> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://apidocs.ripio.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# General API Information

> The WebSocket API allows you to perform trading operations (create, cancel, and update orders) via WebSocket connection. This is separate from the WebSocket Stream service which provides real-time market data.

* **Base endpoint**: `wss://ws-api.ripio.com`
* Connections remain active as long as there is activity; idle connections are disconnected after **60 seconds** of inactivity
* The WebSocket server will automatically send ping frames to maintain connection health
* If the WebSocket server does not receive a pong frame back from the connection within **60 seconds**, the connection will be disconnected
* When you receive a ping, you must send a pong with a copy of ping's payload as soon as possible
* Unsolicited pong frames are allowed, but will not prevent disconnection
* Authentication is done using **API Token, Secret, and Timestamp** (same as REST API)
* All timestamps are in **milliseconds** in UTC
* All field names and values are **case-sensitive**
* APIs have a timeout of **10 seconds** when processing a request