diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fb3ca4..95cd303 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ This project uses typescript. Resources are stored in 3 key structures:
 - [src](./src) - the whole connector written in typescript
 - [lib](./lib) - the javascript version of the project (compiled from typescript). This should not be edited directly, as it will be overwritten with each release.
 - [dist](./dist) - the packed bundle of the project for use in browser environments.
+- [examples](./examples) - some implementation examples & demonstrations. Contributions are welcome!
 
 ---
 
@@ -181,6 +182,48 @@ client.getOrderBook({ symbol: 'BTCUSDT' })
   });
 ```
 
+See [linear-client.ts](./src/linear-client.ts) for further information.
+
+### REST Spot
+To use the Spot REST APIs, import the `SpotClient`:
+
+```javascript
+const { SpotClient } = require('bybit-api');
+
+const API_KEY = 'xxx';
+const PRIVATE_KEY = 'yyy';
+const useLivenet = false;
+
+const client = new javascript(
+  API_KEY,
+  PRIVATE_KEY,
+
+  // optional, uses testnet by default. Set to 'true' to use livenet.
+  useLivenet,
+
+  // restClientOptions,
+  // requestLibraryOptions
+);
+
+client.getSymbols()
+  .then(result => {
+    console.log(result);
+  })
+  .catch(err => {
+    console.error(err);
+  });
+
+client.getBalances()
+  .then(result => {
+    console.log("getBalances result: ", result);
+  })
+  .catch(err => {
+    console.error("getBalances error: ", err);
+  });
+```
+
+See [spot-client.ts](./src/spot-client.ts) for further information.
+
 ## WebSockets
 Inverse, linear & spot WebSockets can be used via a shared `WebsocketClient`. However, make sure to make one instance of WebsocketClient per market type (spot vs inverse vs linear vs linearfutures):
 
@@ -203,11 +246,10 @@ const wsConfig = {
 
   // NOTE: to listen to multiple markets (spot vs inverse vs linear vs linearfutures) at once, make one WebsocketClient instance per market
 
-  // defaults to false == inverse. Set to true for linear (USDT) trading.
-  // linear: true
-
-  // defaults to false == inverse. Set to true for spot trading. These booleans will be changed into a single setting in future.
-  // spot: true
+  // defaults to inverse:
+  // market: 'inverse'
+  // market: 'linear'
+  // market: 'spot'
 
   // how long to wait (in ms) before deciding the connection should be terminated & reconnected
   // pongTimeout: 1000,
diff --git a/examples/rest-spot-public.ts b/examples/rest-spot-public.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..151d71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rest-spot-public.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { SpotClient } from '../src/index';
+
+// or
+// import { SpotClient } from 'bybit-api';
+
+const client = new SpotClient();
+
+const symbol = 'BTCUSDT';
+
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    // console.log('getSymbols: ', await client.getSymbols());
+    // console.log('getOrderBook: ', await client.getOrderBook(symbol));
+    console.log('getOrderBook: ', await client.getOrderBook(symbol));
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('request failed: ', e);
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index bdd9850..7f3aa47 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export * from './inverse-client';
 export * from './inverse-futures-client';
 export * from './linear-client';
+export * from './spot-client';
 export * from './websocket-client';
 export * from './logger';
diff --git a/src/spot-client.ts b/src/spot-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c67f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spot-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
+import { KlineInterval } from './types/shared';
+import { NewSpotOrder, OrderSide, OrderTypeSpot, SpotOrderQueryById } from './types/spot';
+import BaseRestClient from './util/BaseRestClient';
+import { GenericAPIResponse, getRestBaseUrl, RestClientOptions } from './util/requestUtils';
+import RequestWrapper from './util/requestWrapper';
+
+export class SpotClient extends BaseRestClient {
+  protected requestWrapper: RequestWrapper;
+
+  /**
+   * @public Creates an instance of the Spot REST API client.
+   *
+   * @param {string} key - your API key
+   * @param {string} secret - your API secret
+   * @param {boolean} [useLivenet=false]
+   * @param {RestClientOptions} [restClientOptions={}] options to configure REST API connectivity
+   * @param {AxiosRequestConfig} [requestOptions={}] HTTP networking options for axios
+   */
+  constructor(
+    key?: string | undefined,
+    secret?: string | undefined,
+    useLivenet: boolean = false,
+    restClientOptions: RestClientOptions = {},
+    requestOptions: AxiosRequestConfig = {}
+  ) {
+    super(key, secret, getRestBaseUrl(useLivenet, restClientOptions), restClientOptions, requestOptions);
+
+    // this.requestWrapper = new RequestWrapper(
+    //   key,
+    //   secret,
+    //   getRestBaseUrl(useLivenet, restClientOptions),
+    //   restClientOptions,
+    //   requestOptions
+    // );
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async getServerTime(urlKeyOverride?: string): Promise<number> {
+    const result = await this.get('/spot/v1/time');
+    return result.serverTime;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * Market Data Endpoints
+   *
+  **/
+
+  getSymbols() {
+    return this.get('/spot/v1/symbols');
+  }
+
+  getOrderBook(symbol: string, limit?: number) {
+    return this.get('/spot/quote/v1/depth', {
+      symbol, limit
+    });
+  }
+
+  getMergedOrderBook(symbol: string, scale?: number, limit?: number) {
+    return this.get('/spot/quote/v1/depth/merged', {
+      symbol,
+      scale,
+      limit,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getTrades(symbol: string, limit?: number) {
+    return this.get('/spot/v1/trades', {
+      symbol,
+      limit,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getCandles(symbol: string, interval: KlineInterval, limit?: number, startTime?: number, endTime?: number) {
+    return this.get('/spot/v1/trades', {
+      symbol,
+      interval,
+      limit,
+      startTime,
+      endTime,
+    });
+  }
+
+  get24hrTicker(symbol?: string) {
+    return this.get('/spot/quote/v1/ticker/24hr', { symbol });
+  }
+
+  getLastTradedPrice(symbol?: string) {
+    return this.get('/spot/quote/v1/ticker/price', { symbol });
+  }
+
+  getBestBidAskPrice(symbol?: string) {
+    return this.get('/spot/quote/v1/ticker/book_ticker', { symbol });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Account Data Endpoints
+   */
+
+  submitOrder(params: NewSpotOrder) {
+    return this.postPrivate('/spot/v1/order', params);
+  }
+
+  getOrder(params: SpotOrderQueryById) {
+    return this.getPrivate('/spot/v1/order', params);
+  }
+
+  cancelOrder(params: SpotOrderQueryById) {
+    return this.deletePrivate('/spot/v1/order', params);
+  }
+
+  cancelOrderBatch(params: {
+    symbol: string;
+    side?: OrderSide;
+    orderTypes: OrderTypeSpot[]
+  }) {
+    const orderTypes = params.orderTypes ? params.orderTypes.join(',') : undefined;
+    return this.deletePrivate('/spot/order/batch-cancel', {
+      ...params,
+      orderTypes,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getOpenOrders(symbol?: string, orderId?: string, limit?: number) {
+    return this.getPrivate('/spot/v1/open-orders', {
+      symbol,
+      orderId,
+      limit,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getPastOrders(symbol?: string, orderId?: string, limit?: number) {
+    return this.getPrivate('/spot/v1/history-orders', {
+      symbol,
+      orderId,
+      limit,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getMyTrades(symbol?: string, limit?: number, fromId?: number, toId?: number) {
+    return this.getPrivate('/spot/v1/myTrades', {
+      symbol,
+      limit,
+      fromId,
+      toId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wallet Data Endpoints
+   */
+
+  getBalances() {
+    return this.getPrivate('/spot/v1/account');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/spot.ts b/src/types/spot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e92081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/spot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export type OrderSide = 'Buy' | 'Sell';
+export type OrderTypeSpot = 'LIMIT' | 'MARKET' | 'LIMIT_MAKER';
+export type OrderTimeInForce = 'GTC' | 'FOK' | 'IOC';
+
+export interface NewSpotOrder {
+  symbol: string;
+  qty: number;
+  side: OrderSide;
+  type: OrderTypeSpot;
+  timeInForce?: OrderTimeInForce;
+  price?: number;
+  orderLinkId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface SpotOrderQueryById {
+  orderId?: string;
+  orderLinkId?: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/BaseRestClient.ts b/src/util/BaseRestClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62db52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/BaseRestClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import axios, { AxiosError, AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse, Method } from 'axios';
+
+import { signMessage } from './node-support';
+import { RestClientOptions, GenericAPIResponse, getRestBaseUrl, serializeParams, isPublicEndpoint } from './requestUtils';
+
+export default abstract class BaseRestClient {
+  private timeOffset: number | null;
+  private syncTimePromise: null | Promise<any>;
+  private options: RestClientOptions;
+  private baseUrl: string;
+  private globalRequestOptions: AxiosRequestConfig;
+  private key: string | undefined;
+  private secret: string | undefined;
+
+  constructor(
+    key: string | undefined,
+    secret: string | undefined,
+    baseUrl: string,
+    options: RestClientOptions = {},
+    requestOptions: AxiosRequestConfig = {}
+  ) {
+    this.timeOffset = null;
+    this.syncTimePromise = null;
+
+    this.options = {
+      recv_window: 5000,
+      // how often to sync time drift with bybit servers
+      sync_interval_ms: 3600000,
+      // if true, we'll throw errors if any params are undefined
+      strict_param_validation: false,
+      ...options
+    };
+
+    this.globalRequestOptions = {
+      // in ms == 5 minutes by default
+      timeout: 1000 * 60 * 5,
+      // custom request options based on axios specs - see: https://github.com/axios/axios#request-config
+      ...requestOptions,
+      headers: {
+        'x-referer': 'bybitapinode'
+      },
+    };
+
+    this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
+
+    if (key && !secret) {
+      throw new Error('API Key & Secret are both required for private enpoints')
+    }
+
+    if (this.options.disable_time_sync !== true) {
+      this.syncTime();
+      setInterval(this.syncTime.bind(this), +this.options.sync_interval_ms!);
+    }
+
+    this.key = key;
+    this.secret = secret;
+  }
+
+  get(endpoint: string, params?: any): GenericAPIResponse {
+    return this._call('GET', endpoint, params, true);
+  }
+
+  post(endpoint: string, params?: any): GenericAPIResponse {
+    return this._call('POST', endpoint, params, true);
+  }
+
+  getPrivate(endpoint: string, params?: any): GenericAPIResponse {
+    return this._call('GET', endpoint, params, false);
+  }
+
+  postPrivate(endpoint: string, params?: any): GenericAPIResponse {
+    return this._call('POST', endpoint, params, false);
+  }
+
+  deletePrivate(endpoint: string, params?: any): GenericAPIResponse {
+    return this._call('DELETE', endpoint, params, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @private Make a HTTP request to a specific endpoint. Private endpoints are automatically signed.
+   */
+  private async _call(method: Method, endpoint: string, params?: any, isPublicApi?: boolean): GenericAPIResponse {
+    if (!isPublicApi) {
+      if (!this.key || !this.secret) {
+        throw new Error('Private endpoints require api and private keys set');
+      }
+
+      if (this.timeOffset === null) {
+        await this.syncTime();
+      }
+
+      params = await this.signRequest(params);
+    }
+
+    const options = {
+      ...this.globalRequestOptions,
+      url: [this.baseUrl, endpoint].join(endpoint.startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'),
+      method: method,
+      json: true
+    };
+
+    if (method === 'GET') {
+      options.params = params;
+    } else {
+      options.data = params;
+    }
+
+    return axios(options).then(response => {
+      if (response.status == 200) {
+        return response.data;
+      }
+
+      throw response;
+    }).catch(e => this.parseException(e));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @private generic handler to parse request exceptions
+   */
+  parseException(e: any): unknown {
+    if (this.options.parse_exceptions === false) {
+      throw e;
+    }
+
+    // Something happened in setting up the request that triggered an Error
+    if (!e.response) {
+      if (!e.request) {
+        throw e.message;
+      }
+
+      // request made but no response received
+      throw e;
+    }
+
+    // The request was made and the server responded with a status code
+    // that falls out of the range of 2xx
+    const response: AxiosResponse = e.response;
+    throw {
+      code: response.status,
+      message: response.statusText,
+      body: response.data,
+      headers: response.headers,
+      requestOptions: this.options
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @private sign request and set recv window
+   */
+  async signRequest(data: any): Promise<any> {
+    const params = {
+      ...data,
+      api_key: this.key,
+      timestamp: Date.now() + (this.timeOffset || 0)
+    };
+
+    // Optional, set to 5000 by default. Increase if timestamp/recv_window errors are seen.
+    if (this.options.recv_window && !params.recv_window) {
+      params.recv_window = this.options.recv_window;
+    }
+
+    if (this.key && this.secret) {
+      const serializedParams = serializeParams(params, this.options.strict_param_validation);
+      params.sign = await signMessage(serializedParams, this.secret);
+    }
+
+    return params;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Trigger time sync and store promise
+   */
+  private syncTime(): GenericAPIResponse {
+    if (this.options.disable_time_sync === true) {
+      return Promise.resolve(false);
+    }
+
+    if (this.syncTimePromise !== null) {
+      return this.syncTimePromise;
+    }
+
+    this.syncTimePromise = this.fetchTimeOffset().then(offset => {
+      this.timeOffset = offset;
+      this.syncTimePromise = null;
+    });
+
+    return this.syncTimePromise;
+  }
+
+  abstract getServerTime(baseUrlKeyOverride?: string): Promise<number>;
+
+  /**
+   * Estimate drift based on client<->server latency
+   */
+  async fetchTimeOffset(): Promise<number> {
+    try {
+      const start = Date.now();
+      const serverTime = await this.getServerTime();
+      const end = Date.now();
+
+      const avgDrift = ((end - start) / 2);
+      return Math.ceil(serverTime - end + avgDrift);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch get time offset: ', e);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/websocket-client.ts b/src/websocket-client.ts
index b7ccb1c..e3829be 100644
--- a/src/websocket-client.ts
+++ b/src/websocket-client.ts
@@ -734,6 +734,4 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
     return this.tryWsSend(wsKeySpotPublic, JSON.stringify(msg));
   }
 
-
-
 };