# Crypto Price API | CoinGecko Scraper & Market Data (`andok/coingecko-scraper`) Actor

Scrape real-time crypto prices, market caps, and trading volumes. A high-speed CoinGecko API alternative for trading bots and portfolio trackers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/andok/coingecko-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andok](https://apify.com/andok) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 5 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.47 / 1,000 price fetcheds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CoinGecko Crypto Price & Market Data Scraper

Scrape real-time crypto prices and market data from CoinGecko to power portfolio trackers, price alerts, and AI trading agents. Feed it a list of coin IDs and get back current prices, market caps, 24h volume, price changes, and circulating supply — all from the public CoinGecko API in a single request. Schedule it on Apify for continuous market monitoring without managing API keys.

### Features

- **Bulk coin lookup** — fetch market data for hundreds of cryptocurrencies in a single run
- **Real-time pricing** — returns current price, 24h change percentage, and last-updated timestamp
- **Market fundamentals** — includes market cap, trading volume, and circulating supply
- **Multi-currency support** — price against any fiat currency (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, etc.)
- **No API key required** — queries the free CoinGecko API endpoint directly
- **Batch optimization** — processes up to 250 coins per API call for maximum efficiency
- **Pay-per-result pricing** — only pay for coins returned, with charge-limit safety built in

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `coins` | `array` | Yes | — | List of CoinGecko coin IDs to look up (e.g. `bitcoin`, `ethereum`, `solana`) |
| `currency` | `string` | No | `usd` | Fiat currency to display prices in (e.g. `usd`, `eur`, `gbp`) |
| `timeoutSeconds` | `integer` | No | `15` | API request timeout in seconds (1-120) |

#### Input Example

```json
{
  "coins": ["bitcoin", "ethereum", "solana"],
  "currency": "usd",
  "timeoutSeconds": 15
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item represents one cryptocurrency. Key fields:

- `id` (`string`) — CoinGecko coin ID
- `symbol` (`string`) — ticker symbol (e.g. `btc`, `eth`)
- `name` (`string`) — full coin name
- `currentPrice` (`number`) — current price in the selected fiat currency
- `marketCap` (`number`) — market capitalization
- `totalVolume` (`number`) — 24h trading volume
- `priceChangePercentage24h` (`number`) — price change over the last 24 hours in percent
- `circulatingSupply` (`number`) — circulating token supply
- `lastUpdated` (`string`) — ISO timestamp of the last data update

#### Output Example

```json
{
  "id": "bitcoin",
  "symbol": "btc",
  "name": "Bitcoin",
  "currentPrice": 104250.00,
  "marketCap": 2058000000000,
  "totalVolume": 38500000000,
  "priceChangePercentage24h": 2.34,
  "circulatingSupply": 19742000,
  "lastUpdated": "2025-01-20T12:05:30.000Z"
}
```

### Pricing

| Event | Cost |
|-------|------|
| Price Fetched | Pay-per-event (see actor pricing page) |

### Use Cases

- **Portfolio tracking** — build crypto portfolio dashboards with scheduled price snapshots
- **Price alerts** — trigger notifications when coins cross price thresholds via webhooks
- **Market research** — collect historical price snapshots for trend analysis and reporting
- **AI agent tools** — supply live crypto context to LLM agents, trading bots, and financial chatbots
- **Spreadsheet automation** — export daily prices to Google Sheets via Apify integrations
- **DeFi monitoring** — track token prices and market caps for DeFi protocol analysis

### Related Actors

| Actor | What it adds |
|-------|-------------|
| [Yahoo Finance Scraper](https://apify.com/andok/yahoo-finance-scraper) | Add stock, ETF, and index data alongside crypto prices |
| [Binance Ticker Scraper](https://apify.com/andok/binance-ticker-scraper) | Get exchange-specific trading data directly from Binance |
| [CoinMarketCap Trending](https://apify.com/andok/cmc-trending-scraper) | Discover which coins are trending right now on CoinMarketCap |

### Notes

- CoinGecko's free API has a rate limit (approximately 10-30 calls/minute). For large coin lists, the actor batches requests to stay within limits.
- Coin IDs must match CoinGecko's identifier format (e.g. `bitcoin`, not `BTC`). Check the CoinGecko website for the correct ID.

# Actor input Schema

## `coins` (type: `array`):

List of CoinGecko coin IDs to look up. Use the CoinGecko ID format (e.g. bitcoin, ethereum, solana), not ticker symbols. Find IDs at coingecko.com.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Fiat currency to display prices in. Supports standard currency codes (e.g. usd, eur, gbp, jpy).

## `timeoutSeconds` (type: `integer`):

API request timeout in seconds. The free CoinGecko API may be slow during high traffic periods.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "coins": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum"
  ],
  "currency": "usd",
  "timeoutSeconds": 15
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

No description

## `run` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "coins": [
        "bitcoin",
        "ethereum"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("andok/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 = { "coins": [
        "bitcoin",
        "ethereum",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("andok/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 '{
  "coins": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum"
  ]
}' |
apify call andok/coingecko-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,andok/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/h7cqTGWmFsnrZi8ni/builds/8Sd9wdIb3Zvdnk81L/openapi.json