Overview
CryptoCompare (now served via the CoinDesk Data API) provides one of the most comprehensive free cryptocurrency datasets, including multi-exchange price aggregates, OHLCV historical candles, orderbook depth, and social sentiment signals. A no-key public tier lets you fetch current prices for any coin-to-currency pair instantly, while a free registered key unlocks higher rate limits and historical data. It is widely used in trading bots, research tools, and price comparison widgets.
Beginner Tip
The simplest call requires no key at all — fsyms (from-symbols) and tsyms (to-symbols) are the only required parameters. Register for a free API key at min-api.cryptocompare.com to remove the anonymous rate limit before you outgrow the public tier.
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
USD Current price of the queried coin in US Dollars at the time of the request. EUR Current price of the queried coin in Euros; only present when EUR is included in the tsyms parameter. GBP Current price in British Pounds; the response dynamically includes a key for each currency symbol you request. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://www.cryptocompare.com/api";
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
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
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Technical Specifications
Related Tags
Alternatives to CryptoCompare
Technical alternatives for different use cases.
Larger free tier with DeFi and NFT data coverage
Free comprehensive crypto data including DeFi
Granular historical OHLCV data
Deeper historical data and social metrics
Simple price lookups for a few coins
Crypto analytics and historical analysis
Industry-standard rankings and market metrics
Market cap data and global crypto statistics
Social media sentiment and mining data
Recipes Using CryptoCompare
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