Messari Crypto Intel
Real-time crypto market intelligence via Messari's REST API — AI-powered analysis,
on-chain metrics, sentiment, news, and institutional-grade research without building data pipelines.
Prerequisites
- Messari API Key — get one at messari.io/api
- Messari AI Credits — required for AI completion endpoints
REST API Overview
Base URL: https://api.messari.io
Authentication: Include your API key in every request:
x-messari-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>
All endpoints accept and return JSON. Use Content-Type: application/json for POST requests.
Service Routing Table
| Service |
Base Path |
Use When |
| AI |
/ai/ |
General crypto questions, synthesis across data sources |
| Signal |
/signal/v1/ |
Sentiment, mindshare, trending narratives |
| Metrics |
/metrics/v2/ |
Price, volume, market cap, fundamentals |
| News |
/news/v1/ |
Real-time crypto news, breaking events |
| Research |
/research/v1/ |
Institutional reports, protocol deep dives |
| Stablecoins |
/stablecoins/v2/ |
Stablecoin supply, per-chain breakdowns |
| Exchanges |
/exchanges/v2/ |
Exchange volume, metrics, timeseries |
| Networks |
/networks/v2/ |
L1/L2 network metrics, timeseries |
| Protocols |
/protocols/v2/ |
DeFi protocol metrics (DEX, lending, staking) |
| Token Unlocks |
/token-unlocks/v1/ |
Vesting schedules, unlock events |
| Fundraising |
/fundraising/v1/ |
Funding rounds, investors, M&A |
| Intel |
/intel/v1/ |
Governance events, protocol updates |
| Topics |
/topics/v1/ |
Trending topic classes, daily timeseries |
| X-Users |
/signal/v1/x-users/ |
Crypto X/Twitter user metrics |
For detailed endpoint documentation, see references/api_services.md.
Example Requests
AI Chat Completion
curl -X POST "https://api.messari.io/ai/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "What is the bull case for ETH right now?"}
]
}'
Asset Metrics Lookup
curl "https://api.messari.io/metrics/v2/assets?assetSlugs=bitcoin,ethereum" \
-H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
Signal Mindshare Gainers
curl "https://api.messari.io/signal/v1/assets/gainers-losers?type=mindshare&limit=10" \
-H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
News Feed
curl "https://api.messari.io/news/v1/news/feed?limit=20" \
-H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
Routing Guidance
General crypto questions
Route through AI first — broadest context, synthesizes across market data, research, news, social.
Quantitative questions
Use Metrics for price/volume/fundamentals. Exchanges for exchange-level data. Networks for L1/L2 metrics. Protocols for DeFi-specific data.
Sentiment and narratives
Signal for mindshare and sentiment. Topics for trending narrative classes. X-Users for influencer-level metrics.
Specific asset classes
Stablecoins for stablecoin supply and flows. Token Unlocks for vesting schedules and upcoming unlocks.
Research, news, and events
Research for deep dives and reports. News for real-time events. Intel for governance and protocol updates. Fundraising for funding rounds and M&A.
Multi-service queries
Combine services for richer answers. Example — "Is SOL overvalued?":
- Metrics → current price, volume, fundamentals
- Signal → sentiment and mindshare trend
- Token Unlocks → upcoming supply pressure
- AI → synthesize a view from all data
1---2name: messari-crypto3description: Crypto market intelligence powered by Messari's REST API. Provides real-time access to Messari AI (chat completions over 30TB+ crypto data), Signal (sentiment, mindshare, trending narratives), Metrics (prices, volumes, fundamentals for 34,000+ assets across 210+ exchanges), News, Research, Stablecoins, Exchanges, Networks, Protocols, Token Unlocks, Fundraising, Intel, Topics, and X-Users data. Use when the user asks about crypto markets, token analysis, sentiment, protocol metrics, asset research, trending narratives, stablecoin flows, token unlock schedules, fundraising rounds, governance events, or any blockchain/crypto data question. Requires a Messari API key and Messari AI credits.4---5
6# Messari Crypto Intel
7
8Real-time crypto market intelligence via Messari's REST API — AI-powered analysis,
9on-chain metrics, sentiment, news, and institutional-grade research without building data pipelines.
10
11## Prerequisites
12
13- **Messari API Key** — get one at [messari.io/api](https://messari.io/api)
14- **Messari AI Credits** — required for AI completion endpoints
15
16## REST API Overview
17
18**Base URL:** `https://api.messari.io`
19
20**Authentication:** Include your API key in every request:
21
22```
23x-messari-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>
24```
25
26All endpoints accept and return JSON. Use `Content-Type: application/json` for POST requests.
27
28## Service Routing Table
29
30| Service | Base Path | Use When |
31|---|---|---|
32| **AI** | `/ai/` | General crypto questions, synthesis across data sources |
33| **Signal** | `/signal/v1/` | Sentiment, mindshare, trending narratives |
34| **Metrics** | `/metrics/v2/` | Price, volume, market cap, fundamentals |
35| **News** | `/news/v1/` | Real-time crypto news, breaking events |
36| **Research** | `/research/v1/` | Institutional reports, protocol deep dives |
37| **Stablecoins** | `/stablecoins/v2/` | Stablecoin supply, per-chain breakdowns |
38| **Exchanges** | `/exchanges/v2/` | Exchange volume, metrics, timeseries |
39| **Networks** | `/networks/v2/` | L1/L2 network metrics, timeseries |
40| **Protocols** | `/protocols/v2/` | DeFi protocol metrics (DEX, lending, staking) |
41| **Token Unlocks** | `/token-unlocks/v1/` | Vesting schedules, unlock events |
42| **Fundraising** | `/fundraising/v1/` | Funding rounds, investors, M&A |
43| **Intel** | `/intel/v1/` | Governance events, protocol updates |
44| **Topics** | `/topics/v1/` | Trending topic classes, daily timeseries |
45| **X-Users** | `/signal/v1/x-users/` | Crypto X/Twitter user metrics |
46
47For detailed endpoint documentation, see [references/api_services.md](references/api_services.md).
48
49## Example Requests
50
51### AI Chat Completion
52
53```bash
54curl -X POST "https://api.messari.io/ai/v1/chat/completions" \
55 -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY" \
56 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
57 -d '{
58 "messages": [
59 {"role": "user", "content": "What is the bull case for ETH right now?"}
60 ]
61 }'
62```
63
64### Asset Metrics Lookup
65
66```bash
67curl "https://api.messari.io/metrics/v2/assets?assetSlugs=bitcoin,ethereum" \
68 -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
69```
70
71### Signal Mindshare Gainers
72
73```bash
74curl "https://api.messari.io/signal/v1/assets/gainers-losers?type=mindshare&limit=10" \
75 -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
76```
77
78### News Feed
79
80```bash
81curl "https://api.messari.io/news/v1/news/feed?limit=20" \
82 -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
83```
84
85## Routing Guidance
86
87### General crypto questions
88Route through **AI** first — broadest context, synthesizes across market data, research, news, social.
89
90### Quantitative questions
91Use **Metrics** for price/volume/fundamentals. **Exchanges** for exchange-level data. **Networks** for L1/L2 metrics. **Protocols** for DeFi-specific data.
92
93### Sentiment and narratives
94**Signal** for mindshare and sentiment. **Topics** for trending narrative classes. **X-Users** for influencer-level metrics.
95
96### Specific asset classes
97**Stablecoins** for stablecoin supply and flows. **Token Unlocks** for vesting schedules and upcoming unlocks.
98
99### Research, news, and events
100**Research** for deep dives and reports. **News** for real-time events. **Intel** for governance and protocol updates. **Fundraising** for funding rounds and M&A.
101
102### Multi-service queries
103Combine services for richer answers. Example — "Is SOL overvalued?":
1041. **Metrics** → current price, volume, fundamentals
1052. **Signal** → sentiment and mindshare trend
1063. **Token Unlocks** → upcoming supply pressure
1074. **AI** → synthesize a view from all data
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