How to Scrape Cryptocurrency Prices and Market Data (Free APIs)

Crypto data is readily available through free APIs. No scraping needed. Free Crypto APIs CoinGecko (Most Popular, Free) async function getCryptoPrices ( coins ) { const ids = coins . join ( " , " ); const url = `https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids= ${ ids } &vs_currencies=usd&include_24hr_change=true` ; const res = await fetch ( url ); return res . json (); } const prices = await getCryptoPrices ([ " bitcoin " , " ethereum " , " solana " ]); console . log ( prices ); // { bitcoin: { usd: 87000, usd_24h_change: 2.5 }, ... } CoinCap (Free, No Key) https://api.coincap.io/v2/assets?limit=10 CryptoCompare (Free Tier) https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/pricemulti?fsyms=BTC,ETH&tsyms=USD What Data You Get Current price in any fiat currency 24h/7d/30d price change Market cap and volume Historical prices (charts) Exchange rates between coins Use Cases Price tracking — build a portfolio tracker Arbitrage — find price differences between exchanges Market analysis — volume trends