Crypto Historical Data APIs
Historical crypto data APIs return past prices, OHLCV candles or order books for backtesting and charts. Coinlore offers free OHLCV history with no key, and CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and CoinCap keep price and market cap history across thousands of coins. For finer detail, CoinAPI serves historical trades and order books across exchanges, DexPaprika covers DEX pools on 36 networks, and 0xArchive archives Hyperliquid and Lighter.
| API | Pricing | Auth | Format | Free tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0xArchiveLive and historical Hyperliquid and Lighter order books, trades, funding and liquidation data. Crypto › DeFi & DEX | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
CodexReal-time and historical token prices, wallet holdings and DeFi data across 80+ blockchain networks. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Untested |
CoinAPIUnified real-time and historical crypto exchange rates, order books and trades across many exchanges. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Degraded |
CoinCapReal-time and historical prices, market cap and exchange data for 1,000+ cryptocurrencies. Crypto › Market Data | API key | JSON | — | Live | |
CoinGeckoPrices, market caps, volumes and history for thousands of coins and exchanges, plus on-chain DEX data. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
CoinlayerReal-time and historical exchange rates for 385+ cryptocurrencies across 25+ exchanges. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
CoinloreLive prices, market cap, OHLCV history and exchange data for thousands of cryptocurrencies. Crypto › Market Data | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
CoinMarketCapLive and historical cryptocurrency prices, market caps, rankings and exchange data. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
CoinpaprikaReal-time and historical crypto prices, market cap, and volume for thousands of coins. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | None | JSON | — | Live |
CryptoCompareLive and historical crypto price/market data, now run as CoinDesk Data after the CryptoCompare rebrand. Crypto › Market Data | API key | JSON | — | Live | |
DexPaprikaOn-chain DEX data: liquidity pools, token prices and OHLCV history across 36 blockchain networks. Crypto › DeFi & DEX | Freemium | None | JSON | 1k–10k/day | Live |
MEXCReal-time and historical crypto market data (prices, order books, klines) from the MEXC exchange. Crypto › Market Data | Free | None | JSON | 10k+/day | Live |
TheCoinAnalysisLive and historical prices, market cap, volatility and drawdown data for 300+ cryptocurrency tokens. Crypto › Market Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
0xArchiveFreemiumLive
Live and historical Hyperliquid and Lighter order books, trades, funding and liquidation data.
API key · JSON
—
MCP server · llms.txt
CodexFreemiumUntested
Real-time and historical token prices, wallet holdings and DeFi data across 80+ blockchain networks.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
CoinAPIFreemiumDegraded
Unified real-time and historical crypto exchange rates, order books and trades across many exchanges.
API key · JSON
—
llms.txt
CoinCapLive
Real-time and historical prices, market cap and exchange data for 1,000+ cryptocurrencies.
API key · JSON
—
OpenAPI spec
CoinGeckoFreemiumLive
Prices, market caps, volumes and history for thousands of coins and exchanges, plus on-chain DEX data.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
OpenAPI spec · llms.txt
CoinlayerFreemiumLive
Real-time and historical exchange rates for 385+ cryptocurrencies across 25+ exchanges.
API key · JSON
<100/day
no machine-readable spec
CoinloreFreeLive
Live prices, market cap, OHLCV history and exchange data for thousands of cryptocurrencies.
None · JSON
Unlimited
llms.txt
CoinMarketCapFreemiumLive
Live and historical cryptocurrency prices, market caps, rankings and exchange data.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
MCP server · llms.txt
CoinpaprikaFreemiumLive
Real-time and historical crypto prices, market cap, and volume for thousands of coins.
None · JSON
—
MCP server · llms.txt
CryptoCompareLive
Live and historical crypto price/market data, now run as CoinDesk Data after the CryptoCompare rebrand.
API key · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
DexPaprikaFreemiumLive
On-chain DEX data: liquidity pools, token prices and OHLCV history across 36 blockchain networks.
None · JSON
1k–10k/day
MCP server · llms.txt
MEXCFreeLive
Real-time and historical crypto market data (prices, order books, klines) from the MEXC exchange.
None · JSON
10k+/day
llms.txt
TheCoinAnalysisFreemiumLive
Live and historical prices, market cap, volatility and drawdown data for 300+ cryptocurrency tokens.
API key · JSON
<100/day
OpenAPI spec
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Choosing a Crypto Historical Data API
Is there a free Crypto Historical Data API?
Yes. Coinlore and MEXC are free to use, and CoinGecko, CoinAPI, 0xArchive, Codex, Coinlayer and 4 others have a free tier alongside paid plans.
Which Crypto Historical Data APIs work without an API key?
Coinlore, Coinpaprika, DexPaprika and MEXC need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.
Can I call a Crypto Historical Data API from front-end JavaScript?
Coinlore and Coinpaprika allow cross-origin requests and need no key, so they work straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.
Can I use Crypto Historical Data APIs in a commercial project?
CoinGecko, 0xArchive, CoinMarketCap and DexPaprika permit commercial use. Coinlayer restricts it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.
Which Crypto Historical Data APIs work with AI agents?
0xArchive, CoinMarketCap, Coinpaprika and DexPaprika have an MCP server, so an AI agent can call them directly. CoinGecko, CoinCap and TheCoinAnalysis publish an OpenAPI spec for generating clients and tools.
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