coinpaprika-api

name	coinpaprika-api
description	Access the CoinPaprika API to query cryptocurrency market data including coin prices, tickers, exchanges, historical OHLCV data, and global market statistics. Use this skill when making HTTP requests to api.coinpaprika.com or api-pro.coinpaprika.com for crypto market information.
version	1.0.0

CoinPaprika API Skill

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Independent cryptocurrency data aggregator since 2018. 12,000+ cryptocurrencies, 350+ exchanges, $2.4T+ market cap coverage. Free tier available with no API key required.

• Documentation: https://docs.coinpaprika.com
• LLM-readable docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms-full.txt
• Pricing: https://coinpaprika.com/api/pricing
• GitHub: https://github.com/coinpaprika
• Support: [e-mail]

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Base URLs and authentication

Free tier (no key required)

https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/

20,000 calls/month, 2,000 assets. No API key, no registration.

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers/btc-bitcoin" | jq

Paid tiers (Starter $99/mo through Enterprise)

https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/

Requires API key in the Authorization header:

curl -s "https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers/btc-bitcoin" \
  -H "Authorization: ${COINPAPRIKA_API_KEY}" | jq

Never hardcode API keys. Store in environment variables:

export COINPAPRIKA_API_KEY="your_key_here"

Plan comparison

Plan	Price	Calls/month	Assets
Free	$0	20,000	2,000
Starter	$99	400,000	All
Pro	$199	1,000,000	All
Business	$799	5,000,000	All
Enterprise	Custom	Unlimited	All

Rate limit: 10 requests/second per IP across all plans.

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Integration options

Option 1: REST API (primary)

All endpoints below. Use the appropriate base URL for the tier.

Option 2: CLI

https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-cli

Crypto market data from the terminal. 8,000+ coins, real-time prices, OHLCV, exchanges. Free tier included.

For CLI command reference, read references/cli-reference.md.

Option 3: MCP Server (for AI IDEs)

Hosted MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or equivalent:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinpaprika": {
      "url": "https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

No API key needed for the hosted version. Provides 30+ tools for querying coins, tickers, exchanges, OHLCV, contracts, tags, and search.

Option 4: SDKs

Language	Repository
Go	https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-go-client
Python	https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-python-client
Node.js	https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-nodejs-client
PHP	https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-php-client
Swift	https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-swift-client
Kotlin	https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-kotlin-client

LLM-readable documentation

Full API spec in Markdown for direct LLM consumption:

• Index: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms.txt
• Full docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms-full.txt

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All endpoints

Global

GET /global                                    # Market overview data

Coins

GET /coins                                     # List all coins
GET /coins/{coin_id}                           # Coin details (e.g., btc-bitcoin)
GET /coins/{coin_id}/events                    # Coin events
GET /coins/{coin_id}/exchanges                 # Exchanges listing a coin
GET /coins/{coin_id}/markets                   # Trading pairs for a coin
GET /coins/{coin_id}/ohlcv/historical          # Historical OHLCV (?start, ?end, ?interval, ?limit, ?quote)
GET /coins/{coin_id}/ohlcv/latest              # Last full day OHLCV
GET /coins/{coin_id}/ohlcv/today               # Today's OHLCV (partial)
GET /coins/{coin_id}/twitter                   # DEPRECATED

Tickers (price data)

GET /tickers                                   # All tickers (?quotes=USD,BTC)
GET /tickers/{coin_id}                         # Specific coin ticker
GET /tickers/{coin_id}/historical              # Historical ticks (?start, ?end, ?interval, ?limit, ?quote)

Exchanges

GET /exchanges                                 # List all exchanges
GET /exchanges/{exchange_id}                   # Exchange details
GET /exchanges/{exchange_id}/markets           # Exchange markets

Contracts

GET /contracts                                 # List contract platforms
GET /contracts/{platform_id}                   # Contracts on a platform
GET /contracts/{platform_id}/{contract_address}            # Ticker by contract (301 redirect)
GET /contracts/{platform_id}/{contract_address}/historical # Historical by contract (301 redirect)

Note on contract ticker/historical: These return 301 redirects to /tickers/{coin_id}. The Location header may use http:// instead of https://. Handle the redirect manually by reading the Location header, fixing the scheme to https://, and making a second request with the Authorization header.

Verified response shapes:

• GET /contracts returns a flat string array: ["btc-bitcoin", "eos-eos", "eth-ethereum", ...]
• GET /contracts/{platform_id} returns: [{"address": "0xa974...", "type": "ERC20", "id": "xin-mixin", "active": true}]

Tags

GET /tags                                      # List all tags
GET /tags/{tag_id}                             # Tag details
GET /tags/{tag_id}?additional_fields=coins     # Tag with coin IDs
GET /tags/{tag_id}?additional_fields=coins,icos # Tag with coins and ICOs

People

GET /people/{person_id}                        # Person details (e.g., vitalik-buterin)

Search and tools

GET /search?q={query}&c={categories}&limit={n} # Search (categories: currencies,exchanges,icos,people,tags)
GET /price-converter?base_currency_id={from}&quote_currency_id={to}&amount={n}

Key info (paid tiers only)

GET /key/info                                  # API key details and usage

Response: {"plan", "plan_started_at", "plan_status", "portal_url", "usage": {"message", "current_month": {"requests_made", "requests_left"}}}

Mappings (Business+ only)

GET /coins/mappings?coinpaprika={id}           # ID mappings across providers

Query params (pass one): coinpaprika, coinmarketcap, coingecko, cryptocompare, isin, dti

Response: {"coinpaprika", "coinmarketcap", "coingecko", "cryptocompare", "isin", "dti", "updated_at"}

Changelog (Starter+ only)

GET /changelog/ids                             # Coin ID changes (?page, ?limit)

Response: [{"currency_id", "old_id", "new_id", "changed_at"}]

For the full OpenAPI 3.1 specification with all schemas, parameters, and response types, read references/openapi.yml. For CLI commands, read references/cli-reference.md. For the latest docs online: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms-full.txt

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Common workflows

Get Bitcoin price (free tier, no key)

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers/btc-bitcoin?quotes=USD" | jq '.quotes.USD.price'

Get top 10 coins by market cap

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers" | jq 'sort_by(-.quotes.USD.market_cap) | .[0:10] | .[] | {name, symbol, price: .quotes.USD.price, market_cap: .quotes.USD.market_cap}'

Historical OHLCV for ETH (30 days)

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/coins/eth-ethereum/ohlcv/historical?start=2025-01-01&end=2025-01-31" | jq

Search for a token

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/search?q=pepe&c=currencies&limit=5" | jq '.currencies'

Look up token by contract address

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/contracts/eth-ethereum/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48" -L | jq

Note: This follows the 301 redirect automatically with -L. May need manual handling if Authorization header is required.

Get all stablecoins via tags

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tags/stablecoin?additional_fields=coins" | jq '.coins'

Returns array of coin IDs: ["usdt-tether", "usdc-usdc", "dai-dai", ...]

Convert price between currencies

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/price-converter?base_currency_id=btc-bitcoin&quote_currency_id=usd-us-dollars&amount=1" | jq

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Common IDs

Coin IDs

Pattern: {symbol}-{name} (lowercase, hyphens for spaces)

btc-bitcoin, eth-ethereum, usdt-tether, usdc-usd-coin, bnb-binance-coin, sol-solana, xrp-xrp, ada-cardano, doge-dogecoin, dot-polkadot, avax-avalanche, matic-polygon

Platform IDs (for /contracts)

eth-ethereum, bnb-binance-coin, matic-polygon, sol-solana, arb-arbitrum, avax-avalanche, op-optimism, base-base

Exchange IDs

binance, coinbase-exchange, kraken, bybit, okx, bitfinex, kucoin

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Common parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
quotes	Quote currencies (comma-separated)	USD,BTC,ETH
start	Start date (RFC3339 or yyyy-mm-dd)	2025-01-01
end	End date	2025-12-31
interval	OHLCV: 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 6h, 12h, 24h. Historical tickers: 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 45m, 1h, 2h, 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h, 1d, 7d, 14d, 30d, 90d, 365d	24h
limit	Results limit	100

Key response fields

Ticker

• id, name, symbol, rank
• circulating_supply, total_supply, max_supply
• quotes.USD.price, quotes.USD.volume_24h, quotes.USD.market_cap
• quotes.USD.percent_change_1h, percent_change_24h, percent_change_7d, percent_change_30d
• quotes.USD.ath_price, quotes.USD.ath_date

OHLCV

• time_open, time_close
• open, high, low, close
• volume, market_cap

Notes

• All timestamps are UTC. Use RFC3339 format (2025-01-01T00:00:00Z) or yyyy-mm-dd
• Coin IDs follow pattern: {symbol}-{name} (lowercase, hyphens for spaces)
• The /tickers endpoint does NOT include tags. Use /tags/{id}?additional_fields=coins to get coin IDs by tag.
• The /coins/{id}/twitter endpoint is deprecated and may return errors.
• Global rate limit: 10 requests/second per IP.
• On 429 rate limit: Wait a few seconds/minutes, then retry. Blocks are temporary. If persistent, contact [e-mail].

Related: DexPaprika

For DEX/on-chain data (pools, swaps, token prices by contract), use DexPaprika instead:

• API: https://api.dexpaprika.com (free, no key)
• Docs: https://docs.dexpaprika.com
• Agents: https://agents.dexpaprika.com