# CoinGecko Crypto Prices & Market Data Scraper (`makework36/coingecko-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes cryptocurrency market data from CoinGecko public API. Supports market listings, trending coins, global stats, and individual coin details. Pure HTTP, no browser needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/makework36/coingecko-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [deusex machine](https://apify.com/makework36) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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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

Get cryptocurrency prices, market rankings, trending coins, and global market stats from the CoinGecko API. No API key required.

### What data does it extract?

#### Markets / Coin Detail mode

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | CoinGecko identifier (e.g. `bitcoin`) |
| `symbol` | Ticker symbol (e.g. `btc`) |
| `name` | Full coin name |
| `currentPrice` | Current price in your chosen currency |
| `marketCap` | Market capitalization |
| `marketCapRank` | Rank by market cap |
| `volume24h` | 24-hour trading volume |
| `priceChange24h` | Absolute 24h price change |
| `priceChangePercent24h` | Percentage 24h price change |
| `high24h` | 24-hour high price |
| `low24h` | 24-hour low price |
| `ath` | All-time high price |
| `athDate` | Date of all-time high |
| `circulatingSupply` | Coins currently in circulation |
| `totalSupply` | Total supply |
| `image` | Coin logo URL |

#### Trending mode

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | CoinGecko identifier |
| `symbol` | Ticker symbol |
| `name` | Coin name |
| `marketCapRank` | Market cap rank |
| `priceBtc` | Price in BTC |
| `priceUsd` | Price in USD |
| `score` | Trending score |
| `thumb` | Thumbnail image URL |
| `marketCap` | Market capitalization |
| `totalVolume` | Trading volume |

#### Global mode

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `activeCryptocurrencies` | Number of active cryptocurrencies |
| `markets` | Number of active markets |
| `totalMarketCapUsd` | Total market cap in USD |
| `totalVolumeUsd` | Total 24h volume in USD |
| `btcDominance` | Bitcoin dominance percentage |
| `ethDominance` | Ethereum dominance percentage |
| `marketCapChangePercent24hUsd` | 24h market cap change % |
| `marketCapPercentage` | Market cap share per coin |
| `updatedAt` | Last update timestamp |

### 🎯 Use cases

- **Portfolio dashboards** -- Pull live prices for your holdings into Google Sheets or a database.
- **Market screening** -- Rank the top 500 coins by market cap and filter by price change.
- **Trend spotting** -- Check which coins are trending on CoinGecko right now.
- **DeFi research** -- Filter by category (e.g. `decentralized-finance-defi`) to analyze specific sectors.
- **Market snapshots** -- Get a daily global overview of total crypto market cap and BTC dominance.

### 🚀 How to use

**Get the top 50 coins by market cap:**

```json
{
    "mode": "markets",
    "vsCurrency": "usd",
    "maxResults": 50
}
```

**See what's trending right now:**

```json
{
    "mode": "trending"
}
```

**Get details for specific coins in EUR:**

```json
{
    "mode": "coin_detail",
    "coinIds": ["bitcoin", "ethereum", "solana"],
    "vsCurrency": "eur"
}
```

### 📥 Input

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | enum | `"markets"` | `markets`, `trending`, `global`, or `coin_detail` |
| `vsCurrency` | string | `"usd"` | Quote currency (e.g. `usd`, `eur`, `btc`) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Max coins to return in markets mode (1-500) |
| `coinIds` | string\[] | `[]` | CoinGecko IDs for coin\_detail mode |
| `category` | string | `""` | Category filter for markets mode (e.g. `layer-1`, `meme-token`) |

### 📋 Output example

```json
{
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "symbol": "btc",
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "currentPrice": 67432.00,
    "marketCap": 1328456789012,
    "marketCapRank": 1,
    "volume24h": 28945678901,
    "priceChange24h": 1234.56,
    "priceChangePercent24h": 1.87,
    "high24h": 68100.00,
    "low24h": 66200.00,
    "ath": 73750.00,
    "athDate": "2025-11-14T09:15:00.000Z",
    "circulatingSupply": 19623450,
    "totalSupply": 21000000,
    "image": "https://assets.coingecko.com/coins/images/1/large/bitcoin.png"
}
```

### ⚡ Performance

- Markets mode fetches up to 250 coins per API call, so 500 coins takes just 2 requests.
- A 2.5-second delay is applied between pages to respect CoinGecko's free tier rate limits (10-30 req/min).
- A typical run for 100 coins completes in under 10 seconds and costs less than $0.01 on Apify.

### ❓ FAQ

**Do I need a CoinGecko API key?**
No. The actor uses the free public API. Rate limits are 10-30 requests per minute, and the actor handles retries with exponential backoff on 429 responses.

**What coin IDs should I use in coin\_detail mode?**
CoinGecko IDs are lowercase slugs like `bitcoin`, `ethereum`, `solana`. You can find them on any CoinGecko coin page in the URL, or use markets mode first to discover IDs.

**Can I get prices in EUR or BTC?**
Yes. Set `vsCurrency` to any currency CoinGecko supports: `usd`, `eur`, `gbp`, `jpy`, `btc`, `eth`, and many more.

**How current is the data?**
CoinGecko updates prices every 1-2 minutes on the free tier. The data you get is near real-time.

# Actor input Schema

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

Choose what data to fetch: market listings, trending coins, global market stats, or details for specific coins.

## `vsCurrency` (type: `string`):

The fiat or crypto currency to quote prices in (e.g. usd, eur, btc).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return (markets mode). Max 500.

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

List of CoinGecko coin IDs for coin\_detail mode (e.g. bitcoin, ethereum, solana).

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter markets by CoinGecko category slug (e.g. decentralized-finance-defi, layer-1). Only used in markets mode.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "markets",
  "vsCurrency": "usd",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "coinIds": [],
  "category": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

All scraped items in the default dataset (JSON).

## `csv` (type: `string`):

Default dataset formatted as CSV for spreadsheets (Google Sheets, Excel).

# 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 = {
    "mode": "markets",
    "vsCurrency": "usd",
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("makework36/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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "markets",
    "vsCurrency": "usd",
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("makework36/coingecko-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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",
  "vsCurrency": "usd",
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call makework36/coingecko-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,makework36/coingecko-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/oeub3mppOtqxnwwcJ/builds/ed77C4iDvg9C8yejW/openapi.json