bd8147cd1b641375f79f5825126d665480874634fd0ace", // ETH/USD price id
];
// Get price feeds
// You can also fetch price feeds for other assets by specifying the asset name and asset class.
const priceFeeds = await connection.getPriceFeeds("btc", "crypto");
console.log(priceFeeds);
// Latest price updates
const priceUpdates = await connection.getLatestPriceUpdates(priceIds);
console.log(priceUpdates);
HermesClient
also allows subscribing to real-time price updates over a Server-Sent Events (SSE) connection:
// Streaming price updates
const eventSource = await connection.getStreamingPriceUpdates(priceIds);
eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
console.log("Received price update:", event.data);
};
eventSource.onerror = (error) => {
console.error("Error receiving updates:", error);
eventSource.close();
};
await sleep(5000);
// To stop listening to the updates, you can call eventSource.close();
console.log("Closing event source.");
eventSource.close();