# Get positions in backlog

`GET https://api.cryptohopper.com/v1/hopper/{id}/arbitrage/backlog`

Part of [Arbitrage](https://www.cryptohopper.com/api-documentation/api-reference/arbitrage.md) in the Cryptohopper API reference.

Returns the positions in the backlog of an arbitrage bot, coming from its exchange and market arbitrages.

OAuth scope: `read`

Each item carries its source as exchange_arbitrage_id or market_arbitrage_id, depending on the kind of arbitrage it came from.

## Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `access-token` | string | yes | The OAuth access token of the user. |

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | yes | Hopper ID of an arbitrage bot. |

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://api.cryptohopper.com/v1/hopper/HOPPER_ID/arbitrage/backlog" \
  -H "access-token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
```

## Response

Example response (illustrative values):

```json
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "1370001",
            "exchange_arbitrage_id": "2397001",
            "base_currency": "USDT",
            "currency": "ETH",
            "exchange": "binance",
            "pair": "ETHUSDT",
            "amount": "0.05",
            "rate": "2500.12",
            "val": "125.006",
            "buy_order_id": "0",
            "buy_trade_id": "0",
            "sell_order_id": "0",
            "sell_trade_id": "0",
            "retry_order": null,
            "current_order_id": "0",
            "date": "2026-09-25 10:00:00"
        }
    ]
}
```

Status codes: 200. Errors return JSON with `status`, `error` and `message`, plus a numeric `code` when the error comes from the API itself rather than the gateway.