CoinGecko Crypto Scraper

Fetch cryptocurrency market data from CoinGecko without an API key. Get prices, market caps, volumes, and detailed coin information for 10,000+ cryptocurrencies.

What does this Actor do?

Pulls structured crypto data from CoinGecko's public API. Two modes:

• Markets - Top coins by market cap with price, volume, and 24h change
• Coin detail - Deep data for specific coins including description, links, categories, and full market data

Why use it?

• Portfolio tracking - Monitor prices and changes for coins you hold
• Market research - Compare coins by market cap, volume, and price movement
• Content creation - Get accurate, up-to-date coin data for articles or reports
• Alerting - Schedule runs and trigger alerts on price thresholds
• Data analysis - Export market data to CSV/Excel for spreadsheet analysis

No API key needed. CoinGecko's public endpoints are free to use.

What data can it extract?

Field	Description
id	Coin identifier (e.g. "bitcoin")
symbol	Ticker symbol (e.g. "BTC")
name	Full name (e.g. "Bitcoin")
current_price	Price in selected currency
market_cap	Market capitalization
market_cap_rank	Ranking by market cap
total_volume	24h trading volume
price_change_24h	Absolute price change (24h)
price_change_percentage_24h	Percentage price change (24h)
last_updated	Last data update timestamp
description	Coin description (detail mode)
categories	Coin categories (detail mode)
links	Official links (detail mode)

How to use it

1. Click "Try for free" or "Start"
2. Choose mode: markets or coin
3. For markets: set vs_currency (default "usd") and max_items
4. For coin: enter coin_ids (comma-separated, e.g. "bitcoin,ethereum")
5. Run the Actor
6. Download results from the Dataset tab as JSON, CSV, or Excel

How much will it cost?

Pay-per-event pricing:

• Actor start: $0.005 per run
• Per result: $0.001 per coin

Fetching the top 100 coins costs about $0.11 total.

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	markets	markets or coin
vs_currency	string	usd	Target currency for prices
coin_ids	string	(empty)	Comma-separated coin IDs (required for coin mode)
max_items	integer	100	Max coins to return (markets mode)

Output

Example (markets mode):

{
  "id": "bitcoin",
  "symbol": "btc",
  "name": "Bitcoin",
  "current_price": 67234,
  "market_cap": 1312345678901,
  "market_cap_rank": 1,
  "total_volume": 28345678901,
  "price_change_percentage_24h": 2.34,
  "last_updated": "2026-07-04T12:00:00.000Z"
}

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. CoinGecko's public API is free. This Actor uses those public endpoints.

How often is the data updated? CoinGecko updates prices in near real-time. Every Actor run fetches the latest data.

Can I get historical prices? This Actor fetches current data. For historical prices, use CoinGecko's /coins/{id}/market_chart endpoint (not yet supported).

What currencies can I use? Set vs_currency to any fiat or crypto currency CoinGecko supports: usd, eur, btc, eth, and many more.

Rate limits? CoinGecko's free tier allows about 10-30 requests/minute. This Actor respects those limits automatically.

Disclaimer

This Actor uses CoinGecko's public API. Data accuracy depends on CoinGecko's sources. This Actor is not affiliated with CoinGecko. Not financial advice.

Questions? Use the Issues tab on this Actor's page.