DefiLlama

DefiLlama is the largest open-source DeFi TVL and yield aggregator. It publishes a free public REST API (api.llama.fi) and a Pro API (pro-api.llama.fi) that adds higher rate limits and exclusive endpoints for token unlocks, bridges, digital-asset treasuries, and other advanced datasets. Free API requires no authentication; Pro is $300/month.

DefiLlama publishes 8 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Coins API, Fees API, Stablecoins API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Web3, DeFi, TVL, Cryptocurrency, and Stablecoins.

The DefiLlama catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

DefiLlama’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, developer portal, documentation, pricing, GitHub presence, and 7 more developer resources.

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30.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 49/100 agent ready Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 100/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumOpen⚡ Free to try

1 published contract 1 MCP Servers

Web3 DeFi TVL Cryptocurrency Stablecoins Yield Bridge Aggregator Open Source

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 30.7/100 · thin

Contract Quality 9.8 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 17

Access Clarity 2.7 / 17

Operational Transparency 1.2 / 11

Contract Governance 1.4 / 10

Discoverability 5.8 / 9

Regulatory Posture 1.8 / 15

Agent readiness — 49/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 6 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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The six quality facets above are damped to 85 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 15. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 85% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Pagination +5 pts — share of collection GETs (an array, or one wrapped in data/items/results ...) that declare a page/limit/offset/cursor parameter, a Link header or a next/cursor field; na with no collection GETs
Agent Skills +5 pts — skills artifact present, graded by who authored it

3 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 15.8 — up to +16.8 composite points
Contract Quality scores 46.3 — up to +13.4 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 33.3 — up to +13.3 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

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Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Stablecoins and Tokenization (stablecoin issuers, tokenized assets)	coverage	46.0	-	-

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Standards implemented 4

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

Dynamic Client Registration

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 8

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

DefiLlama Public API

Free, no-auth REST API exposing 31+ endpoints for protocol TVL, chain TVL, coin prices, stablecoin metrics, yield pools, DEX volumes, and fees. Underpins thousands of dashboards...

DefiLlama Pro API

Paid REST API ($300/month) with higher rate limits and 38 exclusive endpoints covering token unlocks, cross-chain bridges, digital-asset treasury data, and other advanced datase...

DefiLlama Coins API

The Coins API from DefiLlama — 7 operation(s) for coins.

DefiLlama Fees API

The Fees API from DefiLlama — 3 operation(s) for fees.

DefiLlama Stablecoins API

The Stablecoins API from DefiLlama — 6 operation(s) for stablecoins.

DefiLlama TVL API

The TVL API from DefiLlama — 6 operation(s) for tvl.

DefiLlama Volumes API

The Volumes API from DefiLlama — 7 operation(s) for volumes.

DefiLlama Yields API

The Yields API from DefiLlama — 2 operation(s) for yields.

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Open Collections 7

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

DefiLlama Public Coins API

OPEN COLLECTION

DefiLlama Public Coins Fees API

OPEN COLLECTION

DefiLlama Public Coins Stablecoins API

OPEN COLLECTION

DefiLlama Public Coins TVL API

OPEN COLLECTION

DefiLlama Public Coins Volumes API

OPEN COLLECTION

DefiLlama Public Coins Yields API

OPEN COLLECTION

DefiLlama Public API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

DefiLlama MCP Server

Remote MCP server at mcp.defillama.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

DefiLlama API pricing

Not yet checked against DefiLlama's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-08 from defillama.com/pro-api; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Public (Free) freemium	Free
Pro subscription	$300.00 per monthly subscription / month

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Public API (fair use): 300 requests per minute
Pro API: 1000 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against DefiLlama's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Defillama Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Defillama Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

DefiLlama

SLA

FinOps 1

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

Defillama Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

DefiLlama API Rules

54 rules · 51 errors 2 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Defillama Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Defillama Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Defillama Agentic Access

31 operations

31 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

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 3

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: defillama
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/defillama/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: DefiLlama
kind: company
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: open
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: true
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Open access
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/defillama.png
tags:
- Web3
- DeFi
- TVL
- Cryptocurrency
- Stablecoins
- Yield
- Bridge
- Aggregator
- Open Source
tags_raw:
- Web3
- DeFi
- TVL
- Crypto
- Stablecoins
- Yields
- Bridges
- Aggregator
- Open Source
- Open-Source
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: DefiLlama is the largest open-source DeFi TVL and yield aggregator. It publishes a free public REST API (api.llama.fi)
  and a Pro API (pro-api.llama.fi) that adds higher rate limits and exclusive endpoints for token unlocks, bridges, digital-asset
  treasuries, and other advanced datasets. Free API requires no authentication; Pro is $300/month.
apis:
- aid: defillama:public-api
  name: DefiLlama Public API
  tags:
  - DeFi
  - TVL
  - Stablecoins
  - Yield
  - DEX Volume
  - Fees
  - Free
  tags_raw:
  - DeFi
  - TVL
  - Stablecoins
  - Yields
  - DEX Volume
  - Fees
  - Free
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  description: Free, no-auth REST API exposing 31+ endpoints for protocol TVL, chain TVL, coin prices, stablecoin metrics,
    yield pools, DEX volumes, and fees. Underpins thousands of dashboards and integrations.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://defillama.com/pro-api
  x-features:
  - 31+ endpoints
  - Protocol and chain TVL
  - Stablecoin issuance and circulation
  - Yield pool data
  - DEX volumes and fees
  - No authentication
  x-use-cases:
  - DeFi dashboards and tickers
  - Research notebooks
  - Stablecoin transparency tools
- aid: defillama:pro-api
  name: DefiLlama Pro API
  tags:
  - DeFi
  - TVL
  - Token Unlocks
  - Bridge
  - Treasuries
  - Commercial
  tags_raw:
  - DeFi
  - TVL
  - Token Unlocks
  - Bridges
  - Treasuries
  - Commercial
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://pro-api.llama.fi
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/pro-api
  description: Paid REST API ($300/month) with higher rate limits and 38 exclusive endpoints covering token unlocks, cross-chain
    bridges, digital-asset treasury data, and other advanced datasets. Authenticated via API key path segment.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://defillama.com/pro-api
  x-features:
  - 38 exclusive endpoints (unlocks, bridges, treasuries)
  - Higher rate limits than public
  - Same data freshness as DefiLlama UI
  x-use-cases:
  - Commercial DeFi analytics products
  - Token-unlock alerting
  - Treasury compliance dashboards
- aid: defillama:defillama-coins-api
  name: DefiLlama Coins API
  description: The Coins API from DefiLlama — 7 operation(s) for coins.
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  tags:
  - Coins
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/defillama-coins-api-openapi.yml
- aid: defillama:defillama-fees-api
  name: DefiLlama Fees API
  description: The Fees API from DefiLlama — 3 operation(s) for fees.
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  tags:
  - Fees
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/defillama-fees-api-openapi.yml
- aid: defillama:defillama-stablecoins-api
  name: DefiLlama Stablecoins API
  description: The Stablecoins API from DefiLlama — 6 operation(s) for stablecoins.
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  tags:
  - Stablecoins
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/defillama-stablecoins-api-openapi.yml
- aid: defillama:defillama-tvl-api
  name: DefiLlama TVL API
  description: The TVL API from DefiLlama — 6 operation(s) for tvl.
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  tags:
  - TVL
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/defillama-tvl-api-openapi.yml
- aid: defillama:defillama-volumes-api
  name: DefiLlama Volumes API
  description: The Volumes API from DefiLlama — 7 operation(s) for volumes.
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  tags:
  - Volumes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/defillama-volumes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: defillama:defillama-yields-api
  name: DefiLlama Yields API
  description: The Yields API from DefiLlama — 2 operation(s) for yields.
  humanURL: https://defillama.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.llama.fi
  tags:
  - Yield
  tags_raw:
  - Yields
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/defillama-yields-api-openapi.yml
common:
- url: https://defillama.com/press
  type: Blog
- type: Website
  url: https://www.defillama.com/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/defillama-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/defillama-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/defillama-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/defillama
- type: Portal
  url: https://defillama.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://defillama.com/docs/api
- type: Pricing
  url: https://defillama.com/pro-api
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/DefiLlama
- type: Plans
  url: plans/defillama-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/defillama-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/defillama-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

DefiLlama API — frequently asked questions

Does DefiLlama have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 8 APIs from DefiLlama, including DefiLlama Public API, DefiLlama Pro API and DefiLlama Coins API, and 5 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the DefiLlama API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 6 OpenAPI specifications for DefiLlama, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the DefiLlama API?

DefiLlama documents its authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Defillama Authentication.

How much does the DefiLlama API cost?

APIs.io lists 2 pricing plans for DefiLlama, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does DefiLlama have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for DefiLlama: Remote MCP server at mcp.defillama.com over HTTP.

Is the DefiLlama API ready for AI agents?

DefiLlama has a Kin Score of 30.7 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 48.7 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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