alvarlaigna/coincap.io

API tools and documentation

CoinCap.io

API tools and documentation

• Command line tools

REST URLs

/coins

• Description: Array of all supported coins
• URL: http://coincap.io/coins
• Response:

  ["300", "611", "808", "888", "INPAY", "XNG", "ARGUS", "DBIX", "DAR", "HMQ"]

/map

• Description: JSON object of Coin symbols/names and known aliases
• URL: http://coincap.io/map
• Response:

  [
      {
          "aliases": [],
          "name": "300 Token",
          "symbol": "300"
      },
      {
          "aliases": [],
          "name": "SixEleven",
          "symbol": "611"
      },
      {
          "aliases": [],
          "name": "808Coin",
          "symbol": "808"
      }
  ]

/front

• Description: Front Page Data of current coin stats
• URL: http://coincap.io/front
• Response:

  [
      {
          "cap24hrChange": -6.05,
          "long": "Bitcoin",
          "mktcap": 65173805891.25,
          "perc": -6.05,
          "price": 3934.85,
          "shapeshift": true,
          "short": "BTC",
          "supply": 16563225,
          "usdVolume": 2337600000,
          "volume": 2337600000,
          "vwapData": 3997.5639538606733,
          "vwapDataBTC": 3997.5639538606733
      },
      {
          "cap24hrChange": -6.59,
          "long": "Ethereum",
          "mktcap": 26016428866.32,
          "perc": -6.59,
          "price": 275.02,
          "shapeshift": true,
          "short": "ETH",
          "supply": 94598316,
          "usdVolume": 945732000,
          "volume": 945732000,
          "vwapData": 278.03921067242516,
          "vwapDataBTC": 278.03921067242516
      }
  ]

/global

• Description: Global data
• URL: http://coincap.io/global
• Response:

  {
      "altCap": 70056946653.0021,
      "bitnodesCount": 9350,
      "btcCap": 65003614189.66167,
      "btcPrice": 3924.57472440673,
      "dom": 69.48,
      "totalCap": 135060560842.66382,
      "volumeAlt": 578834063.4608318,
      "volumeBtc": 1317521389.0430577,
      "volumeTotal": 1896355452.5038888
  }

/page/:coin

• Description: must search by symbol ex BTC returns all data on a specific coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/page/ETC

  {
      "altCap": 70977893975.02808,
      "bitnodesCount": 9350,
      "btcCap": 65149292318.25,
      "btcPrice": 3933.37,
      "dom": 69.49,
      "totalCap": 136127186293.27805,
      "volumeAlt": 579507047.7508223,
      "volumeBtc": 1319701715.2883158,
      "volumeTotal": 1899208763.0391374,
      "id": "ETC",
      "_id": "c2f0fa55-495c-41e2-ad77-c66545b6d584",
      "cap24hrChange": -2.45,
      "display_name": "Ethereum Classic",
      "status": "available",
      "supply": 95478079,
      "volume": 106044000,
      "vwap_h24": 14.584250499041465,
      "price_btc": 0.003659301940567121,
      "price_eth": 0.052350773626971485,
      "price_eur": 12.076,
      "price_usd": 14.334776791590517,
      "price_ltc": 0.2325328883760402,
      "price_zec": 0.06845529547566803,
      "market_cap": 1368656950.954846,
      "type": "cmc",
      "price": 14.1888
  }

/history/:coin

• Description: Returns all history on a coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/BTC
• Response:

  {
      "market_cap": [
          [
              1504664370000,  // unix time (milliseconds)
              74300994770     // market cap
          ],
          [
              1504750775000,
              74594182198
          ]
      ],
      "price" : [
          [
              1504750775000,
              4507.45 
          ],
          [
              1504839280000,
              4599.26
          ]
      ],
      "volume": [
          [
              1504750775000,  
              2095800000   
          ],
          [
              1504839280000,
              1752760000
          ]
      ]
  }

/history/1day/:coin

• Description: Returns 1 day of price history for a given coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/1day/BTC

/history/7day/:coin

• Description: Returns 7 days of price history for a given coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/7day/BTC

/history/30day/:coin

• Description: Returns 30 days day of price history for a given coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/30day/BTC

/history/90day/:coin

• Description: Returns 90 days of price history for a given coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/90day/DOGE

/history/180day/:coin

• Description: Returns 180 days of price history for a given coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/180day/BTC

/history/365day/:coin

• Description: Returns a years of price history for a given coin
• URL: http://coincap.io/history/365day/BTC

Socket API

https://coincap.io

To connect to CoinCap WebSockets you must use socket.io-client 1.4.6 or another websocket client compatiable with that version of Socket.io

Sample code attached

Socket Response

{
	"coin": "XMR",
	"exchange_id": "bittrex",
	"market_id": "ETH_XMR",
	"message": {
		"coin": "XMR",
		"msg": {
			"cap24hrChange": -6.96,
			"long": "Monero",
			"mktcap": 1581966162.9998832,
			"perc": -6.96,
			"price": 113.18142493836066,
			"shapeshift": true,
			"short": "XMR",
			"supply": 15074975,
			"usdVolume": 46837300,
			"volume": 46837300,
			"vwapData": 109.52716734604815,
			"vwapDataBTC": 109.52716734604815
		}
	},
	"msg": {
		"cap24hrChange": -6.96,
		"long": "Monero",
		"mktcap": 1581966162.9998832,
		"perc": -6.96,
		"price": 113.18142493836066,
		"shapeshift": true,
		"short": "XMR",
		"supply": 15074975,
		"usdVolume": 46837300,
		"volume": 46837300,
		"vwapData": 109.52716734604815,
		"vwapDataBTC": 109.52716734604815
	}
}