CoinMarketCap
Crypto price, market cap and exchange ranking site with a tiered crypto and DEX data API.
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CoinMarketCap key facts
| Category | Analytics tool |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Free plan | Basic: 15,000 API credits per month, 50 requests per minute, commercial use |
| Pricing | Builder $29/mo, Startup $79/mo, Growth $299/mo, Professional $699/mo, Enterprise custom |
| Launched | May 2013 |
| US availability | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
What is CoinMarketCap?
CoinMarketCap is a crypto price and market cap tracking site founded in 2013. Its API has a free Basic plan with 15,000 monthly credits and 50 requests per minute; paid plans start at $29 per month (Builder, 150K credits, 3 years of history). It also runs DexScan for onchain DEX data.
How CoinMarketCap works
CoinMarketCap ranks coins by circulating market cap, meaning public float times a reference price, and also defines fully diluted, minted and unlocked market cap.
Projects can submit a request to have their circulating supply verified under its methodology. The API serves the same data that powers the site, with cryptocurrency history back to 2010, exchange quote history back to 2018 and prices in 93 fiat currencies plus 4 precious metals. Most market endpoints update every minute.
Usage is counted in call credits, typically 1 credit per 100 data points returned, with soft and hard caps per day and month. The rate limit resets every 60 seconds and returns HTTP 429 when exceeded, and CMC emails you when a key passes 95% of its monthly credits. A keyless public API covers 35+ live endpoints for prototyping without signup.
How to start with CoinMarketCap
- Sign up for a free Basic key in the Developer Portal, where you also manage billing, usage and request logs.
- Basic includes 15,000 monthly credits, 1 API key, 50 requests a minute and a commercial license, with 1 currency conversion per call.
- Intraday quote history on Basic covers 1 month and daily history 1 year.
- To upgrade, downgrade or cancel a subscription, the FAQ points you to a request form.
CoinMarketCap fees and limits
- Monthly prices: Builder $29 (150K credits, 300 requests a minute, 3 years of daily history), Startup $79 (450K credits, WebSocket, 600 a minute), Growth $299 (2M credits, 750 a minute) and Professional $699 (5M credits, 1,200 a minute, 25 API keys).
- Yearly billing is $348, $948, $3,588 and $8,388.
- Enterprise starts at 30M credits with a 99.95% uptime SLA and 24x7 Slack support.
Startup and above get real-time updates, while Basic and Builder update every 60 seconds.
Risks to know before using CoinMarketCap
- Rankings follow CoinMarketCap's own supply data, so a coin with unverified or disputed circulating supply can rank differently than on other trackers.
- Credits are charged by data points rather than calls, so one paginated request for thousands of rows can use many credits.
- Basic and Builder have no WebSocket, and intraday quote history is 1 month on Basic through Startup, 3 months on Growth and 12 months on Professional.
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CoinMarketCap pros and cons
- Free Basic API plan allows commercial use
- All-time history from the $79/mo Startup plan up
- ISO 27001 and SOC 2 attested API
- Free plan limited to 15,000 credits per month
- Basic and Builder plans have no WebSocket
- Builder plan history limited to 3 years
CoinMarketCap FAQ
What is CoinMarketCap?
CoinMarketCap is a crypto price and market cap tracking site founded in 2013. Its API has a free Basic plan with 15,000 monthly credits and 50 requests per minute; paid plans start at $29 per month (Builder, 150K credits, 3 years of history). It also runs DexScan for onchain DEX data.
How much does CoinMarketCap cost?
Builder $29/mo, Startup $79/mo, Growth $299/mo, Professional $699/mo, Enterprise custom, according to CoinMarketCap’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026). Free plan: Basic: 15,000 API credits per month, 50 requests per minute, commercial use.
Is CoinMarketCap available in the US?
Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions, according to CoinMarketCap’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026).
Sources
How this page works
Sources: CoinMarketCap: official site, CoinMarketCap: API pricing, CoinMarketCap: About. Data as of Sep 26, 2026.
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