Is CoinAPI Data Allowed in Commercial Apps?

Yes, CoinAPI data is allowed in commercial apps.

Displaying real-time and historical data in your UI is fully permitted with any paid plan.

However:

Reselling, rehosting, or redistributing raw data is strictly prohibited.

There is no redistribution add-on that allows raw data resale.

What “Commercial Use” Means

Commercial use includes:

• Displaying charts, prices, spreads, bids/asks, OHLCV, or indicators in your UI
• Using the data internally for backtesting, analytics, ML, or trading
• Powering a paid application or SaaS
• Supporting valuation tools, risk dashboards, or arbitrage engines
• Any revenue-generating activity inside your product

All of this is allowed.

What You Can Do in a Commercial App

These actions are fully permitted, and do not require any special license:

Display to End Users

• Real-time prices
• Historical OHLCV
• Trades, quotes, order books (visualized)
• Charts, tables, dashboards
• Any UI view that does not expose raw extractable files

Internal Use

• Quant research and modeling
• Machine learning training
• Backtesting and simulations
• Proprietary trading systems
• Risk and portfolio analytics

Derived Outputs (Allowed to Share)

Derived outputs are permitted because they are non-reconstructable:

• Candlestick charts
• Indicators (RSI, MACD, custom factors)
• Aggregated tables
• Signals, scores, alerts
• Visualizations or summaries

All Protocols Are Allowed for Commercial Use

• REST
• WebSocket (V1 and DS)
• FIX
• S3 Flat Files (requires usage credits, but commercial use is allowed)

Multiple API Keys

You may create multiple API keys for staging/production/customers, with optional per-key limits.

This is explicitly supported in the documentation.

What You Cannot Do

This is the most critical section.

CoinAPI does not allow redistribution of raw or near-raw data, under any plan, including Enterprise.

Absolutely Not Allowed

• Rehosting or reselling raw datasets
• Building your own data API or feed using CoinAPI data
• Providing downloadable raw trade/quote/order book files
• Bulk exports of raw historical data to customers
• Scheduled reports or CSV dumps that contain reconstructable raw data
• Allowing users to extract raw data through your UI or backend
• Packaging CoinAPI data inside your own “market data product”

There Is No Redistribution Add-On

CoinAPI does not sell a license for raw data redistribution.

This is not available, not negotiable, and not provided as an enterprise exception.

Why This Rule Exists

• Exchanges impose strict redistribution restrictions
• Maintaining integrity of licensing agreements
• Ensuring fairness across all customers
• Avoiding downstream uncontrolled propagation of raw market data

Practical Examples: Allowed vs Not Allowed

FAQ

If I show prices in my app, is that redistribution?

No. Displaying data visually is allowed.

Can I let users download chart images?

Yes.

Can users export raw CSV data from my app?

No. That counts as redistribution of raw data.

Can I train models on CoinAPI data and sell the model outputs?

Yes, model outputs are considered derived and non-reconstructable.

What if I want to resell raw data?

CoinAPI does not license raw-data redistribution.

Final Answer

Yes, You Can Use CoinAPI Data in Commercial Apps, But You Cannot Redistribute Raw Data

If your application:

• shows charts
• displays prices
• visualizes order flow
• computes indicators
• supports trading
• provides analytics

…you are fully covered under a standard CoinAPI plan.

What you cannot do under any plan:

• redistribute raw data
• rehost it
• resell it
• expose a downstream API
• provide bulk downloads

There is no add-on or exception that changes this.

If you're unsure whether your planned use is considered “display” or “redistribution,” CoinAPI can review your architecture and confirm.

Explore the docs: https://docs.coinapi.io/