Overview
BitcoinCharts provides financial and technical data about the Bitcoin network, including historical market data from dozens of exchanges worldwide. The API lets you pull trade data, exchange-specific price feeds, and aggregate market stats without authentication. It is one of the longest-running Bitcoin data sources and is suitable for historical analysis projects.
Beginner Tip
The main JSON endpoint is https://api.bitcoincharts.com/v1/markets.json and requires no API key — just open it in your browser or curl it directly. Note that data updates roughly every 15 minutes, so it is not suitable for real-time trading use.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"id": "bitcoin",
"symbol": "btc",
"current_price": 65432.1,
"market_cap": 1280000000000,
"price_change_24h": 1250.5,
"price_change_percentage_24h": 1.95,
"total_volume": 28500000000
} Field Reference
symbol Unique exchange-currency identifier, e.g., krakenUSD or bitstampEUR. currency Fiat or crypto currency used as the quote in this market. avg Volume-weighted average price over the last 24 hours. volume_btc 24-hour trading volume measured in BTC. latest_trade Unix timestamp of the most recent trade recorded. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.bitcoincharts.com/v1/markets.json";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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