CoinPaprika API Skill

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Independent cryptocurrency data aggregator since 2018. 12,000+ cryptocurrencies, 350+ exchanges. Free tier, no API key needed to start.

• Documentation: https://docs.coinpaprika.com
• LLM-readable docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms-full.txt
• Pricing: https://coinpaprika.com/api/pricing
• GitHub: https://github.com/coinpaprika
• Support: support@coinpaprika.com

Base URLs and authentication

Free tier (no key required)

https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/

20,000 calls/month, 2,000 assets. No API key, no registration.

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers/btc-bitcoin" | jq

Paid tiers (Starter $99/mo through Enterprise)

https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/

Requires API key in the Authorization header:

curl -s "https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers/btc-bitcoin" \
  -H "Authorization: ${COINPAPRIKA_API_KEY}" | jq

Never hardcode API keys. Store in environment variables:

export COINPAPRIKA_API_KEY="your_key_here"

Plan comparison

Rate limit: 10 requests/second per IP across all plans.

Integration options

Option 1: REST API (primary)

All endpoints below. Use the appropriate base URL for the tier.

Option 2: CLI

https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-cli

Crypto market data from the terminal. 12,000+ cryptocurrencies, real-time prices, OHLCV, exchanges. Free tier included.

For CLI command reference, read references/cli-reference.md.

Option 3: MCP Server (for AI IDEs)

Hosted MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or equivalent:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinpaprika": {
      "url": "https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

The hosted server needs no API key to start. It exposes 31 tools for querying coins, tickers, exchanges, OHLCV, contracts, tags, and search. Verify the count with a live tools/list.

Option 4: SDKs

LLM-readable documentation

Full API spec in Markdown for direct LLM consumption:

• Index: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms.txt
• Full docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms-full.txt

All endpoints

Global

GET /global                                    # Market overview data

Coins

GET /coins                                     # List all coins
GET /coins/{coin_id}                           # Coin details (e.g., btc-bitcoin)
GET /coins/{coin_id}/events                    # Coin events
GET /coins/{coin_id}/exchanges                 # Exchanges listing a coin
GET /coins/{coin_id}/markets                   # Trading pairs for a coin
GET /coins/{coin_id}/ohlcv/historical          # Historical OHLCV (?start, ?end, ?interval, ?limit, ?quote)
GET /coins/{coin_id}/ohlcv/latest              # Last full day OHLCV
GET /coins/{coin_id}/ohlcv/today               # Today's OHLCV (partial)
GET /coins/{coin_id}/twitter                   # DEPRECATED

Tickers (price data)

GET /tickers                                   # All tickers (?quotes=USD,BTC)
GET /tickers/{coin_id}                         # Specific coin ticker
GET /tickers/{coin_id}/historical              # Historical ticks (?start, ?end, ?interval, ?limit, ?quote)

Exchanges

GET /exchanges                                 # List all exchanges
GET /exchanges/{exchange_id}                   # Exchange details
GET /exchanges/{exchange_id}/markets           # Exchange markets

Contracts

GET /contracts                                 # List contract platforms
GET /contracts/{platform_id}                   # Contracts on a platform
GET /contracts/{platform_id}/{contract_address}            # Ticker by contract (301 redirect)
GET /contracts/{platform_id}/{contract_address}/historical # Historical by contract (301 redirect)

Note on contract ticker/historical: These return 301 redirects to /tickers/{coin_id}. The Location header may use http:// instead of https://. Handle the redirect manually by reading the Location header, fixing the scheme to https://, and making a second request with the Authorization header.

Verified response shapes:

• GET /contracts returns a flat string array: ["btc-bitcoin", "eos-eos", "eth-ethereum", ...]
• GET /contracts/{platform_id} returns: [{"address": "0xa974...", "type": "ERC20", "id": "xin-mixin", "active": true}]

Tags

GET /tags                                      # List all tags
GET /tags/{tag_id}                             # Tag details
GET /tags/{tag_id}?additional_fields=coins     # Tag with coin IDs
GET /tags/{tag_id}?additional_fields=coins,icos # Tag with coins and ICOs

People

GET /people/{person_id}                        # Person details (e.g., vitalik-buterin)

Search and tools

GET /search?q={query}&c={categories}&limit={n} # Search (categories: currencies,exchanges,icos,people,tags)
GET /price-converter?base_currency_id={from}&quote_currency_id={to}&amount={n}

Key info (paid tiers only)

GET /key/info                                  # API key details and usage

Response: {"plan", "plan_started_at", "plan_status", "portal_url", "usage": {"message", "current_month": {"requests_made", "requests_left"}}}

Mappings (Business+ only)

GET /coins/mappings?coinpaprika={id}           # ID mappings across providers

Query params (pass one): coinpaprika, coinmarketcap, coingecko, cryptocompare, isin, dti

Response: {"coinpaprika", "coinmarketcap", "coingecko", "cryptocompare", "isin", "dti", "updated_at"}

Changelog (Starter+ only)

GET /changelog/ids                             # Coin ID changes (?page, ?limit)

Response: [{"currency_id", "old_id", "new_id", "changed_at"}]

For the full OpenAPI 3.1 specification with all schemas, parameters, and response types, read references/openapi.yml. For CLI commands, read references/cli-reference.md. For the latest docs online: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms-full.txt

Common workflows

Get Bitcoin price (free tier, no key)

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers/btc-bitcoin?quotes=USD" | jq '.quotes.USD.price'

Get top 10 coins by market cap

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tickers" | jq 'sort_by(-.quotes.USD.market_cap) | .[0:10] | .[] | {name, symbol, price: .quotes.USD.price, market_cap: .quotes.USD.market_cap}'

Historical OHLCV for ETH (30 days)

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/coins/eth-ethereum/ohlcv/historical?start=2025-01-01&end=2025-01-31" | jq

Search for a token

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/search?q=pepe&c=currencies&limit=5" | jq '.currencies'

Look up token by contract address

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/contracts/eth-ethereum/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48" -L | jq

Note: This follows the 301 redirect automatically with -L. May need manual handling if Authorization header is required.

Get all stablecoins via tags

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/tags/stablecoin?additional_fields=coins" | jq '.coins'

Returns array of coin IDs: ["usdt-tether", "usdc-usdc", "dai-dai", ...]

Convert price between currencies

curl -s "https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/price-converter?base_currency_id=btc-bitcoin&quote_currency_id=usd-us-dollars&amount=1" | jq

Common IDs

Coin IDs

Pattern: {symbol}-{name} (lowercase, hyphens for spaces)

btc-bitcoin, eth-ethereum, usdt-tether, usdc-usd-coin, bnb-binance-coin, sol-solana, xrp-xrp, ada-cardano, doge-dogecoin, dot-polkadot, avax-avalanche, matic-polygon

Platform IDs (for /contracts)

eth-ethereum, bnb-binance-coin, matic-polygon, sol-solana, arb-arbitrum, avax-avalanche, op-optimism, base-base

Exchange IDs

binance, coinbase-exchange, kraken, bybit, okx, bitfinex, kucoin

Common parameters

Key response fields

Ticker

• id, name, symbol, rank
• circulating_supply, total_supply, max_supply
• quotes.USD.price, quotes.USD.volume_24h, quotes.USD.market_cap
• quotes.USD.percent_change_1h, percent_change_24h, percent_change_7d, percent_change_30d
• quotes.USD.ath_price, quotes.USD.ath_date

OHLCV

• time_open, time_close
• open, high, low, close
• volume, market_cap

Notes

• All timestamps are UTC. Use RFC3339 format (2025-01-01T00:00:00Z) or yyyy-mm-dd
• Coin IDs follow pattern: {symbol}-{name} (lowercase, hyphens for spaces)
• The /tickers endpoint does NOT include tags. Use /tags/{id}?additional_fields=coins to get coin IDs by tag.
• The /coins/{id}/twitter endpoint is deprecated and may return errors.
• Global rate limit: 10 requests/second per IP.
• On 429 rate limit: Wait a few seconds/minutes, then retry. Blocks are temporary. If persistent, contact support@coinpaprika.com.

Related: DexPaprika

For DEX/on-chain data (pools, swaps, token prices by contract), use DexPaprika instead:

• API: https://api.dexpaprika.com (free tier, no key needed to start)
• Docs: https://docs.dexpaprika.com
• Agents: https://agents.dexpaprika.com