CoinMarketCap is the world's most-referenced cryptocurrency data provider, tracking 9,500+ cryptocurrencies across 700+ exchanges. The API provides real-time and historical price, market cap, and volume data, global crypto market metrics, Fear & Greed Index, category performance, airdrops calendar, and on-chain DEX trading data. Widely used in crypto apps, media, and institutional research.
https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/v1
Auth type
API Key Header
Auth header
X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY: YOUR_API_KEY
Rate limit
30 calls/min (free)
Pricing
Free tier available
Free quota
10,000 credits/month
Documentation
https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1/
Endpoint status
Live — HTTP 200 — endpoint is accessible819ms
(checked Mar 29, 2026)
Builder score
A
82%
builder-friendly
Pass your API key in the X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY request header.
X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY: YOUR_API_KEY
Basic (free): 10k credits/month. Hobbyist $29/mo: 40k credits/month. Startup $79/mo: 200k credits/month. Standard $399/mo: 1M credits/month.
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /cryptocurrency/listings/latest |
Latest crypto listings sorted by market cap |
| GET | /cryptocurrency/quotes/latest |
Real-time prices and market data by symbol or ID |
| GET | /global-metrics/quotes/latest |
Global crypto market statistics |
| GET | /cryptocurrency/info |
Metadata: logo, description, URLs, tags |
| GET | /cryptocurrency/market-pairs/latest |
Active market pairs for a cryptocurrency |
curl "https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/v1/cryptocurrency/quotes/latest?symbol=BTC,ETH&convert=USD" -H "X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY: $CMC_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"BTC": {
"name": "Bitcoin",
"symbol": "BTC",
"quote": {
"USD": {
"price": 67845.23,
"market_cap": 1334567890123,
"percent_change_24h": 2.45
}
}
}
}
}
Data sourced from API Map. Always verify pricing and rate limits against the official CoinMarketCap documentation.