CryptoExchange.Net/docs/FAQ.md

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Frequently asked questions

I occasionally get a NullReferenceException, what's wrong?

You probably don't check the result status of a call and just assume the data is always there. NullReferenceExecptions will happen when you have code like this var symbol = client.GetTickersAync().Result.Data.Symbol because the Data property is null when the call fails. Instead check if the call is successful like this:

var tickerResult = await client.GetTickersAync();
if(!tickerResult.Success)
{
  // Handle error
}
else
{
  // Handle result, it is now safe to access the Data property
  var symbol = tickerResult.Data.Symbol;
}

The socket client stops sending updates after a little while

You probably didn't keep a reference to the socket client and it got disposed. Instead of subscribing like this:

private void SomeMethod()
{
  var socketClient = new BinanceSocketClient();
  socketClient.Spot.SubscribeToOrderBookUpdates("BTCUSDT", data => {
	// Handle data
  });
}

Subscribe like this:

private BinanceSocketClient _socketClient = new BinanceSocketClient();

// .. rest of the class

private void SomeMethod()
{
  _socketClient.Spot.SubscribeToOrderBookUpdates("BTCUSDT", data => {
	// Handle data
  });
}

Can I use the TestNet/US/other API with this library

Yes, generally these are all supported and can be configured by setting the BaseAddress in the client options. Some known API addresses should be available in the [Exchange]ApiAddresses class. For example:

var client = new BinanceClient(new BinanceClientOptions
{
	SpotApiOptions = new BinanceApiClientOptions
	{
		BaseAddress = BinanceApiAddresses.TestNet.RestClientAddress
	},
	UsdFuturesApiOptions = new BinanceApiClientOptions
	{
		BaseAddress = BinanceApiAddresses.TestNet.UsdFuturesRestClientAddress
	}
});

How are timezones handled / Timestamps are off by xx

Exchange API's treat all timestamps as UTC, both incoming and outgoing. The client libraries do no conversion so be sure to use UTC as well.