CoinGecko API
Real-time crypto prices, market cap, DeFi data for 10,000+ coins
Freemium
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CoinGecko is the world’s largest independent crypto data aggregator, providing real-time prices, market caps, trading volumes, exchange data, and DeFi metrics for 10,000+ cryptocurrencies across 800+ exchanges. The free Demo plan with 10,000 monthly calls is sufficient for personal projects and light integrations. The Pro API unlocks 500 RPM, on-chain data, NFT data, and historical OHLCV data going back to 2014. CoinGecko covers coin metadata, developer activity, community stats, and price change percentages. First choice for most crypto dashboards, portfolio trackers, and DeFi applications.
API Details
Auth Method
API Key
Pricing Model
Freemium
Free Tier
Yes — 10,000 calls/month free (Demo)
Rate Limit
30 RPM (free), 500 RPM (Pro)
Format
REST / JSON
Versioning
v3
SLA / Uptime
99.9%
Compliance
Standard
Geographic Restrictions
Global
Last Verified
2026-02-20
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Frequently Asked Questions
CoinGecko has a free Demo API with 30 calls per minute and access to most endpoints u2014 generous for development and light production use. The Analyst plan ($129/month) provides 500 calls/minute and exclusive endpoints. Pro ($399/month) adds 1,000 calls/minute. CoinGecko is the most generous free crypto data API available.
CoinGecko tracks 10,000+ cryptocurrencies across 800+ exchanges. It covers not just price data but also market cap, trading volume, liquidity, developer activity (GitHub commits), community metrics (Twitter followers, Reddit subscribers), and on-chain data. This breadth makes it the most comprehensive free crypto data source available.
Both are comprehensive crypto data APIs. CoinGecko is generally considered more reliable for volume data u2014 it excludes wash trading in its calculations. CoinGecko has a more generous free tier. CoinMarketCap (owned by Binance) has slightly higher brand recognition and includes more exchanges. For independent data, CoinGecko is generally preferred by researchers.
Yes. CoinGecko provides historical OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) data going back to a coin's listing date u2014 for Bitcoin, back to 2010. Daily historical data is free on all plans. Hourly historical data requires a paid plan. The /coins/{id}/market_chart endpoint returns price, volume, and market cap history.