# Crypto Market Data Scraper (`mina_safwat/crypto-market-scraper`) Actor

Live crypto prices, market caps, trending coins, price history, exchanges, and sector categories — for thousands of coins

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mina\_safwat/crypto-market-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mina](https://apify.com/mina_safwat) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

Live **cryptocurrency prices and market data** — thousands of coins with market caps, volumes, price changes, all-time highs, and full price history. No API key needed.

### What does Crypto Market Data Scraper do?

Six views of the crypto market, each a mode you choose:

- **Top coins by market cap** — the whole ranked market, with prices and changes over 1h, 24h, 7d, 30d, and 1y.
- **Specific coins** — just the ones you name.
- **Trending** — what people are searching for right now.
- **Price history** — a price, market cap, and volume series for any coin.
- **Exchanges** — trading platforms ranked by trust score and volume.
- **Categories** — coins grouped by sector, such as Layer 1 or DeFi.
- **Global market** — one summary row: total market cap, volume, and Bitcoin dominance.

### Why use Crypto Market Data Scraper?

- **Portfolio tracking** — price a whole watchlist on a schedule and keep the history.
- **Dashboards** — feed live prices into Sheets, a BI tool, or your own app.
- **Screening** — find coins by market cap, volume, or how far they sit below their all-time high.
- **Backtesting and analysis** — download years of daily prices for any coin.
- **Market research** — track which sectors and exchanges are growing.

Running it on Apify adds scheduling, an API, integrations (Sheets, Slack, Zapier, S3), and run monitoring.

### How to use Crypto Market Data Scraper

1. Pick **What to get** — start with Top coins by market cap.
2. Choose a **Currency**.
3. Set **Max results**, or list your **Coin IDs** for the coin-specific modes.
4. Click **Start**.

Results appear in the Output tab as they arrive, and download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `mode` | Which of the six views to get. |
| `coin_ids` | CoinGecko ids such as `bitcoin`, `ethereum`. See the note below — these are not tickers. |
| `currency` | Any major currency, or price in BTC or ETH. |
| `max_results` | Row cap for Top coins, Exchanges, and Categories. |
| `history_days` | How far back Price history goes. |
| `api_key` | Optional free Demo key to lift the rate limit. |

#### Coin IDs are not ticker symbols

Use `bitcoin`, not `BTC`. The id is the name in the coin's CoinGecko URL — `coingecko.com/en/coins/`**`binancecoin`**. If you pass a ticker by mistake the run tells you which ones it could not find, rather than quietly returning fewer rows.

### Output

```json
{
  "coin_id": "bitcoin",
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "name": "Bitcoin",
  "rank": 1,
  "price": 77267.0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "market_cap": 1551049444211,
  "volume_24h": 42000000000,
  "change_24h_pct": 2.4,
  "change_7d_pct": -5.1,
  "all_time_high": 124000,
  "pct_below_all_time_high": -38.2,
  "circulating_supply": 19800000,
  "max_supply": 21000000
}
```

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

#### Data fields

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `coin_id`, `symbol`, `name`, `rank`, `image` | Which coin, and where it ranks. |
| `price`, `currency`, `high_24h`, `low_24h` | Current price and today's range. |
| `change_1h_pct` … `change_1y_pct` | Price change over each window. |
| `market_cap`, `fully_diluted_valuation`, `volume_24h` | Size and activity. |
| `all_time_high`, `all_time_high_date`, `pct_below_all_time_high` | Peak price and how far below it sits now. |
| `circulating_supply`, `total_supply`, `max_supply` | Token supply. |
| `timestamp`, `price`, `market_cap`, `volume` | Price history rows. |
| `exchange_id`, `trust_score`, `volume_24h_btc` | Exchange rows. |
| `total_market_cap`, `btc_dominance_pct` | Global market row. |

### How much does it cost to scrape crypto data?

Coins come back 250 at a time, so even the whole top 1,000 is a handful of requests. Price history over a long window is the heaviest mode, since it returns one row per data point.

### Tips

- **Schedule it** with the same coin list and the dataset becomes your own price history.
- **Price in BTC or ETH** by setting the currency — useful for seeing which coins are actually outperforming.
- **`pct_below_all_time_high` is a good screen** for finding coins far off their peak.
- **Add a free Demo key** if you run large jobs often; it lifts the rate limit noticeably.

### FAQ and support

**Does it need an API key?** No. A free Demo key is optional and only raises the rate limit.

**Why did a run pause partway through?** The free tier allows a few calls a minute. When that limit is hit the Actor waits and carries on rather than failing — you will see a note in the log.

**Why is a field empty?** Not every coin reports every figure. Newer or smaller tokens often have no max supply or no long-range price change, and those come back empty rather than as zero.

**How current are the prices?** They are the latest CoinGecko publishes, typically updated every minute or two. Not suitable for trading on tick-by-tick.

**Can I use this data commercially?** The data comes from CoinGecko and their terms govern how you may use and redistribute it. Nothing here is financial advice. Consult a lawyer if you are unsure.

Found a bug or want a field that is missing? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Top coins ranks the market. Specific coins looks up exactly the ones you name. Trending is what people are searching for right now. Price history returns a chart series. Exchanges ranks trading platforms. Categories groups coins by sector. Global market is one summary row for the whole market.

## `coin_ids` (type: `array`):

CoinGecko ids — the name in the coin’s CoinGecko URL, such as "bitcoin" or "binancecoin". These are not ticker symbols: use "bitcoin", not "BTC". Needed for Specific coins and Price history.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Currency all prices and market caps are shown in. You can also price in BTC or ETH.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Stops after this many rows. Used by Top coins, Exchanges, and Categories.

## `history_days` (type: `integer`):

How far back Price history goes. Up to 90 days returns hourly points; longer returns daily.

## `api_key` (type: `string`):

Optional. CoinGecko’s free public access is limited to a few calls a minute, which is fine for small runs. A free Demo key from coingecko.com raises that limit and makes large runs faster and more reliable.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "Top coins by market cap",
  "coin_ids": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum",
    "solana"
  ],
  "currency": "usd",
  "max_results": 100,
  "history_days": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "coin_ids": [
        "bitcoin",
        "ethereum",
        "solana"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mina_safwat/crypto-market-scraper").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 = { "coin_ids": [
        "bitcoin",
        "ethereum",
        "solana",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mina_safwat/crypto-market-scraper").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 '{
  "coin_ids": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum",
    "solana"
  ]
}' |
apify call mina_safwat/crypto-market-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mina_safwat/crypto-market-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/drdtE3MbM1LO9mBSW/builds/CvjysacO3PtUf6q3G/openapi.json