🔗 DefiLlama DeFi Protocol Scraper

🚀 Pull TVL, yields, stablecoin supply, and chain analytics for 4,000+ DeFi protocols from DefiLlama. Structured data ready for dashboards and analysis in seconds.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-23

DefiLlama Scraper collects decentralized finance data covering protocols, chains, stablecoins, yield farming pools, and historical TVL trends. Each protocol record includes the name, symbol, category, total value locked, 1h/1d/7d TVL changes, supported chains, market cap, and URL. You can also pull yield data with APY rates across pools, stablecoin circulating supply and peg status, or chain-level TVL rankings for 570+ blockchain networks.

DeFi researchers use this to track protocol dominance and TVL flows. Investors compare yield opportunities across chains and pools. Developers feed the data into analytics dashboards. Analysts monitor stablecoin supply distribution and chain adoption trends. If you need structured DeFi market data without building API integrations, this actor delivers it in a single run.

Target	DefiLlama (4,000+ DeFi protocols)
Use Cases	DeFi research, TVL tracking, yield comparison, stablecoin monitoring

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📋 What it does

• 📊 Protocol data. 4,000+ DeFi protocols with TVL, category, chain breakdown, and change metrics.
• 💰 Yield farming. APY data across farming pools, protocols, and chains.
• 🪙 Stablecoin analytics. Circulating supply and peg data for 40+ stablecoins.
• ⛓️ Chain rankings. TVL data for 570+ blockchain networks.
• 🔍 Protocol deep dive. Detailed chain-level TVL breakdown for any specific protocol.

Each record gives you a complete snapshot of DeFi activity. Protocol records include TVL changes over three timeframes (1h, 1d, 7d), the chains they operate on, and their market cap when available.

💡 Why it matters: DeFi data is spread across hundreds of protocol dashboards and chain explorers. DefiLlama aggregates it all, and this actor lets you download it as structured data without writing API code.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum records to return. Free users are limited to 10. Paid users can set up to 1,000,000.
endpoint	string	"protocols"	Dataset to query: protocols, chains, stablecoins, yields, or historical-tvl.
protocol	string	-	Get detailed data for a specific protocol (e.g. "aave", "uniswap"). Overrides endpoint selection.

Example: top 100 DeFi protocols by TVL.

{
  "endpoint": "protocols",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example: detailed data for Aave.

{
  "protocol": "aave",
  "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: DefiLlama provides free, open-source DeFi data. The "protocols" endpoint returns the broadest dataset with 4,000+ entries. Use the "protocol" field to get chain-level TVL breakdowns for a specific project.

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📊 Output

Each record contains 10+ fields. Download as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🏷️ name	string	"Lido"
🔤 symbol	string	"LDO"
📂 category	string	"Liquid Staking"
💰 tvl	number	25432000000
📈 change_1h	number	0.12
📉 change_1d	number	-0.45
📊 change_7d	number	2.31
⛓️ chains	array	["Ethereum", "Polygon"]
💹 mcap	number	1890000000
🔗 url	string	"https://lido.fi"
📅 scrapedAt	string	"2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
📊	4,000+ protocols. Every major DeFi protocol with TVL and category data.
⛓️	570+ chains. Blockchain network rankings and TVL distribution.
💰	Yield data. APY rates across farming pools for yield comparison.
🪙	Stablecoin tracking. Supply and peg data for 40+ stablecoins.
📈	Change metrics. TVL changes over 1h, 1d, and 7d for trend analysis.
🔍	Protocol deep dives. Chain-level TVL breakdown for any specific project.
⚡	Fast. Hundreds of protocol records delivered in seconds.

DefiLlama tracks over $100 billion in total value locked across 4,000+ DeFi protocols and 570+ blockchain networks.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Setup
⭐ DefiLlama Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	4,000+ protocols, 570+ chains	Live per run	⚡ 2 min
Official API (direct)	Free	Full, requires pagination code	Real-time	30 min
Manual browsing	Free (your time)	One protocol at a time	Manual	Slow
Third-party data providers	$200+/month	Varies	Hourly or daily	Days

Pick this actor when you need bulk DeFi data in a structured format without managing API integrations or pagination logic.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the DefiLlama Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Choose your data source (protocols, chains, yields, stablecoins) and max items.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 DeFi Research Track TVL trends across protocol categories Compare liquid staking vs lending vs DEX dominance Monitor chain-level TVL distribution shifts Build historical TVL datasets from regular snapshots	💼 Investment Analysis Compare yield farming APY rates across pools Track protocol growth rates using TVL change metrics Monitor stablecoin supply for market health signals Identify emerging chains by TVL growth
🖥️ Dashboard Development Feed protocol data into real-time analytics dashboards Build leaderboards sorted by TVL, category, or chain Create automated reporting on DeFi market movements Power comparison tools for protocol selection	📈 Market Intelligence Monitor competitor protocols in your category Track cross-chain expansion patterns Analyze stablecoin market share and peg stability Generate weekly DeFi market summary reports

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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• 💬 ChatGPT
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan to run this actor?

No. You can start right now on the free Apify plan, which includes $5 in free monthly credit. That is enough to run this actor several times and explore the output before committing to anything. Paid plans unlock higher limits, more concurrent runs, and larger datasets. Create a free Apify account here to get started.

🚨 What happens if my run fails or returns no results?

Failed runs are not charged. If the source site changes, proxies get rate-limited, or a specific input matches nothing, re-run the actor or open our contact form and we will investigate. You can also check the run log in the Apify console to see why the run stopped.

📏 How many items can I scrape per run?

Free users are limited to 10 items per run so you can preview the output and confirm the actor works for your use case. Paid users can raise maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run. Upgrade here if you need full scale.

🕒 How fresh is the data?

Every run fetches live data at the moment of execution. There is no cache or delay: the records you get reflect what the source returned at that moment. Schedule the actor to maintain a rolling snapshot of the data you need.

🧑‍💻 Can I call this actor from my own code?

Yes. Apify exposes every actor as a REST endpoint and ships first-class SDKs for Node.js and Python. You can start a run, read the dataset, and handle webhooks from your own app in a few lines. All you need is your Apify API token.

📤 How do I export the data?

Every Apify dataset can be downloaded in one click from the console as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, HTML, XML, or RSS. You can also pull results programmatically via the Apify API or stream them into BigQuery, S3, and other destinations through built-in integrations.

📅 Can I schedule the actor to run automatically?

Yes. Use the Apify scheduler to run the actor on any cadence, from hourly to monthly. Results are saved to your dataset and can be delivered to webhooks, email, Slack, cloud storage, or automation tools such as Zapier and Make.

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🔌 Automating DefiLlama Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Schedule hourly runs to build a historical TVL database for trend analysis.

🔌 Integrate with any app

DefiLlama Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications
• Airbyte - Pipe data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DefiLlama. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available data is collected.