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CoinMarketCap API

CoinMarketCap API is tracked as a market data source for multichain coverage. Crypto market data API for asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata

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Market dataMultichain
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Decision guide

Use it when

Asset price and ranking lookups

Check first

Raw on-chain state reads

PubFi status

Provider Profile

The page is an AI/Codex-processed public Provider Profile and does not claim PubFi integration, gateway access, x402 payment, or MCP tooling.

Key facts

Auth
API key
Pricing
Freemium
Agent actionability
Editorial only; runtime status separate
PubFi gateway
Not present in the active Registry
Last verified

Provider-sourced facts

Primary coverage
Crypto asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata Source
Fixture coverage
Market data coverage for the multichain fixture target Source

Best fit and tradeoffs

Best for

  • Asset price and ranking lookups
  • Applications that need crypto market capitalization context
  • They need rankings, market capitalization context, and broad asset metadata.
  • They want a familiar market-data taxonomy for consumer or analytics products.
  • They are comparing CoinMarketCap with CoinGecko on plan limits and dataset fit.

Watchouts

  • Raw on-chain state reads
  • RPC endpoint hosting
  • Ranking and market-cap familiarity does not answer institutional freshness or exchange-depth requirements.
  • Quota limits are plan-specific and should be cited from official commercial evidence.
  • Teams should check licensing and redistribution constraints before using market data in user-facing products.

Why teams choose it

CoinMarketCap API is a crypto market data API for asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata. Discovery tracks it as a multichain market-data source and a direct comparison partner for CoinGecko.

Its practical value is familiar ranking and market-cap taxonomy. Teams should use it when those concepts are central to the product, while checking official quota and plan limits before assuming it fits high-frequency agent workflows.

What it can cover

CoinMarketCap API market data coverage

Current
Category
Market data
Public status
Requested
Auth requirement
API key
Access review
Free Requires Auth
Coverage
Multichain
Output contracts
Market Data 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
API key
Pricing model
Freemium
Free tier
Basic plan includes 15K call credits/month and 50 requests/minute.
Starting price
$29 / month
Pricing source
Official pricing
Free rate limit
Basic 50 requests/minute
Paid rate limit
Hobbyist 300, Startup 600, Standard 750, Professional 1200, Enterprise 1600+ requests/minute

Data shape

Data types
Prices, Market Cap, Rankings, 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
Not listed
Source coverage status
Current
Editorial posture
Provider Profile

Implementation notes

Rate limits

Medium

Use Basic, Hobbyist, Startup, Standard, Professional, and Enterprise request-minute labels when planning usage.

Coverage

Medium

Distinguish market ranking and metadata needs from DeFi protocol metrics or order-book analytics.

Pricing

Medium

Keep plan comparisons tied to public pricing evidence because call credits and rate limits vary by tier.

Use cases

  • Add market-cap rankings to research workflows
  • Normalize asset price context for portfolio views

Comparison snapshot

CoinMarketCap is the stronger fit when ranking and market-cap context are the product language. CoinGecko is often the broader developer benchmark, while Kaiko and Amberdata fit more specialized data needs.

PubFi friction relief

Quota Planning

Source friction
The fixture records plan-specific call credits and requests-per-minute values for CoinMarketCap API.
PubFi relief
Discovery emits plan labels in exports instead of turning them into unsupported universal throughput claims.

FAQ

What is CoinMarketCap API used for?

CoinMarketCap API is a candidate source for crypto prices, market capitalization, rankings, and asset metadata.