# Crypto Gainers Tracker (`websift/crypto-gainers-tracker`) Actor

Discover and analyze the top performers in the cryptocurrency market with the Crypto Gainers Tracker.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/websift/crypto-gainers-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Jacob](https://apify.com/websift) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 30 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$0.50 / 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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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.

- **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).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CoinMarketCap Spotlight Crawler

Track cryptocurrency gainers with this actor that fetches detailed price performance data from CoinMarketCap's.

### Features

- Track top gainers in cryptocurrency markets
- Flexible timeframe options (1 hour to 30 days)
- Customizable ranking range
- Detailed price change metrics
- Market cap and volume data
- Timestamp conversion for easy integration
- Sortable results (ascending/descending)

### Example Usage

#### Track Top 100 Gainers in Last 24 Hours

```json
{
    "rankRange": 0,        // '0' To show all coins 
    "timeframe": "24h",    // Select from ['1h', '24h', '7d', '30d']
    "order_by": "Desc"     // Select from ['Desc', 'Asc']
}
```

### Example Output

```json
[
    {
        "id": "1",
        "name": "Bitcoin",
        "symbol": "BTC",
        "slug": "bitcoin",
        "rank": 1,
        "status": "active",
        "marketCap": 859259631.10,
        "selfReportedMarketCap": 1326048458.8459216000000000,
        "price": 45000.75,
        "priceChange1h": 1.2,
        "priceChange24h": -2.5,
        "priceChange7d": 5.8,
        "priceChange30d": 10.4,
        "volume24h": 25000000000,
        "lastUpdate": "2024-02-12T15:30:00.000Z",
        "lastUpdateTimestamp": 1707665400
    }
]
```

### Limitations

- Maximum rank range between 60 - 500 coins // Select '0' to show all coins
- Limited to four timeframe options
- Self-reported market cap may not be available for all coins

### Error Handling

The actor includes robust error handling for:

- Invalid rank ranges
- Unsupported timeframes
- Invalid sort orders
- Malformed timestamps
- Missing or incomplete data fields

Each error triggers a clear exception with details about the issue and how to resolve it.

### Support

For issues, feature requests, or questions about this actor, please create an issue.

# Actor input Schema

## `rankRange` (type: `integer`):

Top x ranking coins on coinmarketcap

## `timeframe` (type: `string`):

Timeframe

## `order_by` (type: `string`):

Set sorting order: ascending or descending.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "rankRange": 100,
  "timeframe": "24h",
  "order_by": "Desc"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "order_by": "Desc"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("websift/crypto-gainers-tracker").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 = { "order_by": "Desc" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("websift/crypto-gainers-tracker").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 '{
  "order_by": "Desc"
}' |
apify call websift/crypto-gainers-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,websift/crypto-gainers-tracker"
        }
    }
}

```

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/SgOfDjUhEzJYFLwa0/builds/kskg2HcrwSlcg5kaQ/openapi.json