# CoinGecko Crypto Market Data (`mranderson323/coingecko-crypto-market-data`) Actor

Fetches live and historical cryptocurrency data from CoinGecko. Top coins, trending, portfolio prices, market overview. No API key needed. Perfect for scheduling.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mranderson323/coingecko-crypto-market-data.md
- **Developed by:** [Jeff](https://apify.com/mranderson323) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CoinGecko Crypto Market Data

Fetch live and historical cryptocurrency data from [CoinGecko](https://coingecko.com) — the most comprehensive free crypto data API. No API key required. Runs reliably on a schedule for price monitoring, portfolio tracking, and market alerts.

### What it does

- **Top coins** — live prices, market caps, 24h/7d % changes, volume, supply, ATH for the top N coins by market cap
- **Trending** — the 7 coins trending on CoinGecko in the last 24 hours, with full market data
- **Specific coins** — exact coin IDs you choose (bitcoin, ethereum, solana, etc.)
- **Market overview** — global totals: total market cap, 24h volume, BTC/ETH dominance %, active coins
- **Price history** — daily OHLCV (open/high/low/close) for any coin, up to 365 days back
- **Social stats** — GitHub stars/forks, Twitter followers, Reddit subscribers (optional)

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string | `top_coins` | `top_coins`, `trending`, `specific_coins`, or `market_overview` |
| `coinIds` | array | `["bitcoin","ethereum","solana"]` | Coin IDs for `specific_coins` mode |
| `topN` | integer | `100` | How many top coins to return (max 250) |
| `currency` | string | `usd` | Quote currency: `usd`, `eur`, `gbp`, `btc`, `eth`, etc. |
| `includeHistory` | boolean | `false` | Fetch daily OHLCV price history |
| `historyDays` | integer | `30` | Days of history per coin (1–365) |
| `includeSocialStats` | boolean | `false` | Add GitHub, Twitter, Reddit stats per coin |

### Output

Each coin record:

```json
{
  "id": "bitcoin",
  "recordType": "coin",
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "name": "Bitcoin",
  "rank": 1,
  "price": 67420.15,
  "priceChange24h": 1205.80,
  "priceChangePct24h": 1.82,
  "priceChangePct7d": -3.41,
  "marketCap": 1328456789012,
  "volume24h": 24567890123,
  "circulatingSupply": 19700000,
  "totalSupply": 21000000,
  "ath": 73738.0,
  "athDate": "2024-03-14T07:10:36.635Z",
  "athChangePct": -8.59,
  "currency": "usd",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-06-19T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

History record (when `includeHistory: true`):

```json
{
  "id": "bitcoin-1718755200000",
  "recordType": "history_point",
  "coinId": "bitcoin",
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "timestamp": "2026-06-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "open": 66800.0,
  "high": 67900.0,
  "low": 66200.0,
  "close": 67420.0,
  "currency": "usd"
}
```

### Pricing

- **$0.002 per coin** (live data record)
- **$0.001 per history point** (when `includeHistory: true`)

| Run | Cost |
|---|---|
| Top 100 coins, live prices | $0.20 |
| Top 100 coins + 30 days history | $3.20 |
| Trending 7 coins | $0.014 |
| Market overview | $0.002 |

### Use cases

- **Portfolio tracker** — schedule hourly to keep a spreadsheet or dashboard current
- **Price alert system** — run every 15 minutes, pipe into n8n/Make to trigger alerts when a coin crosses a threshold
- **AI trading signal feed** — feed into an LLM agent for market commentary or trading decisions
- **DeFi dashboard** — display live top 50 prices on a custom UI
- **Research & analytics** — download 1-year OHLCV history for backtesting strategies
- **Market sentiment** — track trending coins daily to spot emerging narratives early

### Scheduling tip

Set up a scheduled run in Apify Console → Schedules. Common patterns:

- Every 15 minutes: `*/15 * * * *` (trending + specific watchlist)
- Daily at 09:00 UTC: `0 9 * * *` (top 100 + history)
- First of each month: `0 0 1 * *` (full market snapshot)

### Why CoinGecko?

CoinGecko's free API has been stable and publicly accessible since 2014. It covers 13,000+ coins across 900+ exchanges, updated every ~60 seconds. No API key required for the free tier (used by this actor). All data is sourced directly from the official CoinGecko API — no scraping, no brittle selectors, no proxies needed.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What data to fetch. top\_coins = top N by market cap. trending = coins trending in last 24h. specific\_coins = exact coin IDs you provide. market\_overview = global market summary only.

## `coinIds` (type: `array`):

CoinGecko coin IDs to fetch. E.g. \["bitcoin", "ethereum", "solana", "cardano"]. Only used when mode=specific\_coins.

## `topN` (type: `integer`):

How many top coins by market cap to return. Max 250.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Currency for prices and market caps. E.g. usd, eur, gbp, jpy, btc, eth.

## `includeHistory` (type: `boolean`):

If true, fetches daily OHLCV history for each coin. Set historyDays to control range.

## `historyDays` (type: `integer`):

Number of days of price history to fetch per coin (when includeHistory is true). Max 365.

## `includeSocialStats` (type: `boolean`):

Adds GitHub stars, forks, Twitter followers, Reddit subscribers for each coin. Adds one API call per coin.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "top_coins",
  "coinIds": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum",
    "solana"
  ],
  "topN": 100,
  "currency": "usd",
  "includeHistory": false,
  "historyDays": 30,
  "includeSocialStats": false
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mranderson323/coingecko-crypto-market-data").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mranderson323/coingecko-crypto-market-data").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call mranderson323/coingecko-crypto-market-data --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mranderson323/coingecko-crypto-market-data",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/g9Hvw9DIa6jVii0La/builds/syvmt5tXcDARIT9CC/openapi.json