CryptoCompare min-api (Legacy)
The CryptoCompare min-api (now CoinDesk Data Legacy API) provides cryptocurrency market data including current and historical prices, OHLCV candles (minute/hour/day), top lists by volume and market cap, news, social statistics, order book data, blockchain data, and exchange information. The REST API is available at https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data and supports authenticated access via an API key passed either as the api_key query parameter or in the Authorization header. Free-tier traffic
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CryptoCompare min-api (Legacy) is a Postman Collection published by CryptoCompare on the APIs.io network.
The CryptoCompare min-api (now CoinDesk Data Legacy API) provides cryptocurrency market data including current and historical prices, OHLCV candles (minute/hour/day), top lists by volume and market cap, news, social statistics, order book data, blockchain data, and exchange information. The REST API is available at https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data and supports authenticated access via an API key passed either as the api_key query parameter or in the Authorization header. Free-tier traffic
The collection contains 29 requests organised into 43 folders.
Tagged areas include Cryptocurrency, Market Data, Reference Rates, News, and Social.
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