CoinMarketCap

aid: coinmarketcap
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/coinmarketcap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: CoinMarketCap
kind: company
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: 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