# CoinMarketCap API | PubFi Discovery

> CoinMarketCap API is tracked as a market data source for multichain coverage. Crypto market data API for asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata.

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Title: CoinMarketCap API | PubFi Discovery
Provider: CoinMarketCap
One-liner: Crypto market data API for asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata.
Long description: CoinMarketCap API is tracked as a market data source for multichain coverage. Crypto market data API for asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata.
SEO description: CoinMarketCap API Discovery metadata: Crypto market data API for asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata.
Public status: current
Directory status: available
Raw claim-safe status: public_source_profile (Provider Profile)
Raw claim-safe CTA: Compare sources
Editorial posture: public_source_profile (Provider Profile)
Editorial CTA: Compare sources
Execution boundary: editorial only; runtime status separate
Editorial posture reason: This checked-in status describes editorial publication only; it is never PubFi execution authority.
PubFi gateway readiness: not_present (Not present in the active Registry)
PubFi gateway summary: The active signed Registry generation has no route for this provider. Discovery inclusion and upstream documentation do not make a provider executable through PubFi.
PubFi gateway guidance:
- Use the official provider documentation for direct integration.
- A future collected source becomes executable only after the normal evidence, policy, health, and generation pipeline accepts it.
Active Registry routes: none
Primary keyword: coinmarketcap api
Keyword cluster: comparison_support
Primary chain: multichain
Primary category: market-data
Page tier: tier_1
Official site URL: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/
Last verified: 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z
Guardrail: Claim-safe statuses distinguish Provider Profiles, evaluation-only pages, requested integrations, and available gateway/tooling surfaces without exposing paid procurement, approval, or provider-fetching flows.
Data types: prices, market_cap, rankings, asset_metadata
Protocols: rest
Auth methods: api key
REST support: yes
GraphQL support: not listed
WebSocket support: not listed
Streaming support: not listed
Webhook support: not listed
Pricing model: freemium
Commercial status: verified (Free Basic plan plus paid call-credit tiers)
Free tier: Basic plan includes 15K call credits/month and 50 requests/minute.
Starting price: 29 USD/month
Pricing URL: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing/
Free rate limit: Basic 50 requests/minute
Paid rate limit: Hobbyist 300, Startup 600, Standard 750, Professional 1200, Enterprise 1600+ requests/minute
Feature flags: none
Status page: not listed
Has SDK: not listed
SDK languages: none
Documentation URL: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/
Documentation quality score: not listed
Profile processed at: 2026-06-02T04:00:00Z
Signed off at: 2026-06-02T05:00:00Z
Demand signals: market data source coverage (unproven)
Category hubs: Market data https://pubfi.ai/discovery/category/market-data
Chain hubs: Multichain https://pubfi.ai/discovery/chain/multichain
Official source links:
- Official site: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/
- Provider docs: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/
- Official pricing: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing/
Alternative APIs:
- CryptoCompare: https://pubfi.ai/discovery/api/cryptocompare (raw public_source_profile; effective public_source_profile; detail public/featured-export)
- Kaiko: https://pubfi.ai/discovery/api/kaiko (raw integration_requested; effective integration_requested; detail public/featured-export)
Key facts:
- Primary coverage: Crypto asset prices, market capitalization, rankings, and metadata (source https://coinmarketcap.com/api/)
- Fixture coverage: Market data coverage for the multichain fixture target (source https://coinmarketcap.com/api/)
Best for candidates:
- Asset price and ranking lookups
- Applications that need crypto market capitalization context
Not ideal for candidates:
- Raw on-chain state reads
- RPC endpoint hosting
Use case candidates:
- Add market-cap rankings to research workflows
- Normalize asset price context for portfolio views
Implementation note metadata:
- auth severity low
- rate limits severity medium
Quick start metadata: style rest; language http; method GET; path not listed; requires auth yes
Capabilities:
- CoinMarketCap API market data coverage: indexed only; source evidence documented; auth api_key; integration disposition eligible_free_credentials; coverage multichain; outputs market_data_snapshot (asset_slug, metric_slug, value, captured_at)