diff --git a/examples/kucoin/websocket.go b/examples/kucoin/websocket.go
index aac492a76..911835e42 100644
--- a/examples/kucoin/websocket.go
+++ b/examples/kucoin/websocket.go
@@ -75,12 +75,31 @@ var websocketCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		c, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(u.String(), nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal("dial:", err)
+			return err
 		}
+
 		defer c.Close()
 
-		done := make(chan struct{})
+		wsCmd := &kucoinapi.WebSocketCommand{
+			Id:             time.Now().UnixMilli(),
+			Type:           "subscribe",
+			Topic:          "/market/ticker:ETH-USDT",
+			PrivateChannel: false,
+			Response:       true,
+		}
 
+		msg, err := wsCmd.JSON()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = c.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+
+		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
 			defer close(done)
 			for {
diff --git a/pkg/exchange/kucoin/kucoinapi/websocket.go b/pkg/exchange/kucoin/kucoinapi/websocket.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c9050adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/exchange/kucoin/kucoinapi/websocket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package kucoinapi
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+type WebSocketCommand struct {
+    Id             int64  `json:"id"`
+    Type           string `json:"type"`
+    Topic          string `json:"topic"`
+    PrivateChannel bool   `json:"privateChannel"`
+    Response       bool   `json:"response"`
+}
+
+func (c *WebSocketCommand) JSON() ([]byte, error) {
+    type tt WebSocketCommand
+    var a = (*tt)(c)
+    return json.Marshal(a)
+}
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