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