categories: Get cryptocurrency categories

API: coingecko.com:coingecko-api
Endpoint: /coins/categories
Response format: application/json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 111ms

Description

Returns a list of cryptocurrency categories with their market capitalization, 24h volume, and top 3 coins in each category. Use this to discover crypto market segments and their performance.

From spec: List all categories with market data (market cap, volume, etc.)

Usage Tips

- No authentication required - Returns cached data updated periodically - Response includes category ID, name, market cap, volume, and top 3 coins - Categories include Layer 1, DeFi, NFT, Gaming, and many more

Parameters (1)

order (string, query, optional, default: market_cap_desc)

Order results by field

Constraints: {'enum': ['market_cap_desc', 'market_cap_asc', 'name_desc', 'name_asc']}

Examples (1)

Get cryptocurrency categories with market data probe-gate

Demonstrates fetching all cryptocurrency categories with their market cap, volume, and top coins

curl 'https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/categories'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/categories")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("coingecko")
result = api.fetch("coins/categories")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/categories");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 03:52:55.519047 200 111ms
2026-04-15 00:25:33.982504 200 265ms
2026-04-14 01:36:54.642593 200 129ms
2026-04-12 13:00:24.911536 200 122ms
2026-04-10 04:30:04.394807 200 179ms
2026-04-09 01:13:59.051527 200 239ms