Crypto Info API

Serves informational content for a wide variety of decentralized blockchains/cryptocurrencies and smart contract platforms. Search for cryptocurrencies by relevant keywords.

  • 											
    												{
    													

    name: 'Bitcoin',

    site: 'https://bitcoin.org/en/',

    description: 'Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that can be transferred on the peer-to-peer Bitcoin network.'

    explorer: 'https://btcscan.org/',

    ticker: 'BTC'

    keywords: ['bitcoin', 'btc', 'satoshi', 'coin', 'decentralized', 'digital currency', 'cryptocurrency', 'first cryptocurrency', 'first crypto', 'open source', 'crypto asset']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Ethereum',

    site: 'https://ethereum.org/en/',

    description: 'Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality.'

    explorer: 'https://etherscan.io/',

    ticker: 'ETH'

    keywords: ['ethereum', 'eth', 'token', 'decentralized', 'smart contracts', 'cryptocurrency', 'open source', 'blockchain', 'nft', 'dapps']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Tether',

    site: 'https://tether.to/en/',

    description: 'Tether is a stablecoin cryptocurrency that is hosted on the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchains.'

    explorer: 'https://usdt.tokenview.com/',

    ticker: 'USDT'

    keywords: ['tether', 'usdt', 'stable coin', 'token', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'stable', 'dollar']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'USD Coin',

    site: 'https://www.circle.com/en/usdc',

    description: 'USD Coin is a digital stablecoin that is pegged to the United States dollar.'

    explorer: 'https://etherscan.io/token/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48',

    ticker: 'USDC'

    keywords: ['usd coin', 'usdc', 'stable coin', 'token', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'stable', 'dollar']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Binance Coin',

    site: 'https://www.binance.com/en/bnb',

    description: 'Binance coin is the cryptocurrency coin that powers the BNB Chain ecosystem.'

    explorer: 'https://bscscan.com/',

    ticker: 'BNB'

    keywords: ['binance coin', 'bnb', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'fast', 'nft', 'smart contracts', 'decentralized', 'dapps']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Cardano',

    site: 'https://cardano.org/',

    description: 'Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods.'

    explorer: 'https://cardanoscan.io/',

    ticker: 'ADA'

    keywords: ['cardano', 'ada', 'coin', 'smart contracts', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'decentralized', 'open source', 'nft', 'fast', 'eco-friendly', 'environment friendly']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Ripple',

    site: 'https://ripple.com/',

    description: 'XRP is the native cryptocurrency of XRP Ledger, which is an open-source, public blockchain designed to facilitate faster and cheaper payments.'

    explorer: 'https://xrpscan.com/',

    ticker: 'XRP'

    keywords: ['ripple', 'xrp', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Solana',

    site: 'https://solana.com/',

    description: 'Solana is a public blockchain platform with smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is SOL.'

    explorer: 'https://explorer.solana.com/',

    ticker: 'SOL'

    keywords: ['solana', 'sol', 'coin', 'smart contracts', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'open source', 'nft', 'fast', 'decentralized']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Doge',

    site: 'https://dogecoin.com/',

    description: 'Dogecoin is a meme cryptocurrency with the internet-famous Shiba Inu canine breed as a mascot.'

    explorer: 'https://dogechain.info/',

    ticker: 'DOGE'

    keywords: ['doge', 'shiba', 'meme coin', 'meme', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'open source', 'nft', 'decentralized']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'OxygenX',

    site: 'https://oxygenx.live',

    description: 'OxygenX is a decentralized open source blockchain which provides ownership of NFTs with its native token OGX.'

    explorer: 'https://oxygenx.info/',

    ticker: 'OGX'

    keywords: ['oxygenx', 'ogx', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'open source', 'nft', 'eco-friendly', 'environment friendly']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Nano',

    site: 'https://nano.org/news-resources',

    description: 'Nano is a peer-to-peer open-source cryptocurrency. Nano coin counts with instant transactions, zero transaction fees and a high degree of scalability.'

    explorer: 'https://nanolooker.com/',

    ticker: 'XNO'

    keywords: ['nano', 'xno', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'open source', 'decentralized', 'peer to peer', 'fast', 'raiblocks', 'eco-friendly', 'environment friendly']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Algorand',

    site: 'https://www.algorand.com/',

    description: 'Algorand is a proof-of-stake blockchain cryptocurrency protocol. Algorand's native cryptocurrency is called ALGO.'

    explorer: 'https://algoexplorer.io/',

    ticker: 'ALGO'

    keywords: ['algorand', 'algo', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'decentralized', 'dapps', 'open source', 'fast', 'nft', 'smart contracts', 'eco-friendly', 'environment friendly']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Iota',

    site: 'https://www.iota.org/',

    description: 'IOTA is an open-source distributed ledger and cryptocurrency designed for the Internet of things.'

    explorer: 'https://explorer.iota.org/',

    ticker: 'IOTA'

    keywords: ['iota', 'miota', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'decentralized', 'dapps', 'iot', 'internet of things', 'fast', 'nft', 'smart contracts', 'eco-friendly', 'environment friendly']
    },
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    												{
    													

    name: 'Vite',

    site: 'https://www.vite.org/',

    description: 'Vite is a zero-fee, lightning-fast blockchain for the decentralized economy.'

    explorer: 'https://vitescan.io/',

    ticker: 'VITE'

    keywords: ['vite', 'vitex', 'coin', 'cryptocurrency', 'blockchain', 'decentralized', 'dapps', 'fast', 'nft', 'smart contracts', 'eco-friendly', 'environment friendly']
    },

Documentation

There are 5 properties/keys that come with each resource object:

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
name[String] Name of the cryptocurrency or blockchain.
site[String] Link to the cryptocurrency website.
description[String] Detailed description about the cryptocurrency or blockchain.
explorer[String] Link to the blockchain explorer.
keywords[Array] Relevant keywords related to the cryptocurrency or blockchain.

Endpoints

Direct link to the complete cryptocurrencies object or a filtered object after using a keyword:

https://crypto-info-api.herokuapp.com/api

*The "/api" endpoint will return every crypto object in an array.

https://crypto-info-api.herokuapp.com/api/<keyword>

*The "/api/keyword" endpoint accepts a keyword that will be used to search through an array of cryptocurrencies by the content the resource provides.

Example code-block of how to fetch with JavaScript:

const URL = `https://crypto-info-api.herokuapp.com/api/${keyword}`;

fetch(URL)
   .then(res => res.json())
   .then(data => console.log(data))
   .catch(err => console.error(err));

Contributors

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