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Short Line Candle Candlestick Pattern

Category: Candlestick patterns · Updated November 2026

The TAAPI.IO Short Line Candle API returns whether the pattern appeared on each candle for the Short Line Candle candlestick pattern as JSON, for crypto pairs and US stocks. Send an exchange, symbol and timeframe to get real-time or historical data, with no candles to download and no calculations to maintain.

Spec	Value
Endpoint	`GET https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline`
Outputs	`value`
Markets	Binance, Binance Futures, Bybit, Gate.io, Kraken and US stocks
Timeframes	`1m` to `1w`
Delivery	REST, bulk and WebSocket

Get Short Line Candle with one API call

This request returns Short Line Candle for BTCUSDT on 1-hour Binance candles. Add your API key to run it here.

curl -G https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "exchange=binance" \
  --data-urlencode "symbol=BTCUSDT" \
  --data-urlencode "timeframe=1h"

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    'https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'},
    params={'exchange': 'binance', 'symbol': 'BTCUSDT', 'timeframe': '1h'},
)
print(resp.json())

const params = new URLSearchParams({"exchange": "binance", "symbol": "BTCUSDT", "timeframe": "1h"});
const res = await fetch(`https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline?${params}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
console.log(await res.json());

Short Line Candle API response

This response came from the live API on 9 November 2026. Long lists are shortened here.

200 OK

{
  "value": [-100],
  "timestamp": [1794218400]
}

Field	Type	Description
`value`	number[]	Short Line Candle result
`timestamp`	integer[]	Unix time of each candle, in seconds

Short Line Candle API parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
`exchange`	string	Yes	—	`binance`, `binancefutures`, `bybit`, `gateio`, `kraken` or `stocks`
`symbol`	string	Yes	—	Pair or ticker, e.g. `BTCUSDT` or `AAPL`
`timeframe`	string	Yes	—	`1m` `5m` `15m` `1h` `4h` `1d` `1w`
`results`	integer	No	1	Number of values to return, or `max`
`backtrack`	integer	No	0	Candles to skip from the most recent

What is Short Line Candle?

Short Line Candle is a 1-candle Japanese candlestick pattern. A candle with a short body and short wicks. It shows low conviction during that candle.

How to read Short Line Candle in your code

Signal	Meaning	Condition
Bullish	Bullish variant completed on this candle	`value` > 0
Bearish	Bearish variant completed on this candle	`value` < 0
Not detected	No pattern on this candle	`value` equals 0

Limitations: Candlestick patterns describe what already happened and are more meaningful alongside trend and volume. On 24/7 crypto markets there are few real gaps between candles, so gap-based patterns occur less often than on stocks. Nothing on this page is financial advice.

Detect Short Line Candle with Python

Check the last closed candle by adding backtrack=1. A pattern on the candle still forming can disappear before it closes.

curl -G https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "exchange=binance" \
  --data-urlencode "symbol=BTCUSDT" \
  --data-urlencode "timeframe=1h" \
  --data-urlencode "results=2" \
  --data-urlencode "backtrack=1"

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    'https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'},
    params={'exchange': 'binance', 'symbol': 'BTCUSDT', 'timeframe': '1h', 'results': 2, 'backtrack': 1},
)
data = resp.json()
signal = data['value'][-1]

if signal > 0:
    print('Bullish pattern on the last closed candle')
elif signal < 0:
    print('Bearish pattern on the last closed candle')
else:
    print('No pattern')

Get historical Short Line Candle values

Add results to return a series for backtesting or charting. The last element is the most recent candle.

curl -G https://v2.taapi.io/indicator/shortline \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "exchange=binance" \
  --data-urlencode "symbol=BTCUSDT" \
  --data-urlencode "timeframe=1h" \
  --data-urlencode "results=100"

Get Short Line Candle for multiple symbols

Combine Short Line Candle with other indicators in one request. Each exchange, symbol and timeframe combination is one construct: Basic allows 1 per request, Pro 3 and Expert 10.

POST/bulk

curl -X POST https://v2.taapi.io/bulk \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "constructs": [
    {
      "id": "btc_1h",
      "exchange": "binance",
      "symbol": "BTCUSDT",
      "timeframe": "1h",
      "indicators": [
        {
          "id": "shortline",
          "indicator": "shortline"
        },
        {
          "id": "rsi",
          "indicator": "rsi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}'

Stream Short Line Candle in real time

Subscribe over WebSocket to receive new values every 5 seconds while the candle is forming. Streaming supports 1m, 5m, 15m and 1h, and uses interval where REST uses timeframe.

WSSwss://v2.taapi.io/streaming

{
  "type": "subscribe",
  "id": "shortline",
  "exchange": "binance",
  "symbol": "BTCUSDT",
  "interval": "1m",
  "indicator": "shortline"
}

Short Line Candle API FAQ

What does the Short Line Candle API return?

It returns value, plus a timestamp for the request. Results are JSON.

What do the Short Line Candle values mean?

0 means no pattern. A non-zero value means it was detected and is positive when bullish and negative when bearish. TA-Lib patterns commonly return 100 or −100, and some return other values such as 80 or −80, so check the sign and not an exact number.

Can I get Short Line Candle for US stocks?

Yes. Use exchange=stocks with a ticker such as AAPL. US stocks are included on the Pro plan and above.

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