CoinGecko · Schema

CoinGecko Coin

A cryptocurrency coin as represented in the CoinGecko API, including market data, metadata, and platform contract addresses.

AggregatorBlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized ExchangesDeFiDEXExchangesLiquidity PoolsMarket DataNFTsOnchain DataPrices

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique CoinGecko identifier for the coin (e.g., bitcoin, ethereum)
symbol string Coin ticker symbol (e.g., btc, eth)
name string Display name of the coin (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum)
asset_platform_id stringnull Asset platform identifier if the coin is a token on another platform
platforms object Map of platform names to contract addresses
block_time_in_minutes integer Average block time in minutes for the coin's blockchain
hashing_algorithm stringnull Mining or consensus hashing algorithm used
categories array Categories the coin belongs to (e.g., Cryptocurrency, Smart Contract Platform)
description object Localized descriptions of the coin
links object
image object
genesis_date stringnull Date the coin was created or launched
market_cap_rank integernull Current market capitalization ranking position
market_data object
community_data object
developer_data object
last_updated string Timestamp of the last data update
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JSON Schema

coingecko-coin-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.com/schemas/coingecko/coin.json",
  "title": "CoinGecko Coin",
  "description": "A cryptocurrency coin as represented in the CoinGecko API, including market data, metadata, and platform contract addresses.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "symbol", "name"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique CoinGecko identifier for the coin (e.g., bitcoin, ethereum)"
    },
    "symbol": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Coin ticker symbol (e.g., btc, eth)",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the coin (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum)",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "asset_platform_id": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Asset platform identifier if the coin is a token on another platform"
    },
    "platforms": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Map of platform names to contract addresses",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Contract address on the platform"
      }
    },
    "block_time_in_minutes": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Average block time in minutes for the coin's blockchain",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "hashing_algorithm": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Mining or consensus hashing algorithm used"
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Categories the coin belongs to (e.g., Cryptocurrency, Smart Contract Platform)"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Localized descriptions of the coin",
      "properties": {
        "en": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "English language description"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/CoinLinks"
    },
    "image": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ImageSet"
    },
    "genesis_date": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the coin was created or launched"
    },
    "market_cap_rank": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Current market capitalization ranking position",
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "market_data": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/MarketData"
    },
    "community_data": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/CommunityData"
    },
    "developer_data": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/DeveloperData"
    },
    "last_updated": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp of the last data update"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "CoinLinks": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Links to official and community resources for the coin",
      "properties": {
        "homepage": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri"
          },
          "description": "Official homepage URLs"
        },
        "blockchain_site": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Blockchain explorer URLs"
        },
        "official_forum_url": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Official forum URLs"
        },
        "chat_url": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Chat platform URLs (Discord, Telegram, etc.)"
        },
        "announcement_url": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Announcement and blog URLs"
        },
        "twitter_screen_name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Twitter/X handle"
        },
        "facebook_username": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Facebook page username"
        },
        "telegram_channel_identifier": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Telegram channel identifier"
        },
        "subreddit_url": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Reddit subreddit URL"
        },
        "repos_url": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "github": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "description": "GitHub repository URLs"
            },
            "bitbucket": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "description": "Bitbucket repository URLs"
            }
          },
          "description": "Source code repository URLs"
        }
      }
    },
    "ImageSet": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Coin logo images at various sizes",
      "properties": {
        "thumb": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Thumbnail image URL"
        },
        "small": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Small image URL"
        },
        "large": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Large image URL"
        }
      }
    },
    "MarketData": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Current market data for the coin across multiple currencies",
      "properties": {
        "current_price": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Current price in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "market_cap": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Market capitalization in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "total_volume": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "24-hour trading volume in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "high_24h": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "24-hour high price in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "low_24h": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "24-hour low price in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "price_change_24h": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "24-hour price change in USD"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_24h": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "24-hour price change percentage"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_7d": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "7-day price change percentage"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_14d": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "14-day price change percentage"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_30d": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "30-day price change percentage"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_60d": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "60-day price change percentage"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_200d": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "200-day price change percentage"
        },
        "price_change_percentage_1y": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "1-year price change percentage"
        },
        "market_cap_change_24h": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "24-hour market cap change in USD"
        },
        "market_cap_change_percentage_24h": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "24-hour market cap change percentage"
        },
        "circulating_supply": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Current circulating supply"
        },
        "total_supply": {
          "type": ["number", "null"],
          "description": "Total supply (null if not applicable)"
        },
        "max_supply": {
          "type": ["number", "null"],
          "description": "Maximum supply (null if unlimited)"
        },
        "ath": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "All-time high price in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "ath_change_percentage": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Percentage change from all-time high",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "ath_date": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Date of all-time high in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time"
          }
        },
        "atl": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "All-time low price in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "atl_change_percentage": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Percentage change from all-time low",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "atl_date": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Date of all-time low in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time"
          }
        },
        "total_value_locked": {
          "type": ["number", "null"],
          "description": "Total value locked in DeFi protocols"
        },
        "fully_diluted_valuation": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Fully diluted valuation in various currencies",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "last_updated": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "Timestamp of the last market data update"
        }
      }
    },
    "CommunityData": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Community engagement metrics for the coin",
      "properties": {
        "facebook_likes": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of Facebook page likes"
        },
        "twitter_followers": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of Twitter/X followers"
        },
        "reddit_average_posts_48h": {
          "type": ["number", "null"],
          "description": "Average Reddit posts in 48 hours"
        },
        "reddit_average_comments_48h": {
          "type": ["number", "null"],
          "description": "Average Reddit comments in 48 hours"
        },
        "reddit_subscribers": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of Reddit subscribers"
        },
        "reddit_accounts_active_48h": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Active Reddit accounts in 48 hours"
        },
        "telegram_channel_user_count": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of Telegram channel users"
        }
      }
    },
    "DeveloperData": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Developer activity metrics from source code repositories",
      "properties": {
        "forks": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of repository forks"
        },
        "stars": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of repository stars"
        },
        "subscribers": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of repository watchers"
        },
        "total_issues": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Total number of issues"
        },
        "closed_issues": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of closed issues"
        },
        "pull_requests_merged": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of merged pull requests"
        },
        "pull_request_contributors": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of pull request contributors"
        },
        "commit_count_4_weeks": {
          "type": ["integer", "null"],
          "description": "Number of commits in the last 4 weeks"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}