_The Infrastructure Layer Behind Modern Crypto Applications_

# The Crypto API for Real-Time and Historical Market Data

One crypto data API for market data, exchange rates, indexes, bulk historical flat files, and trading infrastructure from 400+ exchanges.

Connect once and access hundreds of cryptocurrency exchanges through a single API architecture. Stream live market data, retrieve over a decade of historical records, power AI agents, build trading systems, and launch financial applications without managing dozens of exchange integrations.

- [See Plans and Pricing](#pricing)
- [Start Free with Credits](https://console.apibricks.io/?link=/apikeys/create)

Trusted by banks, hedge funds, exchanges, fintechs, researchers, and AI companies worldwide.

_CoinAPI at a Glance_

## Built for companies that cannot afford bad data

What the crypto API covers, how it is delivered, and what it costs. Every number below is kept in sync with the product and pricing pages.

| Fact | Value | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Exchanges | 400+ | Spot and derivatives exchanges, DEXs, and prediction markets through one integration |
| Symbols and assets | 916k+ | Symbols across 18k+ assets, normalized to one schema |
| Market data | 7 data types | Trades, quotes, order books (L1, L2, L3), OHLCV, open interest, funding rates, and metadata |
| History | 10+ years | Tick-level history, 678 TB+ stored, downloadable as flat files |
| Delivery | REST, WS, FIX | Plus JSON-RPC, MCP servers, S3-compatible flat files, and Snowflake |
| Reliability | 99.9% | SLA uptime, billions of market events processed daily, multi-region infrastructure, dedicated interconnects on request |
| Pricing | from $79/mo | Pay As You Go with $25 free credits to start<br>Startup $79/mo, Streamer $249/mo, Pro $599/mo, Enterprise on request<br>[See all plans](/products/market-data-api/pricing) |
| Getting started | Under 5 min | Create a free API key in the console and make the first request<br>[Get a free API key](https://console.apibricks.io/?link=/apikeys/create) |

## One Platform. Multiple Data Products.

### [Market Data API](/products/market-data-api)

Institutional-grade cryptocurrency market data.

**Access:**

- Trades
- Quotes
- Order Books (L1, L2, L3)
- OHLCV
- Metadata
- Exchange Information

**Available through:** REST • WebSocket • FIX • MCP

### [Flat Files](/products/flat-files)

Bulk historical cryptocurrency datasets.

**Download:**

- Tick-by-tick trades
- Quotes
- Full order books
- Historical OHLCV

**Available through:** Flat Files API • S3-Compatible API

### [Exchange Rates API](/products/exchange-rates-api)

Aggregated cryptocurrency pricing across multiple markets.

**Access:**

- Real-Time Exchange Rates
- Historical Exchange Rates
- Volume-Weighted Average Prices (VWAP)
- Fiat-to-Crypto Rates
- Crypto-to-Crypto Rates
- Multi-Exchange Pricing
- Time Series Data

**Available through:** REST • WebSocket • MCP

### [Indexes API](/products/indexes-api)

Transparent cryptocurrency benchmark indexes and market reference pricing.

**Access:**

- Principal Market Price Index (PRIMKT)
- Volume-Weighted Average Price Index (VWAP)
- CoinAPI Volatility Index (CAPIVIX)
- Timeseries Index Value
- Multi-asset weights

**Available through:** REST • WebSocket • MCP

### [EMS Trading API](/products/ems-api)

Multi-exchange trading infrastructure through a single integration.

**Manage:**

- Orders
- Positions
- Balances
- Execution workflows
- Account Information

**Available through:** WebSocket • FIX

### [Exchange Link](/products/exchange-link)

Connect your chosen data source to a dedicated CoinAPI environment while leveraging our proven market data and trading infrastructure.

**Access:**

- Private API Instance
- Custom Exchange Integrations
- Institutional Liquidity Providers
- Market Maker Connectivity

**Available through:** Private Deployment • Dedicated Infrastructure • Custom Integration

_Plans and Pricing_

## Start free, then pay for what you use

Every plan includes real-time and historical data over REST and WebSocket. Pick a committed plan for daily quotas and lower unit prices, or stay metered.

### Pay As You Go

Metered usage, no monthly fee, $25 in free credits to start.

**Includes:**

- $25.00 Free Credits
- Historical & Real-time Data
- REST Protocol
- WebSocket Protocol

[Start free](/products/market-data-api/pricing)

### Startup

$79/mo, $69/mo billed annually.

**Includes:**

- All from Metered Package
- 1k REST Credits/Day
- 32 GiB of Tier 1 Data/Day

[See plan details](/products/market-data-api/pricing)

### Streamer

$249/mo, $199/mo billed annually.

**Includes:**

- All from Startup Package
- 10k REST Credits/Day
- 128 GiB of Tier 1 Data/Day
- 1 GiB of Tier 2 Data/Day

[See plan details](/products/market-data-api/pricing)

### Pro

$599/mo, $499/mo billed annually.

**Includes:**

- All from Streamer Package
- 100k REST Credits/Day
- 512 GiB of Tier 1 Data/Day
- 64 GiB of Tier 2 Data/Day

[See plan details](/products/market-data-api/pricing)

### Enterprise

Custom limits, SLAs, support channels and dedicated infrastructure.

**Includes:**

- Custom limits & quotas
- Custom SLAs
- Custom support channels
- Custom legal terms

[Talk to Sales](/contact-us)

- [Compare all plans and usage pricing](/products/market-data-api/pricing)
- [Talk to Sales](/contact-us)

_Your First Request_

## From API key to live data in under five minutes

1. Create a free API key in the console: $25 in free credits to start.

2. Paste the key into the request below and run it.

3. Read the response, then open the docs for the endpoint you need.

`GET /v1/exchangerate/BTC/USD`

**first-request.sh**

```
curl "https://rest.coinapi.io/v1/exchangerate/BTC/USD" \
  -H "X-CoinAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

# {"time":"2026-11-04T12:00:00.0000000Z","asset_id_base":"BTC",
#  "asset_id_quote":"USD","rate":101234.56}
```

- [Create a free API key](https://console.apibricks.io/?link=/apikeys/create)
- [Open the quick start](/products/market-data-api/docs)

## Full Cryptocurrency Market Coverage

Access data across:

### [Spot Market Data](/spot-markets)

Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, altcoins, and thousands of trading pairs.

### [Derivatives Market Data](/derivatives-market-data)

Futures, perpetual contracts, and options across major exchanges.

### [Tokenized Stocks](/tokenized-stocks)

Real-time and historical tokenized stock market data.

### [Exchange Rates](/exchange-rates)

Cross-market cryptocurrency pricing and valuation data.

### [Indexes](/indexes)

Cryptocurrency benchmark prices, VWAP, and volatility indexes.

### [DEX Market Data](/dex-market-data)

Real-time and historical decentralized exchange market data.

### [L4 Order Data](/hyperliquid)

Individual order lifecycle data from Hyperliquid's matching engine.

_What Is CoinAPI?_

## CoinAPI is a cryptocurrency market data infrastructure company.

We collect, normalize, store, and distribute cryptocurrency market data from exchanges around the world, making it available through a single, consistent platform.

Instead of maintaining dozens of exchange integrations, handling changing APIs, mapping symbols, storing historical data, and managing market data infrastructure, developers connect to CoinAPI and access everything through one unified ecosystem.

Whether you're building a trading platform, portfolio tracker, brokerage, exchange, AI agent, research platform, custody solution, tax application, or institutional trading system, CoinAPI provides the data foundation.

## Crypto Market Data Is Harder Than It Looks

- Every exchange has different APIs.
- Every venue uses different symbol formats.
- Historical coverage varies.
- Data quality differs.
- Infrastructure fails.
- Integrations break.

For a single exchange, this may be manageable. For twenty exchanges, it becomes a full-time engineering challenge.

CoinAPI eliminates that complexity.

- One integration.
- One schema.
- One platform.
- Hundreds of exchanges.

## Why Leading Firms Choose CoinAPI

### [One Integration for Hundreds of Exchanges](/crypto-api-infrastructure)

Access spot, perpetuals, futures, options, indexes, and exchange rates through a single platform.

- No exchange-specific implementations.
- No custom parsers.
- No symbol mapping nightmares.

### [Real-Time and Historical Data in One Ecosystem](/crypto-data-api)

Stream real-time trades, quotes, and order books while accessing more than a decade of historical cryptocurrency market data from the same platform.

### [Built for Reliability](/security-and-compliance)

Our infrastructure is designed for institutions that require predictable performance, global availability, and enterprise-grade support.

- 99.9% SLA-backed uptime
- Global low-latency infrastructure
- Redundant architecture
- Dedicated enterprise support
- Secure delivery methods

### [Built by Developers for Developers](/developers)

SDKs in 15+ languages, detailed documentation, open-source examples, transparent pricing, technical onboarding resources, and developer-focused support.

### [AI and MCP Ready](/mcp)

Access market data through REST APIs, JSON-RPC interfaces, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

_Why Not Build It Yourself?_

## Why Not Connect Directly to Exchange APIs?

- Many teams start with a single exchange integration.
- Then they need five.
- Then twenty.
- Then historical storage.
- Then symbol normalization.
- Then monitoring.
- Then data quality controls.
- Then maintenance.

Building and maintaining market data infrastructure quickly becomes more expensive than the application you're trying to build.

CoinAPI handles the infrastructure so your team can focus on building products.

_Use Cases_

## Built for Modern Financial Applications

- Algorithmic Trading — Develop and deploy automated trading strategies using institutional-grade market data.
- AI Trading Agents — Power autonomous trading systems and financial AI workflows.
- Quantitative Research — Access historical datasets for backtesting, simulation, and machine learning.
- Portfolio Management — Track and analyze digital asset portfolios with reliable market pricing.
- Crypto Tax & Accounting — Power valuation, reporting, reconciliation, and compliance workflows.
- Financial Analytics Platforms — Create dashboards, market intelligence systems, and data products.

### Global Infrastructure

**Global Presence:** Geographical distributed infrastructure

**Data Source Colo:** Presence close to the data sources

**Ultra-Low Latency:** Rapid response times in all regions, measured per route on the [Latency Route Map](/latency-route-map)

**Smart Routing:** Automatic connection to nearest server

**High Uptime:** Robust backup systems for continuous service

**Scalable:** Effortlessly handles surges in data volume

**No Maintenance:** We do not have visible maintenances

#### Dedicated Interconnection Add-ons

**Cloud Direct:** [AWS DC](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/) / [GCP IC](https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/interconnect/concepts/overview)

**VPC Peering:** [GCE](https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/vpc-peering) / [AWS VPC AZ Peering](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/peering/what-is-vpc-peering.html)

**Physical Cross Connect:** [Equinix](https://www.equinix.com/interconnection-services/cross-connects) (TY8, NY4, LD4)

Tailor your connection to your exact needs. Our flexible options ensure optimal performance, security, and integration with your existing infrastructure.

[Explore the Latency Route Map](/latency-route-map)

### Latest Market Replays

- [Episode 00327–30 Oct 202697.9¢ → 99.9¢Polymarket Yes, no change in OctoberThe Fed holds in October: settled in five seconds, then the bets moved to December.The Fed held at 3.75–4.00% on 28 October, with two votes for a hike. Polymarket’s no-change contract went from 97.9¢ to 99.9¢ in five seconds, after Kalshi had closed at 97¢. A December hike traded 81¢ within a minute and 77¢ during the press conference, while long Treasuries fell and short ones rallied. By Friday it was about 70¢.Open the replay →](/market-replay/fed-october-hold)
- [Episode 00221–26 Oct 2026698.54 → 648.77IEX META, 21 to 22 Oct regular closeMeta after earnings: up 7% after the bell, down 7% by the next oneMeta reported negative free cash flow and more AI spending after the close on 21 October. Tokenized Meta reached 749 during the call and was under 700 before New York opened. IEX closed the next session at 648.77, and Polymarket’s $640 dip filled in the minute IEX printed the low.Open the replay →](/market-replay/ai-capex-selloff)
- [Episode 00115–19 Oct 2026362.17 → 368.25IEX TSLA, Thursday to Monday closeTesla Roadster unveil: the share did not hear the show, the contract didThe unveil started after the US cash close. Tokenized Tesla rallied to about $383 before New York opened, then met IEX near $349 by the afternoon. While that was happening, the Polymarket contract on a 2027 delivery sold from 34.5¢ to 8¢.Open the replay →](/market-replay/tesla-roadster-reveal)

[All market replays](/market-replay)

## The Data Infrastructure Behind Modern Crypto Products

Whether you're building a startup, scaling a fintech platform, powering AI systems, operating a hedge fund, or launching institutional trading infrastructure, CoinAPI provides the market data foundation.

- Real-time data.
- Historical data.
- Exchange rates.
- Indexes.
- Custom integrations.
- One platform.
- One integration.
- Hundreds of exchanges.

- [Start with Free Credits](https://console.apibricks.io/?link=/apikeys/create)
- [See Plans and Pricing](#pricing)
- [Talk to Sales](/contact-us)