Cryptocurrency Categories & Tags — CoinGecko Tag Directory

What does Cryptocurrency Categories & Tags do?

Cryptocurrency Categories & Tags retrieves the full list of cryptocurrency categories and tags from CoinGecko — including DeFi, Layer 1, Layer 2, NFT, Metaverse, and 100+ more — along with each category's market cap total and 24-hour performance.

This Actor runs on the Apify platform. Use it to identify sector-level trends, build crypto sector indexes, or research which blockchain categories are gaining or losing market cap.

Why use Cryptocurrency Categories & Tags?

• Sector overview — 100+ categories with market cap, volume, and 24h performance
• Trend identification — spot which crypto sectors are hot or cooling
• No API key — no CoinGecko Pro subscription required
• Research tool — map coins to sectors for portfolio or competitive analysis
• Fast and lightweight — full category list in seconds

How to use Cryptocurrency Categories & Tags

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free
2. Click Start — the Actor fetches all categories automatically
3. Download as JSON or CSV from the Output tab
4. Filter by marketCapChangePercent24h to find the top-performing sectors today

Input

No required input — the Actor fetches all categories automatically.

{}

Output

Results are stored in the Apify dataset. Download in JSON, CSV, HTML, or Excel.

{
  "id": "decentralized-finance-defi",
  "name": "Decentralized Finance (DeFi)",
  "marketCap": 94200000000,
  "marketCapChange24h": 1200000000,
  "marketCapChangePercent24h": 1.29,
  "volume24h": 4100000000,
  "updatedAt": "2024-03-20T12:00:00Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	CoinGecko category ID
name	string	Category display name
marketCap	number	Total market cap for this category
marketCapChange24h	number	24h market cap change (USD)
marketCapChangePercent24h	number	24h market cap change (%)
volume24h	number	24-hour trading volume
updatedAt	string	Last data update timestamp

Cost

Single-endpoint fetch — minimal cost regardless of category count.

Run	Estimated cost
Full category list (~200 categories)	~$0.01–$0.05

Tips

• Sort by marketCapChangePercent24h descending to find the best-performing sectors of the day
• Schedule daily runs to build a time-series sector performance dataset
• Use category names to filter the Cryptocurrency Market Data Actor for coins in a specific sector

FAQ

How many categories are there? CoinGecko tracks 200+ categories. The number grows as new sectors emerge.

Does this include market cap data per category? Yes — total market cap, 24h change, and 24h volume are included for each category.

Is this Actor maintained? Yes. Report bugs or feature requests in the Issues tab.

Need help or have questions? Open an issue in the Issues tab or reach out on Discord: maged03211