CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap is the leading crypto market data and rankings platform. The CoinMarketCap Pro API exposes 40+ REST endpoints covering cryptocurrency listings, quotes, OHLCV, exchange data, DEX/on-chain data, derivatives, global metrics, Fear and Greed index, content, and tools. Most data refreshes every 1 minute. Authentication uses an X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY header.

CoinMarketCap publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Web3, Crypto, Market Data, Rankings, and DEX.

CoinMarketCap’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, pricing, sandbox, and 6 more developer resources.

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25.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

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1 APIs

Web3CryptoMarket DataRankingsDEXExchangesCryptocurrency

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 25.5/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Coinmarketcap Rate Limits

8 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Sandbox

Sandbox

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: coinmarketcap
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/coinmarketcap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: CoinMarketCap
kind: company
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/coinmarketcap.png
tags:
- Web3
- Crypto
- Market Data
- Rankings
- DEX
- Exchanges
- Cryptocurrency
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: CoinMarketCap is the leading crypto market data and rankings platform. The CoinMarketCap Pro API exposes 40+
  REST endpoints covering cryptocurrency listings, quotes, OHLCV, exchange data, DEX/on-chain data, derivatives, global metrics,
  Fear and Greed index, content, and tools. Most data refreshes every 1 minute. Authentication uses an X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY header.
apis:
- aid: coinmarketcap:pro-api
  name: CoinMarketCap Pro API
  tags:
  - Crypto
  - Market Data
  - Exchanges
  - DEX
  - Derivatives
  - Global Metrics
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com
  humanURL: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1/
  description: Single REST API spanning Cryptocurrency endpoints (listings, quotes, OHLCV, market pairs, historical), Exchange
    endpoints (listings, quotes, market pairs), DEX/on-chain data (networks, dexes, spot pairs, listings), Global metrics,
    Fear and Greed index, content, tools (price conversion), partners (CryptoCompare).
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing/
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox-api.coinmarketcap.com
  x-features:
  - 40+ REST endpoints
  - Cryptocurrency listings, quotes, OHLCV
  - Exchange and DEX data
  - Global metrics (total market cap, BTC dominance)
  - Fear and Greed index
  - 1-minute data refresh
  x-use-cases:
  - Power crypto pricing widgets and market dashboards
  - Build portfolio valuation services
  - Backtest strategies on historical OHLCV
  - Surface Fear and Greed sentiment in apps
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/coinmarketcap-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/CoinMarketCap
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinmarketcap
- type: Portal
  url: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing/
- type: Sandbox
  url: https://sandbox-api.coinmarketcap.com
- type: Plans
  url: plans/coinmarketcap-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/coinmarketcap-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/coinmarketcap-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

CoinMarketCap

Kin Score

APIs 1

CoinMarketCap Pro API

Pricing Plans 1

Coinmarketcap Plans Pricing