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Is Coinpaprika API free to use?

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Coinpaprika API by thedixitjain — Agent Skill

Name: Coinpaprika API
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: thedixitjain

Coinpaprika API

Access cryptocurrency market data from CoinPaprika: prices, tickers, OHLCV, exchanges, contract lookups for 12,000+ coins and 350+ exchanges. Free tier, no API key needed. Install MCP: add https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse as SSE server, or install plugin: /plugin marketplace add coinpaprika/claude-marketplace

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CoinPaprika API

Access cryptocurrency market data for 12,000+ coins and 350+ exchanges via the CoinPaprika MCP server.

Setup

Add the MCP server to your Claude Code config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinpaprika": {
      "url": "https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

Or install the full plugin (includes agent + skill):

/plugin marketplace add coinpaprika/claude-marketplace
/plugin install coinpaprika@coinpaprika-plugins

Available MCP Tools (29)

getGlobal — Total market cap, BTC dominance, 24h volume
getTickers / getTickersById — Price, market cap, volume for coins
getTickersHistoricalById — Historical price ticks
getCoins / getCoinById — Coin details, descriptions, links, teams
getCoinEvents / getCoinExchanges / getCoinMarkets — Events, exchange listings, trading pairs
getCoinOHLCVHistorical / getCoinOHLCVLatest / getCoinOHLCVToday — Candlestick data
getExchanges / getExchangeByID / getExchangeMarkets — Exchange data
getPlatforms / getContracts / getTickerByContract / getHistoricalTickerByContract — Contract lookups
search / resolveId — Find coins, exchanges, people, tags
priceConverter — Convert between currencies
getTags / getTagById / getPeopleById — Categories and team info
keyInfo / getMappings / getChangelogIDs / status — Account and metadata

Coin ID Format

Pattern: {symbol}-{name} lowercase. Examples: btc-bitcoin, eth-ethereum, sol-solana.

Use search or resolveId if unsure of the correct ID.

Rate Limits

Free tier: 20,000 calls/month, no API key needed
Pro tier: higher limits via api-pro.coinpaprika.com
Docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com

Source: davepoon/buildwithclaude → plugins/all-skills/skills/coinpaprika-api/SKILL.md

---name: coinpaprika-apidescription: Access cryptocurrency market data from CoinPaprika: prices, tickers, OHLCV, exchanges, contract lookups for 12,000+ coins and 350+ exchanges. Free tier, no API key needed. Install MCP: add https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse as SSE server, or install plugin: /plugin marketplace add coinpaprika/claude-marketplace--- # CoinPaprika API Access cryptocurrency market data for 12,000+ coins and 350+ exchanges via the CoinPaprika MCP server. ## Setup Add the MCP server to your Claude Code config: ```json { "mcpServers": { "coinpaprika": { "url": "https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse" } } } ``` Or install the full plugin (includes agent + skill): ``` /plugin marketplace add coinpaprika/claude-marketplace /plugin install coinpaprika@coinpaprika-plugins ``` ## Available MCP Tools (29) - `getGlobal` — Total market cap, BTC dominance, 24h volume - `getTickers` / `getTickersById` — Price, market cap, volume for coins - `getTickersHistoricalById` — Historical price ticks - `getCoins` / `getCoinById` — Coin details, descriptions, links, teams - `getCoinEvents` / `getCoinExchanges` / `getCoinMarkets` — Events, exchange listings, trading pairs - `getCoinOHLCVHistorical` / `getCoinOHLCVLatest` / `getCoinOHLCVToday` — Candlestick data - `getExchanges` / `getExchangeByID` / `getExchangeMarkets` — Exchange data - `getPlatforms` / `getContracts` / `getTickerByContract` / `getHistoricalTickerByContract` — Contract lookups - `search` / `resolveId` — Find coins, exchanges, people, tags - `priceConverter` — Convert between currencies - `getTags` / `getTagById` / `getPeopleById` — Categories and team info - `keyInfo` / `getMappings` / `getChangelogIDs` / `status` — Account and metadata ## Coin ID Format Pattern: `{symbol}-{name}` lowercase. Examples: `btc-bitcoin`, `eth-ethereum`, `sol-solana`. Use `search` or `resolveId` if unsure of the correct ID. ## Rate Limits - Free tier: 20,000 calls/month, no API key needed - Pro tier: higher limits via api-pro.coinpaprika.com - Docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com --- **Source:** [`davepoon/buildwithclaude`](https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude) → `plugins/all-skills/skills/coinpaprika-api/SKILL.md`

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