aid: coinmarketcap
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/coinmarketcap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: CoinMarketCap
x-type: company
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/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-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/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: 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