Other way to obtain coin prices & market data

Using /coins/market endpoint as example to query prices and market data of coins in bulk

• https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/markets?vs_currency=usd&order=market_cap_desc&per_page=100&page=1&x_cg_pro_api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

There are 4 parameters values applied for this endpoint:

• vs_currency: usd
• order: market_cap_desc — The endpoint response will be sorted in descending order, from the coins with the largest market cap to those with the smallest.
• per_page: 100 — The results of coins per page are set at 100 in this case (maximum is 250).
• page: 1 — The page number of the results is determined by the parameter per_page. In the case of per_page=100 and page=2, the responses will include coins ranked 101 to 200 on CoinGecko, sorted by market cap, as per the specified endpoint.

Examples:

Example 1 (unknown):

* View the full list of coins with API ID, symbol and name using this [Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wTTuxXt8n9q7C4NDXqQpI3wpKu1_5bGVmP9Xz0XGSyU/edit?usp=sharing).

* Look for the "API ID“ by visiting the info section of a coin page on CoinGecko:

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### b. Contract Address

Other than using Coin ID, you may also query price & market data of a coin using contract address, using [/simple/token\_price/\{id](/reference/simple-token-price)} endpoint as example:

* `https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/token_price/ethereum?contract_addresses=0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48&vs_currencies=usd&x_cg_pro_api_key=YOUR_API_KEY`

There are 3 parameters values required to apply for this endpoint:

* `id`: `Ethereum` (Asset Platform ID)
* `contract_addresses`: `0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48` (Contract Address)
* `vs_currencies`: `usd` (Target Currencies)

**How to obtain Coins/Tokens Contract Address**

* Use [/coins/list](/reference/coins-list) endpoint (`include_platform=true`), example of responses: