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Intersango

2012-11-08T08:35:02Z

Phwalls: /* GBP */

A [[currency exchange|exchange]] offering multiple trading markets for trading bitcoins against multiple currencies.

Traders add funds and then place orders to buy and sell. Intersango acts as an escrow. The site charges no trading fees.

[[Bitcoin Consultancy]] operates the exchange.

Intersango has a trading [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API API]

==Trading==
===Buying===

A buy order is executed partially or in full when the price bid can be matched against a sell order that is at or below the bid amount.

===Selling===

A sell order is executed partially or in full when the price asked can be matched against a buy order that is at or above the ask amount.

No Fee (for a limited time).

==Adding Funds==
===BTC===

There are no fees incurred when when transferring bitcoins for deposit. Funds are available once [[confirmation|confirmed]] (4 confirms), a process that can take roughly forty minutes.

===EUR===
The exchange accepts SEPA bank transfers for deposit. A 5 PLN fee is taken by the bank. No additional fees is taken.

===PLN===
The exchange accepts polish bank transfers for deposit. There are no fees.

===GBP===
The exchange no longer supports GBP transfers. There is [https://support.intersango.com/status no ETA] for this feature's return.

==Withdrawing Funds==

===BTC===
Bitcoins may be withdrawn at no charge.

===EUR===
Withdrawals as SEPA transfers. A fee of 5 PLN is taken by the bank. No additional fee is charged.

===PLN===
Withdrawals as standard polish PLN bank transfers.

===GBP===
The exchange no longer supports GBP transfers. There is [https://support.intersango.com/status no ETA] for this feature's return.

==API==

See the [https://intersango.com/api.php API page] for more info.

<source lang="python">
import httplib
import urllib
import json

class Intersango:
ORDER_QUEUED = 'queued'
ORDER_OPEN = 'open'
ORDER_EXPIRED = 'expired'
ORDER_CANCELLED = 'cancelled'
ORDER_FULFILLED = 'fulfilled'

BUY = 'false'
SELL = 'true'

def __init__(self, api_key):
self.connection = httplib.HTTPSConnection('intersango.com')
self.api_key = api_key

def make_request(self, page, params={}):
headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
"Connection": "Keep-Alive", "Keep-Alive": 30,
"Accept": "text/plain"}
if type(params) == dict:
params['api_key'] = self.api_key
elif type(params) == list:
params.append(('api_key', self.api_key))
else:
raise TypeError('Unknown parameter list type')
params = urllib.urlencode(params)
base_url = '/api/authenticated/v0.1/%s.php'%page
self.connection.request('POST', base_url, params, headers)
response = self.connection.getresponse()
if response.status == 404:
return None
return json.loads(response.read())

def accounts(self):
return self.make_request('listAccounts')

def orders(self, account_id, states=[], last_order_id=None):
params = [('account_id', account_id)]
for state in states:
params.append(('states[]', state))
if last_order_id is not None:
params.append(('last_order_id', last_order_id))
return self.make_request('listOrders', params)

def deposits(self, account_id):
return self.make_request('listDeposits', {'account_id': account_id})

def withdrawals(self, account_id):
return self.make_request('listWithdrawalRequests',
{'account_id': account_id})

def place_limit_order(self, quantity, rate, is_selling, base_id, quote_id):
params = {'quantity': quantity, 'rate': rate, 'selling': is_selling,
'base_account_id': base_id, 'quote_account_id': quote_id}
return self.make_request('placeLimitOrder', params)

def cancel_order(self, account_id, order_id):
params = {'account_id': account_id, 'order_id': order_id}
return self.make_request('requestCancelOrder', params)

def cancel_withdrawal(self, account_id, withdrawal_request_id):
params = {'account_id': account_id,
'withdrawal_request_id': withdrawal_request_id}
return self.make_request('cancelWithdrawalRequest', params)
</source>

Example usage:

<source lang="python">
intersango = Intersango('3223kdkk323h32kj3hkj23233j')
print 'Accounts: ', intersango.accounts()
print 'Orders: ', \
intersango.orders(411289412410,
[Intersango.ORDER_CANCELLED, Intersango.ORDER_FULFILLED])
print 'Deposits: ', intersango.deposits(861502532543)
print 'Withdrawals: ', intersango.withdrawals(702703681384)
intersango.place_limit_order('1', '2.0', Intersango.BUY,
861502521543, 411982412410)
intersango.cancel_order(412989412410, 21724)
</source>

==History==

The service was launched on July 6, 2011<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=26543.0 Intersango.com EUR exchange is now live]</ref>. The Intersango [[:Category:Open Source|open source]] software that the exchange runs on was announced on March 17, 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4579.0 Free Bitcoin exchange software- Intersango]</ref>. In September, 2011 the exchange began using a new version of the Intersango open source exchange project with two currency markets (BTC/EUR, BTC/USD) live under the Intersango brand and plans made for the third (BTC/GBP) when [[Britcoin]] accounts are migrated at a future date.

On October 9, 2012, the exchange announced imminent plans to shutter its BTC/USD market.

==See Also==

* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]

==External Links==

* [https://intersango.com Intersango] EUR exchange website
* [http://gitorious.org/intersango Intersango] exchange project on Gitorious

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:eWallets]]

Intersango

2012-11-08T08:34:40Z

Phwalls: /* GBP */

A [[currency exchange|exchange]] offering multiple trading markets for trading bitcoins against multiple currencies.

Traders add funds and then place orders to buy and sell. Intersango acts as an escrow. The site charges no trading fees.

[[Bitcoin Consultancy]] operates the exchange.

Intersango has a trading [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API API]

==Trading==
===Buying===

A buy order is executed partially or in full when the price bid can be matched against a sell order that is at or below the bid amount.

===Selling===

A sell order is executed partially or in full when the price asked can be matched against a buy order that is at or above the ask amount.

No Fee (for a limited time).

==Adding Funds==
===BTC===

There are no fees incurred when when transferring bitcoins for deposit. Funds are available once [[confirmation|confirmed]] (4 confirms), a process that can take roughly forty minutes.

===EUR===
The exchange accepts SEPA bank transfers for deposit. A 5 PLN fee is taken by the bank. No additional fees is taken.

===PLN===
The exchange accepts polish bank transfers for deposit. There are no fees.

===GBP===
The exchange no longer supports GBP transfers. There is [https://support.intersango.com/status no ETA] for this feature's return.

==Withdrawing Funds==

===BTC===
Bitcoins may be withdrawn at no charge.

===EUR===
Withdrawals as SEPA transfers. A fee of 5 PLN is taken by the bank. No additional fee is charged.

===PLN===
Withdrawals as standard polish PLN bank transfers.

===GBP===
Withdrawals as standard UK GBP bank transfers.

==API==

See the [https://intersango.com/api.php API page] for more info.

<source lang="python">
import httplib
import urllib
import json

class Intersango:
ORDER_QUEUED = 'queued'
ORDER_OPEN = 'open'
ORDER_EXPIRED = 'expired'
ORDER_CANCELLED = 'cancelled'
ORDER_FULFILLED = 'fulfilled'

BUY = 'false'
SELL = 'true'

def __init__(self, api_key):
self.connection = httplib.HTTPSConnection('intersango.com')
self.api_key = api_key

def make_request(self, page, params={}):
headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
"Connection": "Keep-Alive", "Keep-Alive": 30,
"Accept": "text/plain"}
if type(params) == dict:
params['api_key'] = self.api_key
elif type(params) == list:
params.append(('api_key', self.api_key))
else:
raise TypeError('Unknown parameter list type')
params = urllib.urlencode(params)
base_url = '/api/authenticated/v0.1/%s.php'%page
self.connection.request('POST', base_url, params, headers)
response = self.connection.getresponse()
if response.status == 404:
return None
return json.loads(response.read())

def accounts(self):
return self.make_request('listAccounts')

def orders(self, account_id, states=[], last_order_id=None):
params = [('account_id', account_id)]
for state in states:
params.append(('states[]', state))
if last_order_id is not None:
params.append(('last_order_id', last_order_id))
return self.make_request('listOrders', params)

def deposits(self, account_id):
return self.make_request('listDeposits', {'account_id': account_id})

def withdrawals(self, account_id):
return self.make_request('listWithdrawalRequests',
{'account_id': account_id})

def place_limit_order(self, quantity, rate, is_selling, base_id, quote_id):
params = {'quantity': quantity, 'rate': rate, 'selling': is_selling,
'base_account_id': base_id, 'quote_account_id': quote_id}
return self.make_request('placeLimitOrder', params)

def cancel_order(self, account_id, order_id):
params = {'account_id': account_id, 'order_id': order_id}
return self.make_request('requestCancelOrder', params)

def cancel_withdrawal(self, account_id, withdrawal_request_id):
params = {'account_id': account_id,
'withdrawal_request_id': withdrawal_request_id}
return self.make_request('cancelWithdrawalRequest', params)
</source>

Example usage:

<source lang="python">
intersango = Intersango('3223kdkk323h32kj3hkj23233j')
print 'Accounts: ', intersango.accounts()
print 'Orders: ', \
intersango.orders(411289412410,
[Intersango.ORDER_CANCELLED, Intersango.ORDER_FULFILLED])
print 'Deposits: ', intersango.deposits(861502532543)
print 'Withdrawals: ', intersango.withdrawals(702703681384)
intersango.place_limit_order('1', '2.0', Intersango.BUY,
861502521543, 411982412410)
intersango.cancel_order(412989412410, 21724)
</source>

==History==

The service was launched on July 6, 2011<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=26543.0 Intersango.com EUR exchange is now live]</ref>. The Intersango [[:Category:Open Source|open source]] software that the exchange runs on was announced on March 17, 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4579.0 Free Bitcoin exchange software- Intersango]</ref>. In September, 2011 the exchange began using a new version of the Intersango open source exchange project with two currency markets (BTC/EUR, BTC/USD) live under the Intersango brand and plans made for the third (BTC/GBP) when [[Britcoin]] accounts are migrated at a future date.

On October 9, 2012, the exchange announced imminent plans to shutter its BTC/USD market.

==See Also==

* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]

==External Links==

* [https://intersango.com Intersango] EUR exchange website
* [http://gitorious.org/intersango Intersango] exchange project on Gitorious

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:eWallets]]