# CoinGecko Crypto Scraper (`plantane/coingecko-scraper`) Actor Scrapes cryptocurrency data from CoinGecko's free API. Supports markets (top coins by market cap), trending coins, and search modes. - **URL**: https://apify.com/plantane/coingecko-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Daniel](https://apify.com/plantane) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 4 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## CoinGecko Crypto Scraper Apify actor that scrapes cryptocurrency data from CoinGecko's free public API. ### Features - **Markets mode** — Top coins by market cap with full pricing data - **Trending mode** — Currently trending coins on CoinGecko - **Search mode** — Search for specific coins by name/symbol - **Optional detail enrichment** — Fetch extra data (description, links, sentiment) per coin ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `"markets"` | `markets`, `trending`, or `search` | | `vs_currency` | string | `"usd"` | Target currency for prices | | `per_page` | integer | `100` | Results per API page (max 250) | | `max_items` | integer | `10` | Maximum items to return | | `search_query` | string | `""` | Query for search mode | | `order` | string | `"market_cap_desc"` | Sort order for markets | | `include_details` | boolean | `false` | Fetch extra detail per coin | ### Output #### Markets mode Full market data: id, symbol, name, image, current_price, market_cap, market_cap_rank, fully_diluted_valuation, total_volume, high_24h, low_24h, price_change_24h, price_change_percentage_24h, circulating_supply, total_supply, max_supply, ath, ath_change_percentage, ath_date, atl, atl_change_percentage, atl_date, last_updated. With `include_details`: also description, homepage, genesis_date, sentiment data. #### Trending mode id, name, symbol, market_cap_rank, thumb, score. #### Search mode id, name, symbol, market_cap_rank, thumb. ### Rate Limits CoinGecko's free API allows ~10-30 requests/minute. The scraper adds 1.5s delays between requests and handles 429 responses with a 60s backoff. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode: 'markets' for top coins by market cap, 'trending' for trending coins, 'search' to search for specific coins. ## `vs_currency` (type: `string`): The target currency for market data (e.g. usd, eur, btc). ## `per_page` (type: `integer`): Number of results per API page (max 250 for markets). ## `max_items` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of items to return. ## `search_query` (type: `string`): Search query string (only used in 'search' mode). ## `order` (type: `string`): Sort order for markets mode. ## `include_details` (type: `boolean`): If true, fetches additional detail data for each coin (slower due to per-coin API calls). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "markets", "vs_currency": "usd", "per_page": 100, "max_items": 10, "search_query": "", "order": "market_cap_desc", "include_details": false } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped cryptocurrency records. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "markets", "vs_currency": "usd", "per_page": 100, "max_items": 10, "order": "market_cap_desc" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("plantane/coingecko-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "markets", "vs_currency": "usd", "per_page": 100, "max_items": 10, "order": "market_cap_desc", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("plantane/coingecko-scraper").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 '{ "mode": "markets", "vs_currency": "usd", "per_page": 100, "max_items": 10, "order": "market_cap_desc" }' | apify call plantane/coingecko-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=plantane/coingecko-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "CoinGecko Crypto Scraper", "description": "Scrapes cryptocurrency data from CoinGecko's free API. Supports markets (top coins by market cap), trending coins, and search modes.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "jAvk1xfZwbIpaZMDv" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/plantane~coingecko-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-plantane-coingecko-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/plantane~coingecko-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-plantane-coingecko-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/plantane~coingecko-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-plantane-coingecko-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "markets", "trending", "search" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode: 'markets' for top coins by market cap, 'trending' for trending coins, 'search' to search for specific coins.", "default": "markets" }, "vs_currency": { "title": "VS Currency", "type": "string", "description": "The target currency for market data (e.g. usd, eur, btc).", "default": "usd" }, "per_page": { "title": "Results Per Page", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 250, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of results per API page (max 250 for markets).", "default": 100 }, "max_items": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of items to 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