Data Providers Reference

Data Providers Reference

APIs for fetching real-time token prices and pool liquidity for swap planning.

Primary: DexScreener (pool discovery, prices, liquidity) Fallback: DefiLlama (prices, pool TVL)

DexScreener API (Primary)

No authentication required. 300 requests/minute.

Network IDs: ethereum, base, arbitrum, optimism, polygon, bsc, avalanche, unichain (full list with DefiLlama equivalents in ../../references/chains.md)

Coverage note: Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum have deep Uniswap pool data. Celo, Blast, Zora, and World Chain have limited coverage — expect fewer results and potentially missing pairs.

Get Token Price

# Get token info including price
curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/tokens/v1/{network}/{address}" | \
  jq '.[0] | {symbol: .baseToken.symbol, priceUsd: .priceUsd, liquidity: .liquidity.usd}'

Example - Get WETH price on Base:

curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/tokens/v1/base/0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006" | \
  jq '.[0] | {symbol: .baseToken.symbol, priceUsd: .priceUsd}'

Token Discovery

Note: DexScreener's public API doesn't have a dedicated "trending" or "top gainers" endpoint. Use these approaches:

Search by keyword (best for specific categories):

# Search for tokens by name/theme (e.g., degen, pepe, ai, meme)
curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/latest/dex/search?q=degen" | \
  jq '[.pairs[] | select(.chainId == "base")] | sort_by(-.volume.h24) | .[0:5] | map({
    token: .baseToken.symbol,
    address: .baseToken.address,
    price: .priceUsd,
    volume24h: .volume.h24,
    liquidity: .liquidity.usd
  })'

Promoted tokens (limited selection):

curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/token-boosts/top/v1" | \
  jq '[.[] | select(.chainId == "base")] | map({tokenAddress, url})'

Find Pools for Token Pair

# Find all pools containing a token
curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/token-pairs/v1/{network}/{address}" | \
  jq '[.[] | select(.dexId == "uniswap")] | map({
    pairAddress,
    baseToken: .baseToken.symbol,
    quoteToken: .quoteToken.symbol,
    priceUsd,
    liquidity: .liquidity.usd,
    volume24h: .volume.h24
  })'

Response Fields

Important Notes

• Filter by DEX: Results include all DEXes. Filter with select(.dexId == "uniswap") for Uniswap-only.
• Multiple pools: Same pair may have multiple pools (different fee tiers). Highest liquidity is usually best for swaps.

DefiLlama API (Fallback)

No authentication required. Use when DexScreener is unavailable or for cross-chain price checks.

Get Price by Contract

curl -s "https://coins.llama.fi/prices/current/{chain}:{address}"

Chain IDs: ethereum, base, arbitrum, optimism, polygon, bsc, avax, unichain (full list in ../../references/chains.md)

Important: DefiLlama uses avax (not avalanche), and Zora/World Chain are not indexed by DefiLlama.

Example - Get prices for multiple tokens:

curl -s "https://coins.llama.fi/prices/current/base:0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006,base:0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913" | \
  jq '.coins | to_entries | map({address: .key, price: .value.price, symbol: .value.symbol})'

Usage Patterns

Pattern 1: Known Token Swap

For "swap 1 ETH to USDC" requests:

# 1. Get both token prices from DexScreener
curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/token-pairs/v1/base/0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006" | \
  jq '[.[] | select(.dexId == "uniswap" and .quoteToken.symbol == "USDC")] | .[0] | {
    ethPrice: .baseToken.priceUsd,
    usdcPrice: .quoteToken.priceUsd,
    poolLiquidity: .liquidity.usd
  }'

# 2. Calculate estimated output
python3 -c "
eth_price = 2288.62
usdc_price = 1.0
input_amount = 1.0
estimated_output = (input_amount * eth_price) / usdc_price
print(f'~{estimated_output:,.2f} USDC')
"

Pattern 2: Token Discovery

For "find trending tokens to swap" requests:

# Get pools with high volume on the chain
curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/latest/dex/search?q=base" | \
  jq '[.pairs[] | select(.chainId == "base" and .dexId == "uniswap")] |
    sort_by(-.volume.h24) | .[0:10] | map({
      token: .baseToken.symbol,
      price: .priceUsd,
      volume24h: .volume.h24,
      liquidity: .liquidity.usd
    })'

Pattern 3: Check Liquidity Before Swap

# Find pools for the token pair and check liquidity
curl -s "https://api.dexscreener.com/token-pairs/v1/base/{token_address}" | \
  jq '[.[] | select(.dexId == "uniswap")] | max_by(.liquidity.usd) | {
    pool: .pairAddress,
    liquidity: .liquidity.usd,
    volume24h: .volume.h24
  }'

Liquidity Risk Assessment

Error Handling