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Data and Security

  • Do I need an API key or any authentication?
  • Where can I find my API key?
  • API key - can I store the key in my headers?
  • With the free plan, what are the rate limits?
  • How often does data get updated or refreshed?
  • How often does the price data update for the sparkline in /coins/markets update?
  • Can I get many prices with one API call?
  • Is it possible to get token info for multiple contract addresses in one request?
  • I can’t seem to query for data XYZ despite using the name of coin XYZ as an identifier for an endpoint. Where can I get the full list of coins and identifiers?
  • How to get detailed information for a particular cryptocurrency?
  • Which currencies are supported?
  • I only want crypto prices (e.g. BTC price), how can I do this?
  • How do I categorize coins using CoinGecko's API?
  • How to curate a list of cryptocurrencies by Categories?
  • Can I use CoinGecko API in different currencies other than USD?
  • Crypto Exchange Related API's
  • How far back is the historical data?
  • What is the historical data availability or granularity?
  • What is the timestamp returned? Why are there so many numbers?
  • How to get Candlestick/OHLC/Kline data using API?
  • Where can I find the token lists specific to a chain (for e.g. Arbitrum)?
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