CryptoCompare

CryptoCompare Index API

CoinDesk Indices (CADLI, CCIX, CCIXBE) latest tick, historical values, and composition.

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Operations 5

GET /index/cc/v1/latest/tick Get Index Latest Tick #
GET /index/cc/v1/historical/days Get Index Historical Daily Values #
GET /index/cc/v1/historical/hours Get Index Historical Hourly Values #
GET /index/cc/v1/historical/minutes Get Index Historical Minute Values #
GET /index/cc/v1/latest/instrument/composition Get Index Composition #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.coindesk.com/documentation/legacy/Price/SingleSymbolPriceEndpoint
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Authentication
https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/documentation
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Documentation
https://developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/introduction
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Authentication
https://developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/introduction

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/openapi/cryptocompare-index-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-fullticker-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-ohlcvcandle-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-newsarticle-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-coinlistentry-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-exchange-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-blockchaindatapoint-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-socialstats-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-orderbookl1-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-indextick-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cryptocompare-asset-schema.json

Other Resources

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Overlay
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/overlays/cryptocompare-index-api-overlay.yaml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/examples/cryptocompare-getSingleSymbolPrice-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/examples/cryptocompare-getHistoricalDailyOHLCV-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/examples/cryptocompare-getTopListByTotalVolumeFull-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/examples/cryptocompare-getLatestNewsArticles-example.json
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Signup
https://www.cryptocompare.com/cryptopian/api-keys
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cryptocompare/refs/heads/main/examples/cryptocompare-getIndexLatestTick-example.json
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Signup
https://developers.coindesk.com/pricing/

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OpenAPI Specification

cryptocompare-index-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CoinDesk Data API (CCData) Index API
  description: 'The CoinDesk Data API (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare data-api) is the modern, institutional-grade replacement for the legacy min-api. It exposes a consolidated surface across Spot markets (latest tick, instrument metadata, historical OHLCV, trades, order book L1), CoinDesk Indices and Reference Rates (CADLI, CCIX, CCIXBE), Futures and Options derivatives, Asset metadata and overview, On-chain data, News articles, and Polling / On-demand exports. Authentication uses an API key supplied either as the api_key query parameter or as `Authorization: Apikey {apiKey}`. The base URL is https://data-api.cryptocompare.com.'
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: CoinDesk Data Support
    url: https://developers.coindesk.com/support
    email: data@cryptocompare.com
  termsOfService: https://data.coindesk.com/terms
  license:
    name: CoinDesk Data API Terms
    url: https://data.coindesk.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://data-api.cryptocompare.com
  description: Production Server
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Index
  description: CoinDesk Indices (CADLI, CCIX, CCIXBE) latest tick, historical values, and composition.
paths:
  /index/cc/v1/latest/tick:
    get:
      operationId: getIndexLatestTick
      summary: Get Index Latest Tick
      description: Returns the latest tick for one or more CoinDesk indices on the chosen index family (cadli, ccix, ccixbe). Includes current period stats.
      tags:
      - Index
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexMarketParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstrumentsParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupsParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Latest index tick envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IndexTickResponse'
  /index/cc/v1/historical/days:
    get:
      operationId: getIndexHistoricalDaily
      summary: Get Index Historical Daily Values
      description: Returns daily index OHLC values for a CoinDesk index instrument.
      tags:
      - Index
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexMarketParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstrumentParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LimitParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ToTsParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Historical daily index envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HistoricalOHLCVResponse'
  /index/cc/v1/historical/hours:
    get:
      operationId: getIndexHistoricalHourly
      summary: Get Index Historical Hourly Values
      description: Returns hourly index OHLC values.
      tags:
      - Index
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexMarketParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstrumentParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LimitParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ToTsParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Historical hourly index envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HistoricalOHLCVResponse'
  /index/cc/v1/historical/minutes:
    get:
      operationId: getIndexHistoricalMinute
      summary: Get Index Historical Minute Values
      description: Returns minute index OHLC values.
      tags:
      - Index
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexMarketParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstrumentParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LimitParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ToTsParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Historical minute index envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HistoricalOHLCVResponse'
  /index/cc/v1/latest/instrument/composition:
    get:
      operationId: getIndexComposition
      summary: Get Index Composition
      description: Returns the latest index value, divisor, constituent prices, supplies, adjustment factors, volumes, and weights for a multi-asset index.
      tags:
      - Index
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexMarketParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstrumentParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Index composition envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IndexCompositionResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    IndexTickResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IndexTick'
    IndexTick:
      type: object
      properties:
        TYPE:
          type: string
        MARKET:
          type: string
        INSTRUMENT:
          type: string
        CCSEQ:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        VALUE:
          type: number
        VALUE_FLAG:
          type: string
          enum:
          - UP
          - DOWN
          - UNCHANGED
        VALUE_LAST_UPDATE_TS:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        CURRENT_HOUR_OPEN:
          type: number
        CURRENT_HOUR_HIGH:
          type: number
        CURRENT_HOUR_LOW:
          type: number
        CURRENT_HOUR_CHANGE:
          type: number
        CURRENT_HOUR_CHANGE_PERCENTAGE:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_OPEN:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_HIGH:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_LOW:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_CHANGE:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_CHANGE_PERCENTAGE:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_VOLUME:
          type: number
        CURRENT_DAY_QUOTE_VOLUME:
          type: number
        LIFETIME_HIGH:
          type: number
        LIFETIME_LOW:
          type: number
        LIFETIME_FIRST_TRADE_TS:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    HistoricalOHLCVResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HistoricalOHLCVRow'
        Err:
          type: object
    HistoricalOHLCVRow:
      type: object
      properties:
        UNIT:
          type: string
          enum:
          - MINUTE
          - HOUR
          - DAY
        TIMESTAMP:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        TYPE:
          type: string
        MARKET:
          type: string
        INSTRUMENT:
          type: string
        MAPPED_INSTRUMENT:
          type: string
        BASE:
          type: string
        QUOTE:
          type: string
        OPEN:
          type: number
        HIGH:
          type: number
        LOW:
          type: number
        CLOSE:
          type: number
        FIRST_TRADE_TIMESTAMP:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        LAST_TRADE_TIMESTAMP:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        FIRST_TRADE_PRICE:
          type: number
        HIGH_TRADE_PRICE:
          type: number
        LOW_TRADE_PRICE:
          type: number
        LAST_TRADE_PRICE:
          type: number
        VOLUME:
          type: number
        QUOTE_VOLUME:
          type: number
        VOLUME_BUY:
          type: number
        QUOTE_VOLUME_BUY:
          type: number
        VOLUME_SELL:
          type: number
        QUOTE_VOLUME_SELL:
          type: number
        TOTAL_TRADES:
          type: integer
        TOTAL_TRADES_BUY:
          type: integer
        TOTAL_TRADES_SELL:
          type: integer
        TOTAL_TRADES_UNKNOWN:
          type: integer
    IndexCompositionResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Data:
          type: object
          properties:
            INSTRUMENT:
              type: string
            MARKET:
              type: string
            VALUE:
              type: number
            DIVISOR:
              type: number
            CONSTITUENTS:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ASSET:
                    type: string
                  PRICE:
                    type: number
                  SUPPLY:
                    type: number
                  ADJUSTMENT_FACTOR:
                    type: number
                  VOLUME:
                    type: number
                  WEIGHT:
                    type: number
  parameters:
    LimitParam:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Number of data points to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 30
        maximum: 2000
    InstrumentsParam:
      name: instruments
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Comma-separated instrument identifiers (e.g. BTC-USD,ETH-USD).
      schema:
        type: string
    IndexMarketParam:
      name: market
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Index family (cadli, ccix, ccixbe).
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - cadli
        - ccix
        - ccixbe
    ToTsParam:
      name: to_ts
      in: query
      description: Upper bound timestamp in seconds.
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int64
    InstrumentParam:
      name: instrument
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Single instrument identifier (e.g. BTC-USD).
      schema:
        type: string
    GroupsParam:
      name: groups
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated tick groups to return (VALUE, CURRENT_HOUR, CURRENT_DAY, MOVING_24_HOUR, LIFETIME).
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: query
      description: API key supplied as the api_key query parameter.
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: 'API key supplied as `Authorization: Apikey {apiKey}`.'
externalDocs:
  description: CoinDesk Data API Documentation
  url: https://developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/introduction