Getting Started with Coin Metrics Data

Welcome! Follow the steps below to get started with using Coin Metrics data.

1. Set up Your API Key

Most of our data requires an API Key. If you want an API key, get in touch with us on our contact page: https://coinmetrics.io/contact/

We offer some data for free under our Community Data. For more information, go to: Coin Metrics Community Data

Data coverage can be seen by plugging in your API key at coverage.coinmetrics.io

2. Learn How to Use Coin Metrics Tools

Coin Metrics offers several ways to access our data.

For Business Users

You can use our Data Viz to create charts dynamically using a point-and-click interface without any code. To learn how to use the charting tool, see our data visualization guide.

Data Visualization

You can directly download files from your browser by adding a "format=csv" in your HTTP request, i.e. https://api.coinmetrics.io/v4/timeseries/asset-metrics?assets=btc&metrics=PriceUSD,FlowInGEMUSD&frequency=1d&pretty=true&api_key=<your_key>&format=csv

On Google Sheets, you can use the IMPORTDATA function on the formula tab:

=IMPORTDATA("https://api.coinmetrics.io/v4/timeseries/asset-metrics?metrics=CapMrktEstUSD,SplyCur,PriceUSD,CapMrktCurUSD&assets=usdc&frequency=1d&limit_per_asset=1&format=csv&api_key=<your_key>")

For more information on exporting data, see the guide: How To Export Data

For Developers

Check out this introduction that requires no special tools at all.

Testing the Coin Metrics API in the Browser

You can use our API for accessing data. To learn more about our API design, see the API Conventions page.

API Conventions

We offer convenient wrappers for our API in different languages.

Python Users

Python API Client

R Users

R API Client

3. Use and Explore Coin Metrics Data

You can view examples of how to use Coin Metrics data in the Tutorials and Examples section.

We recommend new users to read the following guides first to get a basic understanding of Coin Metrics data:

• Python API Client Walkthrough

• Data Visualization Walkthrough

• How To Export Data

Refer to our more use-case-specific guides to make the most out of our data:

• How To Use the Coin Metrics API Efficiently

• How To Migrate From Catalog V1 to Catalog V2

4. Understand our Data

Coin Metrics data is divided into the following types of data:

• Network Data: Data sourced directly onchain, primarily from nodes maintained by Coin Metrics.

• Market Data: Historical and real-time data from the world’s leading centralized and decentralized (Labs) spot and derivatives crypto exchanges

• Index Data: Independent measurements of cryptoasset market performance and network activity

• Reference Data: Information about the properties of a token or other entity.

Network Data Pro Overview

Market Data Overview

Index Overview

https://gitlab.com/coinmetrics/front-end/knowledge-base/-/blob/master/docs/broken-reference/README.md

More information on each dataset can be found in their respective sections. You can find different metrics or data types by navigating the sidebar e.g. Market Data Overview > Volume > Trusted Volume, Network Data Overview > Addresses > Active Addresses.

Coin Metrics data is heavily featured in our research at https://coinmetrics.io/insights/. You can subscribe to our weekly newsletter State of the Network at https://coinmetrics.substack.com/.