# Access Our Data

Coin Metrics is setting the standard for cryptocurrency data usability.

As such, we offer a variety of ways for users to access Coin Metrics' real-time and historical network, market and index data. This includes a REST/HTTP API, a WebSocket API, a Python & R API client, flat files, and a front-end tool for displaying data coverage ("Coverage").


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://gitbook-docs.coinmetrics.io/access-our-data.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.