| name | binance-spot-openapi-skill |
| description | Operate Binance Spot market, account, and order APIs through UXC with a curated OpenAPI schema, Binance query signing, and separate mainnet/testnet link flows. |
Binance Spot API Skill
Use this skill to run Binance Spot REST operations through uxc + OpenAPI.
Reuse the uxc skill for shared execution, auth, and error-handling guidance.
Prerequisites
uxc is installed and available in PATH.
- Network access to:
https://api.binance.com
https://testnet.binance.vision
- Access to the curated OpenAPI schema URL:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holon-run/uxc/main/skills/binance-spot-openapi-skill/references/binance-spot.openapi.json
Scope
This skill covers curated Binance Spot REST endpoints for:
- public market reads
- signed account reads
- signed order queries
- test orders
- order placement and cancellation
This skill does not cover:
- OCO, OTO, OTOCO, OPO, OPOCO, or other
orderList/* endpoints
order/cancelReplace
order/amend/*
historicalTrades
uiKlines
ticker/tradingDay
- SOR endpoints
- Wallet, Margin, Earn, or
/sapi/* endpoints
- RSA request signing
https://demo-api.binance.com
Authentication
Public market endpoints do not require credentials.
Signed Spot endpoints require:
api_key field for X-MBX-APIKEY
private_key field for Ed25519 PKCS#8 PEM signing, or secret_key for deprecated HMAC SHA256 signing
Testnet API Key Setup
Binance Spot testnet uses a separate host and separate API key records from mainnet:
- base URL:
https://testnet.binance.vision
- testnet API keys do not work on mainnet
- mainnet API keys do not work on testnet
There are two practical testnet flows:
-
Ed25519 (recommended by Binance)
- Generate an Ed25519 keypair locally.
- Register the public key in the Spot testnet API management UI.
- After registration, Binance shows a distinct
API key for that Ed25519 key record.
- Use that displayed
API key in X-MBX-APIKEY, and use the matching private key PEM for signing.
-
HMAC (legacy compatibility)
- Create an HMAC key in the Spot testnet API management UI.
- Binance shows both
API key and Secret key.
- Use
API key in X-MBX-APIKEY, and use Secret key for HMAC SHA256 signing.
Important:
- The Ed25519 public key you upload is not the
API key.
- Each Binance key record has its own
API key.
- Do not mix an HMAC
API key with an Ed25519 private key, or an Ed25519 API key with an HMAC secret.
- If you do, Binance returns
-1022 Signature for this request is not valid.
Recommended Credential Setup
Binance recommends Ed25519. Store the private key PEM text in an environment variable, or source it from 1Password.
export BINANCE_TESTNET_ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY="$(cat /absolute/path/to/binance_testnet_ed25519_private.pem)"
export BINANCE_MAINNET_ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY="$(cat /absolute/path/to/binance_mainnet_ed25519_private.pem)"
Create one credential per environment so mainnet and testnet keys are never mixed:
uxc auth credential set binance-spot-mainnet \
--auth-type api_key \
--field api_key=env:BINANCE_MAINNET_API_KEY \
--field private_key=env:BINANCE_MAINNET_ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY
uxc auth credential set binance-spot-testnet \
--auth-type api_key \
--field api_key=env:BINANCE_TESTNET_API_KEY \
--field private_key=env:BINANCE_TESTNET_ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY
Add one signer binding per environment:
uxc auth binding add \
--id binance-spot-mainnet \
--host api.binance.com \
--path-prefix /api/v3 \
--scheme https \
--credential binance-spot-mainnet \
--signer-json '{"kind":"ed25519_query_v1","algorithm":"ed25519","signing_field":"private_key","key_field":"api_key","key_placement":"header","key_name":"X-MBX-APIKEY","signature_param":"signature","signature_encoding":"base64","timestamp_param":"timestamp","timestamp_unit":"milliseconds","canonicalization":{"mode":"preserve_order"}}' \
--priority 100
uxc auth binding add \
--id binance-spot-testnet \
--host testnet.binance.vision \
--path-prefix /api/v3 \
--scheme https \
--credential binance-spot-testnet \
--signer-json '{"kind":"ed25519_query_v1","algorithm":"ed25519","signing_field":"private_key","key_field":"api_key","key_placement":"header","key_name":"X-MBX-APIKEY","signature_param":"signature","signature_encoding":"base64","timestamp_param":"timestamp","timestamp_unit":"milliseconds","canonicalization":{"mode":"preserve_order"}}' \
--priority 100
HMAC Fallback
If you already have legacy HMAC keys, uxc still supports them:
uxc auth credential set binance-spot-mainnet-hmac \
--auth-type api_key \
--field api_key=env:BINANCE_MAINNET_API_KEY \
--field secret_key=env:BINANCE_MAINNET_SECRET_KEY
uxc auth credential set binance-spot-testnet-hmac \
--auth-type api_key \
--field api_key=env:BINANCE_TESTNET_API_KEY \
--field secret_key=env:BINANCE_TESTNET_SECRET_KEY
uxc auth binding add \
--id binance-spot-mainnet-hmac \
--host api.binance.com \
--path-prefix /api/v3 \
--scheme https \
--credential binance-spot-mainnet-hmac \
--signer-json '{"kind":"hmac_query_v1","algorithm":"hmac_sha256","signing_field":"secret_key","key_field":"api_key","key_placement":"header","key_name":"X-MBX-APIKEY","signature_param":"signature","signature_encoding":"hex","timestamp_param":"timestamp","timestamp_unit":"milliseconds","canonicalization":{"mode":"preserve_order"}}' \
--priority 100
uxc auth binding add \
--id binance-spot-testnet-hmac \
--host testnet.binance.vision \
--path-prefix /api/v3 \
--scheme https \
--credential binance-spot-testnet-hmac \
--signer-json '{"kind":"hmac_query_v1","algorithm":"hmac_sha256","signing_field":"secret_key","key_field":"api_key","key_placement":"header","key_name":"X-MBX-APIKEY","signature_param":"signature","signature_encoding":"hex","timestamp_param":"timestamp","timestamp_unit":"milliseconds","canonicalization":{"mode":"preserve_order"}}' \
--priority 100
Core Workflow
-
Use fixed link commands by default:
command -v binance-spot-mainnet-openapi-cli
- If missing, create it:
uxc link binance-spot-mainnet-openapi-cli https://api.binance.com --schema-url https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holon-run/uxc/main/skills/binance-spot-openapi-skill/references/binance-spot.openapi.json
command -v binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli
- If missing, create it:
uxc link binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli https://testnet.binance.vision --schema-url https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holon-run/uxc/main/skills/binance-spot-openapi-skill/references/binance-spot.openapi.json
-
Discover operations with help-first flow:
binance-spot-mainnet-openapi-cli -h
binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli -h
binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli post:/api/v3/order/test -h
binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli get:/api/v3/account -h
-
Execute reads first:
- public read:
binance-spot-mainnet-openapi-cli get:/api/v3/ticker/price symbol=BTCUSDT
- signed read:
binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli get:/api/v3/account omitZeroBalances=true recvWindow=5000
-
Use order/test before real writes:
binance-spot-testnet-openapi-cli post:/api/v3/order/test symbol=BTCUSDT side=BUY type=MARKET quoteOrderQty=100 recvWindow=5000
Operation Groups
Public Market
get:/api/v3/ping
get:/api/v3/time
get:/api/v3/exchangeInfo
get:/api/v3/avgPrice
get:/api/v3/depth
get:/api/v3/klines
get:/api/v3/ticker/24hr
get:/api/v3/ticker/price
get:/api/v3/trades
Signed Reads
get:/api/v3/account
get:/api/v3/openOrders
get:/api/v3/order
get:/api/v3/allOrders
get:/api/v3/myTrades
get:/api/v3/rateLimit/order
Signed Writes
post:/api/v3/order/test
post:/api/v3/order
delete:/api/v3/order
delete:/api/v3/openOrders
Guardrails
- Keep automation on the JSON output envelope; do not use
--text.
- Parse stable fields first:
ok, kind, protocol, data, error.
- Treat
order/test as the default validation path before any real order placement.
- Treat all mainnet write operations as high-risk and require explicit user confirmation before execution.
- Prefer testnet for all signed examples unless the user explicitly asks for mainnet.
- Before placing orders, query
exchangeInfo for symbol filters and ticker/price or depth for current market context.
- If Binance returns
-1021, call get:/api/v3/time, then retry with a fresh timestamp and, if needed, a larger recvWindow.
- If Binance returns
-1022, first verify you are using the API key from the same Binance key record as the signing material:
- Ed25519: displayed
API key + matching private key PEM
- HMAC: displayed
API key + matching Secret key
- Use
--path-prefix /api/v3 on auth bindings. uxc now resolves OpenAPI auth against the final operation URL, so this narrower binding works for signed Spot requests and avoids over-broad host-level matching.
timestamp and signature are injected by the signer binding; users normally provide business parameters plus optional recvWindow.
binance-spot-*-openapi-cli <operation> ... is equivalent to uxc <host> --schema-url <binance_spot_openapi_schema> <operation> ....
References