About coinpaprika-api
A skill for querying cryptocurrency market data through the CoinPaprika MCP server, including coin, exchange, and contract information. It supports price and market metrics, historical data, listings, and currency conversion.
Key features
- 01Query coin prices and market metrics
- 02Retrieve historical ticks and OHLCV
- 03Browse exchange and market listings
- 04Search coins, exchanges, and people
- 05Convert values between currencies
Use cases
- 01Check market data for a coin
- 02Review historical price candles
- 03Find exchanges and coin trading pairs
MCP support
Connects to the CoinPaprika MCP server at https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse. The server exposes tools for market data, coin and exchange details, contract lookups, search, and currency conversion.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ davepoon/ buildwithclaude --skill coinpaprika-apiAfter installing, type/coinpaprika-apiin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMECoinPaprika API
Access cryptocurrency market data for 12,000+ coins and 350+ exchanges via the CoinPaprika MCP server.
Setup
Add the MCP server to your Claude Code config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"coinpaprika": {
"url": "https://mcp.coinpaprika.com/sse"
}
}
}
Or install the full plugin (includes agent + skill):
/plugin marketplace add coinpaprika/claude-marketplace
/plugin install coinpaprika@coinpaprika-plugins
Available MCP Tools (29)
getGlobal— Total market cap, BTC dominance, 24h volumegetTickers/getTickersById— Price, market cap, volume for coinsgetTickersHistoricalById— Historical price ticksgetCoins/getCoinById— Coin details, descriptions, links, teamsgetCoinEvents/getCoinExchanges/getCoinMarkets— Events, exchange listings, trading pairsgetCoinOHLCVHistorical/getCoinOHLCVLatest/getCoinOHLCVToday— Candlestick datagetExchanges/getExchangeByID/getExchangeMarkets— Exchange datagetPlatforms/getContracts/getTickerByContract/getHistoricalTickerByContract— Contract lookupssearch/resolveId— Find coins, exchanges, people, tagspriceConverter— Convert between currenciesgetTags/getTagById/getPeopleById— Categories and team infokeyInfo/getMappings/getChangelogIDs/status— Account and metadata
Coin ID Format
Pattern: {symbol}-{name} lowercase. Examples: btc-bitcoin, eth-ethereum, sol-solana.
Use search or resolveId if unsure of the correct ID.
Rate Limits
- Free tier: 20,000 calls/month, no API key needed
- Pro tier: higher limits via api-pro.coinpaprika.com
- Docs: https://docs.coinpaprika.com