Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when a Java application needs to consume Bitfinex v2 WebSocket streams instead of relying on periodic REST polling.
Who it is for
- Java developers building Bitfinex market-data collectors or streaming monitors.
- Teams building dashboards that consume order or wallet events from Bitfinex private channels.
Documented uses
- Receive candle, tick, trade and order-book updates from Bitfinex’s WebSocket channels.
- Handle incoming tick, candle or order events through registered callbacks.
- Consume private order and wallet channel events in Java software.
Requirements & limits
- The library uses Bitfinex’s secure WebSocket streaming API and offers callbacks for incoming updates.
- Maven and Gradle dependency declarations are documented.
- It is unofficial and released under the Apache-2.0 license.
- The README warns that trading carries significant financial risk and advises testing and simulation before using software to trade.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Add the library to a Java project
Declare the Bitfinex WebSocket client dependency with Maven or Gradle.
Before you start
- A Java project using Maven or Gradle.
- A library version to specify in the dependency declaration.
Steps
For Maven, add the dependency with groupId com.github.jnidzwetzki and artifactId bitfinex-v2-wss-api to pom.xml.
For Gradle, declare com.github.jnidzwetzki:bitfinex-v2-wss-api with the chosen version in build.gradle.
Expected outcome
The project build file declares the Bitfinex v2 WebSocket client library.
Guide limitations
- The README points readers to the examples for channel subscriptions; dependency setup alone does not configure a connection or channel.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 15 October 2026
- Original website title
- jnidzwetzki/bitfinex-v2-wss-api-java · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

