Crypto Fear and Greed Index Scraper

📊 Crypto fear and greed index scraper for daily sentiment data

Crypto Fear and Greed Index Scraper fetches current and historical Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index records for analysts, builders, traders, and dashboard teams. It returns normalized daily index rows with the 0-100 value, classification, timestamps, source evidence, and optional raw source data so you can track crypto market sentiment without building your own API glue.

• Monitor the latest fear and greed index crypto reading for daily market sentiment checks.
• Build a fear and greed index chart from historical structured rows.
• Schedule fear and greed index today snapshots for alerts, reports, or newsletters.
• Export fear and greed index historical data for backtests and BI dashboards.
• Keep an auditable Alternative.me index trail with source URL, fetch time, and optional raw records.

📦 Returned data

Each dataset row represents one successful daily Crypto Fear & Greed Index record. The actor preserves the official source value and classification, then adds normalized time and audit fields that are easier to use in spreadsheets, databases, and code.

Returned fields include the normalized date, ISO timestamp, Unix timestamp, 0-100 value, human-readable classification, machine-friendly classification slug, source name, source URL, index name, and latest-record marker. When the source provides update timing, the row can include seconds until the next update and an estimated next update timestamp. If that information is unavailable, those fields are returned as null instead of being invented.

You can also enable raw output when you need to inspect or store the original source record beside the normalized fields.

▶️ How to run

Open the actor, choose the history range, and click Start. Use Latest value for the newest daily reading, Newest N records for a rolling window, or Full history when you need the available source archive.

For recurring workflows, schedule the actor to run daily after the source updates. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is a daily index, so repeated runs within the same day can return the same latest value.

⚙️ Input

Field	What it does
historyMode	Select latest value, newest N records, or full history.
limit	Number of newest records to fetch when using newest N records mode.
dateFormat	Requests a source date format for workflow compatibility: world/default, US, China, or Korea. Output still includes normalized dates.
includeRawRecord	Adds the original source record to each row when enabled.

No user account, login, cookies, or user API token is required for the public source workflow.

🧾 Output example

{
  "id": "2026-07-02",
  "date": "2026-07-02",
  "sourceDate": "02-07-2026",
  "timestamp": "2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "timestampUnix": 1782950400,
  "value": 64,
  "classification": "Greed",
  "classificationSlug": "greed",
  "timeUntilUpdateSeconds": 43200,
  "nextUpdateAt": "2026-07-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": "Alternative.me",
  "sourceUrl": "https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/",
  "indexName": "Crypto Fear & Greed Index",
  "isLatest": true,
  "rawRecord": {
    "value": "64",
    "value_classification": "Greed",
    "timestamp": "1782950400",
    "time_until_update": "43200"
  }
}

💳 Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged only when the actor saves an accepted index record to the dataset. Empty runs and setup checks should not be described as charged unless the pricing handoff says otherwise.

🔌 Integrations

Use this actor with Apify integrations, API clients, webhooks, scheduled runs, and dataset exports. Send results to spreadsheets, BI tools, databases, or your own app after each run.

❓ FAQ

Is this a crypto price scraper?
No. It returns the published Crypto Fear & Greed Index time series, not coin prices, exchange order books, or trading signals.

Does it provide financial advice or market predictions?
No. The actor only retrieves and normalizes index records. It does not generate recommendations, AI analysis, or investment advice.

Can I get the fear and greed index today?
Yes. Select Latest value to fetch the newest daily record available from the source.

Can I get fear and greed index historical data?
Yes. Use Newest N records for a fixed recent window or Full history for the available source archive. Historical availability is controlled by the source.

Can I use it for a fear and greed index chart?
Yes. Export the dataset to JSON, CSV, Excel, or another Apify-supported format and chart the date, value, and classification fields in your BI or spreadsheet tool.

Is this the CMC crypto fear and greed index?
No. This actor is focused on Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index records, as shown in the source fields.

What happens when update countdown data is missing?
The update fields are returned as null when the source does not provide enough data. The actor does not invent countdowns.

Should I enable raw records?
Enable includeRawRecord when you need audit evidence, compatibility checks, or to compare normalized fields with the upstream source payload. Leave it off for simpler tables.

📝 Changelog

• 0.0.1: Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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