# CoinDesk News Scraper — Crypto & Tickers (`axery/coindesk-crypto-news-tickers`) Actor

Scrape real-time cryptocurrency news, market moving headlines, and regulatory events from CoinDesk with automatic crypto ticker extraction and sentiment signals.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axery/coindesk-crypto-news-tickers.md
- **Developed by:** [Axery](https://apify.com/axery) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.88 / 1,000 coindesk article with crypto tickers

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## CoinDesk Crypto News Scraper — Coins & Tickers 🪙⚡

Extract real-time cryptocurrency news, regulatory decisions, and blockchain developments from **CoinDesk** — the leading global authority on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and digital asset markets — with automated crypto ticker extraction and market sentiment signals.

No login, no browser overhead, zero authentication required.

***

### 🌟 Key Features

- **Automated Crypto Ticker Tagging:** Identifies major tokens (`BTC`, `ETH`, `SOL`, `XRP`, `DOGE`, `ADA`, `BNB`, `AVAX`, `LINK`) from headlines, article leads, and project names.
- **24/7 Real-Time Coverage:** Crypto markets never sleep; track breaking events, ETF flows, hack reports, and regulatory rulings as they happen.
- **Instant Sentiment Classification:** Real-time sentiment signal (`BULLISH`, `BEARISH`, `NEUTRAL`) for automated algorithmic filtering and risk assessment.
- **Rich Article Metadata:** Extracts article GUIDs, publication timestamps (UTC ISO-8601), author bylines, and direct CoinDesk URLs.
- **Ultra-Fast & Reliable:** Lightweight HTTP-only feed architecture ensures runs finish in seconds with minimal memory.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `maxItems` | Integer | No | `100` | Maximum number of crypto articles to extract (`0` = all available). |
| `tickers` | Array of Strings | No | `[]` | Optional coin ticker filter (e.g. `["BTC", "ETH", "SOL"]`). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | `{ "useApifyProxy": false }` | Optional proxy settings (direct connection works reliably). |

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "maxItems": 50,
  "tickers": ["BTC", "ETH", "SOL"]
}
```

***

### 📤 Sample Output

```json
{
  "article_id": "coindesk.com:79074664-3fa4-41f1-a84a-42c3c8b1075d",
  "source": "coindesk.com",
  "title": "China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud scheme",
  "published_at": "2026-10-22T06:24:10Z",
  "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/22/china-seeks-to-seize-61-800-btc-tied-to-usd5-7-billion-fraud-scheme",
  "category": "News",
  "crypto_tickers": ["BTC"],
  "has_tickers": true,
  "sentiment_hint": "BEARISH",
  "author": "AI Boost",
  "description": "Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin tied to a $5.7 billion fraud scheme, days after a U.K. court ruled Chinese law governs victims' claims to the coins.",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-22T07:10:00Z"
}
```

***

### 🎯 Ideal Use Cases

- **Automated Crypto Trading Bots:** Trigger trades on sudden breaking headlines for Bitcoin, Ethereum, or altcoins.
- **Crypto AI & RAG Agents:** Feed fresh, hourly crypto narratives into LLMs for daily market recaps.
- **Regulatory & Security Monitoring:** Track SEC rulings, DOJ actions, and protocol exploit alerts in real time.
- **Whale & ETF Flow Sentiment:** Gauge retail and institutional sentiment before major market volatility.

***

### 💰 Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

- **Actor Start:** $0.005 per run
- **Article Scraped:** $0.001875 per item (under $1.90 per 1,000 articles)

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of crypto news articles to extract. Set to 0 for all available items.

## `tickers` (type: `array`):

Optional list of coin tickers to filter (e.g. BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE). Leave empty for all crypto news.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. Direct HTTP requests work reliably without proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "tickers": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `news` (type: `string`):

Crypto news articles with headlines, summaries, coin tickers, publication timestamps, and sentiment hints.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axery/coindesk-crypto-news-tickers").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axery/coindesk-crypto-news-tickers").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call axery/coindesk-crypto-news-tickers --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,axery/coindesk-crypto-news-tickers"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sKzyNnTLcTwUqJgBk/builds/81Xm6WPt1HfubAXxm/openapi.json