From cb3abfd7e13fe140e472e3367800ea545d5abca0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin Thomas Schwertfeger <development@b-schwertfeger.de>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:02:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document separate level3 websocket endpoint requirement

---
 examples/spot_ws_examples.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 src/kraken/spot/ws_client.py | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+)

diff --git a/examples/spot_ws_examples.py b/examples/spot_ws_examples.py
index 4c60ac5..174e4da 100644
--- a/examples/spot_ws_examples.py
+++ b/examples/spot_ws_examples.py
@@ -113,6 +113,26 @@ async def main() -> None:
             await asyncio.sleep(5)
             await client_auth.unsubscribe(params={"channel": "executions"})
 
+            # The ``level3`` channel is served on a different endpoint than
+            # ``executions``/``balances``, so it needs its own client instance
+            # pointed at that endpoint via ``auth_ws_url``.
+            client_level3 = Client(
+                key=key,
+                secret=secret,
+                no_public=True,
+                auth_ws_url="wss://ws-l3.kraken.com",
+            )
+            clients.append(client_level3)
+            await client_level3.start()
+            await client_level3.subscribe(
+                params={"channel": "level3", "symbol": ["BTC/USD"]},
+            )
+
+            await asyncio.sleep(5)
+            await client_level3.unsubscribe(
+                params={"channel": "level3", "symbol": ["BTC/USD"]},
+            )
+
         while not client.exception_occur:  # and not client_auth.exception_occur:
             await asyncio.sleep(6)
     finally:
diff --git a/src/kraken/spot/ws_client.py b/src/kraken/spot/ws_client.py
index 95ce456..5ada52e 100644
--- a/src/kraken/spot/ws_client.py
+++ b/src/kraken/spot/ws_client.py
@@ -170,6 +170,32 @@ async def main():
             ws_url="wss://ws.vip.uat.lobster.kraken.com",
             auth_ws_url="wss://ws-auth.vip.uat.lobster.kraken.com",
         )
+
+    **Subscribing to the** ``level3`` **channel** requires a client pointed at
+    ``wss://ws-l3.kraken.com`` instead of the default
+    ``wss://ws-auth.kraken.com``, since Kraken serves ``level3`` on a dedicated
+    endpoint. This means a client used for ``level3`` cannot also be used for
+    ``executions`` or ``balances`` and vice versa - use a second client instance
+    for that.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+        :linenos:
+        :caption: HowTo: Subscribe to the level3 channel
+
+        client = SpotWSClient(key="api-key", secret="secret-key")
+        client_level3 = SpotWSClient(
+            key="api-key",
+            secret="secret-key",
+            auth_ws_url="wss://ws-l3.kraken.com",
+        )
+
+        await client.start()
+        await client_level3.start()
+
+        await client.subscribe(params={"channel": "executions"})
+        await client_level3.subscribe(
+            params={"channel": "level3", "symbol": ["BTC/USD"]}
+        )
     """
 
     def __init__(  # nosec: B107
@@ -561,6 +587,13 @@ def private_channel_names(self: SpotWSClient) -> list[str]:
         - `balances <https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/websocket-v2/balances>`_
         - `level3 <https://docs.kraken.com/api/docs/websocket-v2/level3>`_
 
+        **Note:** ``level3`` is served on a different endpoint
+        (``wss://ws-l3.kraken.com``) than ``executions`` and ``balances``
+        (``wss://ws-auth.kraken.com``). A client instance connects to only one
+        authenticated endpoint, so subscribing to ``level3`` requires a
+        separate client instantiated with ``auth_ws_url="wss://ws-l3.kraken.com"``.
+        See :class:`kraken.spot.SpotWSClient` for an example.
+
         :return: List of available private channel names
         :rtype: list[str]
         """