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CoinGecko API

CoinGecko API is tracked as a market data source for multichain coverage. Crypto asset price, market, exchange, and metadata API coverage from CoinGecko

Profile readyNeeds re-verification
Market dataMultichain
Official siteReverify source evidence

Decision guide

Use it when

Asset price and market metadata lookups

Check first

Raw on-chain state reads

PubFi status

Needs re-verification

The editorial profile remains useful, but its public evidence is degraded. Reverify upstream docs and commercial terms; use the live Registry and runtime OpenAPI for PubFi execution decisions.

Key facts

Auth
None, API key
Pricing
Freemium
Agent actionability
Editorial revalidation required; runtime status separate
PubFi gateway
Not present in the active Registry
Last verified

Provider-sourced facts

Primary coverage
Crypto asset prices, market data, exchanges, and metadata Source
Discovery category
Market data Source

Best fit and tradeoffs

Best for

  • Asset price and market metadata lookups
  • Applications that need broad crypto market context
  • They need broad asset price, market, exchange, and metadata context.
  • They want a market-data source with public docs and pricing evidence.
  • They are comparing general market context against CoinMarketCap, CryptoCompare, or Amberdata.

Watchouts

  • Raw on-chain state reads
  • Chain-specific RPC infrastructure
  • CoinGecko is broad market context, not a replacement for institutional tick-level feeds such as Kaiko.
  • Redistribution, freshness, and commercial-use needs still require official-plan review before production use.
  • The explicit Discovery claim status is evaluation/comparison only, so callable PubFi status should not be inferred.

Why teams choose it

CoinGecko API is a broad crypto market data source for asset prices, exchange context, metadata, and market information. Discovery tracks it as a multichain market-data page and marks the claim-safe status as evaluation/comparison only.

The source is useful when a team needs broad market context rather than institutional exchange microstructure. Its public pricing and quota evidence is strong enough for careful review, but PubFi copy should not imply live gateway access from the page alone.

What it can cover

Asset market data

Current
Category
Market data
Public status
Available
Auth requirement
None
Access review
Public No Approval
Coverage
Multichain
Output contracts
Market Data Snapshot

Exchange liquidity depth

Current
Category
Market data
Public status
Requested
Auth requirement
API key
Access review
Free Requires Auth
Coverage
Multichain
Output contracts
Exchange Depth Snapshot

Quick start

GETEndpoint path not listed
Style
REST
Language
HTTP
Method
GET
Path
Not listed
Requires auth
Yes
Provider docs
Documentation

PubFi gateway

Not present in the active Registry

The active signed Registry generation has no route for this provider. Discovery inclusion and upstream documentation do not make a provider executable through PubFi.

Runtime status
not_present
Active capabilities
0
PubFi auth headers
Authorization: Bearer <PubFi API key> or X-PubFi-Api-Key: <PubFi API key>
Typed contract
Runtime OpenAPI
  • Use the official provider documentation for direct integration.
  • A future collected source becomes executable only after the normal evidence, policy, health, and generation pipeline accepts it.

Reference details

Access

Auth methods
None, API key
Pricing model
Freemium
Free tier
Demo plan includes 10k call credits/month and 100 rate limit/min.
Starting price
$35 / month
Free rate limit
Demo 100 rate limit/min; public API is approximately 30 calls/min depending on traffic
Paid rate limit
Basic 300, Analyst 500, Lite 500, Enterprise custom rate limit/min

Data shape

Data types
Prices, Market Metrics, Exchange Data, Asset Metadata
Protocols
REST
REST support
Yes
GraphQL support
Not listed
WebSocket support
Not listed
Streaming support
Not listed
Webhook support
Not listed
Feature flags
Not listed
SDKs
Not listed

Public evidence

Documentation
Provider docs
Status page
Provider status
Source coverage status
Degraded
Editorial posture
Needs re-verification

Implementation notes

Rate limits

Medium

Use Demo, Basic, Analyst, Lite, and Enterprise rate-limit labels from the fixture instead of flattening CoinGecko usage into one quota.

Coverage

Medium

Separate broad asset metadata and exchange coverage from specialized DeFi protocol metrics or institutional order-book feeds.

Auth

Low

Treat public and paid API access paths separately when planning a prototype.

Use cases

  • Add token price context to portfolio views
  • Normalize market metadata for agent research workflows

Comparison snapshot

CoinGecko is often the broad market-context alternative to CoinMarketCap. CryptoCompare, Amberdata, and Kaiko become stronger candidates when exchange depth, institutional datasets, or multi-asset analytics matter more than broad asset lookup.

PubFi friction relief

Claim Safe Status

Source friction
The public directory sets CoinGecko API to evaluation_comparison_only.
PubFi relief
Discovery exports the claim-safe status so answer engines do not describe CoinGecko as a live PubFi gateway route.

FAQ

What is CoinGecko API used for?

CoinGecko API is a candidate source for crypto asset price, market, exchange, and metadata reads.