Get assets by id

Unique identifier for the cryptocurrency (e.g., bitcoin).

GET /assets/{id}

Retrieve asset by ID

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.coincap.io/v2/assets/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

200

{
  "id": "bitcoin",
  "rank": 1,
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "name": "Bitcoin",
  "supply": "19788862.0000000000000000",
  "maxSupply": "21000000.0000000000000000",
  "marketCapUsd": "1904557171625.0952172577833640",
  "volumeUsd24Hr": "12724040223.1452060699561802",
  "priceUsd": "96243.8957644504882220",
  "changePercent24Hr": "0.9762522061124105",
  "vwap24Hr": "95583.4674577419449477"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

id · string · required

The unique identifier of the asset

Example:

"bitcoin"

Response

200 - application/json

Detailed information about the cryptocurrency.

id · string

Unique identifier for asset

rank · integer

Rank is in ascending order - this number is directly associated with the market cap, where the highest market cap receives rank 1

symbol · string

Most common symbol used to identify this asset on an exchange

name · string

Proper name for asset

supply · string

Available supply for trading

maxSupply · string

Total quantity of asset issued

marketCapUsd · string

Supply x price

volumeUsd24Hr · string

Quantity of trading volume represented in USD over the last 24 hours

priceUsd · string

Volume-weighted price based on real-time market data, translated to USD

changePercent24Hr · string

The direction and value change in the last 24 hours

vwap24Hr · string

Volume Weighted Average Price in the last 24 hours