BitMEX adapter status

CCXT removed its bitmex adapter in its upstream delisting change. Current CCXT installations do not provide this adapter, so this page no longer offers connection or trading examples. The page stays at its existing URL for users following older links.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is the BitMEX setup guide no longer here?

CCXT removed the adapter from its distributed package. The preserved CCXT 4.5.64 metadata describes an older installation. Instructions to install LumiBot and select bitmex would no longer work with current CCXT.

Can a current CCXT installation connect to BitMEX through LumiBot?

No. LumiBot’s shared crypto broker needs an adapter supplied by the installed CCXT package. The upstream removal does not establish whether BitMEX’s own services remain available; it means this CCXT connection is no longer provided.

Does this documentation change disable an older installed adapter?

No. LumiBot still discovers the adapters in the installed CCXT package and has no exchange allowlist. An older installation that includes bitmex keeps that runtime path. Adapter presence alone does not verify that the exchange’s current API accepts its requests.

The earlier guide remains available as historical documentation for those installations.

How do I check which adapters my installation provides?

This reads installed package metadata without connecting to an exchange:

import ccxt

print(ccxt.__version__)
print("bitmex" in ccxt.exchanges)
print(ccxt.exchanges)

Where can I find other crypto exchange guides?

See Crypto Exchanges for LumiBot for exchange guides and Crypto Exchange Trading and Backtesting with LumiBot for the shared broker configuration. Each guide describes its exchange’s credentials and supported market types.

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