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Free Crypto Data API

Live cryptocurrency prices, market caps, 24h changes and search — free for developers. No API key required for basic access. JSON, simple REST endpoints.

✓ Free to use · No sign-up required · JSON · CORS enabled

Free

Basic Tier

60/min

Rate Limit

JSON

Response Format

<2min

Data Freshness

REST

Protocol

HTTPS

Transport

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📡 Endpoints

GET /api/prices.php Live prices, 24h/7d/30d change, market cap, volume

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
ids	string	Required	Comma-separated coin IDs (e.g. bitcoin,ethereum,solana). Max 100.

Request

GET https://www.blokaro.com/api/prices.php?ids=bitcoin,ethereum

Response

{
  "bitcoin": {
    "price_usd":      67420.52,
    "price_gbp":      53180.44,
    "price_eur":      62310.88,
    "change_24h":     2.41,
    "change_7d":      -1.82,
    "change_30d":     14.55,
    "market_cap_usd": 1327000000000,
    "volume_24h_usd": 28400000000
  }
}

GET /api/search.php Search coins by name or symbol

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
q	string	Required	Search term — coin name, symbol or ID. Min 1 char.

Request

GET https://www.blokaro.com/api/search.php?q=eth

Response

[
  {
    "coin_id":    "ethereum",
    "slug":       "ethereum",
    "name":       "Ethereum",
    "symbol":     "ETH",
    "logo_url":   "https://...",
    "rank":       2,
    "price_usd":  3240.18,
    "change_24h": 1.55
  }
]

GET /api/sparkline.php 7-day price sparkline data

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	Coin ID (e.g. bitcoin)

Request

GET https://www.blokaro.com/api/sparkline.php?id=bitcoin

Response

{
  "id":     "bitcoin",
  "prices": [65100, 66420, ...],
  // 168 hourly price points (7 days)
}

📊 Rate Limits & Plans

Feature	Free	Pro (coming soon)
Price endpoint calls	60 / minute	600 / minute
Search calls	60 / minute	300 / minute
Coins per request	100	500
API key required	✓ No	✓ Yes (simple)
Historical price data	✗	✓
OHLCV candle data	✗	✓
Commercial use	✓ Permitted	✓ Permitted
Attribution required	Appreciated	Appreciated

Fair use: The free tier is genuinely free — no hidden limits or forced sign-ups. Please don't abuse it with automated scraping at high frequency. If you're building something that needs more throughput, get in touch and we'll work something out.

💻 Code Examples

JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch(
  'https://www.blokaro.com/api/prices.php?ids=bitcoin'
);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.bitcoin.price_usd);
// → 67420.52

Python (requests)

import requests
r = requests.get(
  'https://www.blokaro.com/api/prices.php',
  params={'ids': 'bitcoin,ethereum'}
)
data = r.json()
print(data['bitcoin']['price_usd'])
# → 67420.52

PHP (curl)

$url = 'https://www.blokaro.com/api/prices.php'
    . '?ids=bitcoin';
$json = file_get_contents($url);
$data = json_decode($json, true);
echo $data['bitcoin']['price_usd'];
// → 67420.52

cURL (terminal)

curl -s \
  "https://www.blokaro.com/api/prices.php\
?ids=bitcoin,ethereum,solana" \
  | python3 -m json.tool