CoinGecko
Bring live crypto prices into your app on your own free CoinGecko key.
Connecting
Create a free Demo API key under Developer Dashboard on coingecko.com.
Look up a coin price
- vs_currency: The currency prices are shown in, like usd or eur. Required.
- ids: The coin to look up, by its CoinGecko id, like bitcoin. The first coin named lands in the table. Required.
Answers with: coin, symbol, price, change_24h, updated.
Settings
- Currency: The currency prices are shown in when a call leaves it unset.
- Coin: The coin your app reads by default, by its CoinGecko id, like bitcoin.
What it stores
Coin prices (coin, symbol, price, change-24h, vs-currency, updated)
Where it speaks
This connection reaches https://api.coingecko.com and nowhere else. The hosts are fixed by declaration.