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CoinAPI: coverage, history and pricing

Normalised multi-venue market data API

Checked against CoinAPI's own pages between July 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026

Built by Aperiodic, which sells data too. This profile reports what CoinAPI's own pages say, each fact linked and dated. It is not a review and ranks no one. Wrong or out of date? Email info@aperiodic.io.

Our judgement
Best suited to
One schema across a very large venue count
Main gotchas
Credit metering, so bulk history pulls consume quota

Opinion, from the facts below. Read them before you rely on it.

Key facts

Exchanges covered
Vendor claim400+

coinapi.io ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Earliest data available
2014-02-24 archive start; varies per symbol and data type

coinapi.io ↗ · Oct 1, 2026

How much history you actually get
Metered by credits

coinapi.io ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Entry price
From $79/month

coinapi.io ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Delivery format
REST, WebSocket, FIX (Pro plan and up), flat files via S3

coinapi.io ↗ +2 · Jul 28, 2026

Self-serve signup
Yes

coinapi.io ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

What it is

What each vendor sells and who owns it.

Primary productWhat the vendor mainly sells.Every vendor on this row
Normalised multi-venue market data API
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OwnershipWho owns or operates it. A change of owner can change pricing and the roadmap.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Universe and integrity

Whether the data is usable for systematic research at all: coverage, history and timestamps. These rows come before the feature list on purpose.

Coverage

Exchanges coveredVenue coverage as the vendor documents it. Marketing figures we could not check are marked as vendor claims.Every vendor on this row
Vendor claim400+
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Full instrument universe per venueWhether every listed instrument on a covered venue is collected, not only the large pairs. A partial universe biases cross-sectional research.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Delisted / expired instruments retainedWhether delisted and expired instruments stay queryable. Without them a backtest carries survivorship bias.Every vendor on this row
YesHistory kept for delisted and inactive symbols
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq

Checked Oct 1, 2026

History

Earliest data availableThe first date the vendor documents data for.Every vendor on this row
2014-02-24 archive start; varies per symbol and data type
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq

Checked Oct 1, 2026

How much history you actually getHow much history a plan includes, which is often less than the archive holds.Every vendor on this row
Metered by credits
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Timestamps and revisions

Local / receive timestampWhen the vendor's collector received each message. You need it to model latency and avoid look-ahead.Every vendor on this row
YesTime_coinapi (receive time) next to time_exchange
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/docs/rest-api/trades/trades/symbol_id/history/get

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Aggregations computed on local-timestamp orderingWhether bars and metrics are built in receive-time order, which matches what you could have known at the time.Every vendor on this row
YesOHLCV is built from reception timestamps
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Data restated after publicationWhether published history gets revised. Silent revisions break reproducible backtests; versioned ones do not.Every vendor on this row
Not documentedFor market data; a recalculation policy is published only for indexes
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq
  • coinapi.io/products/indexes-api/docs/index-policies/recalculation-policy

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What you get

Raw data types, and derived metrics delivered ready to use.

Raw data types

Tick tradesEvery trade print.Every vendor on this row
Yes
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/docs/rest-api/trades/trades/symbol_id/history/get

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, incremental updatesIncremental order book updates that let you rebuild the book.Every vendor on this row
Yes
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

L2 book, snapshotsPeriodic snapshots of the book at a fixed depth.Every vendor on this row
YesSnapshots and reconciled flat files
  • coinapi.io/blog/how-deep-is-crypto-order-book-data

Checked Jul 28, 2026

L3 / market-by-orderOrder-level data.Every vendor on this row
YesOrder-event streams on supported venues
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

OptionsOptions data of any kind.Every vendor on this row
YesHistorical options (e.g. Deribit, Binance); expired contracts kept if collected while active
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derived metric families, delivered ready to use

Bars: OHLCV, VWAP / TWAPReady-made price bars.Every vendor on this row
YesOHLCV plus Metrics API
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/docs/rest-api/ohlcv/ohlcv/periods/get
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Order flow and flow toxicityTaker buy and sell volume, signed delta, CVD and toxicity measures such as VPIN.Every vendor on this row
No
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Trade size distributionVolume broken down by trade size.Every vendor on this row
No
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Market impact: Amihud, Kyle lambdaPrice-impact measures such as Amihud illiquidity and Kyle's lambda.Every vendor on this row
No
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Execution slippageMeasured or estimated execution cost against the best price.Every vendor on this row
No
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Realized volatility and jump structureRealized volatility, and jump measures such as bipower variation.Every vendor on this row
No
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Tick and run structureUptick and downtick counts and run lengths.Every vendor on this row
No
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

L1 spread, depth, imbalanceTop-of-book spread, size and imbalance series.Every vendor on this row
YesDepth and spread via Metrics API
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

L2 depth and imbalance by levelDepth and imbalance at fixed book levels or depth bands.Every vendor on this row
PartialRaw L2 snapshots and updates by level; no precomputed depth-band or imbalance series
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derivatives: funding, OI, basis, mark vs indexFunding, open interest, basis, and mark against index price.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Shape of the derived output

Aggregation intervals offeredThe bar and metric intervals on offer.Every vendor on this row
OHLCV from 1 second to 5 years
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/docs/rest-api/ohlcv/ohlcv/periods/get

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Breadth of derived catalogueHow much derived data the vendor publishes.Every vendor on this row
Metrics API v1 and v2: depth, spread, liquidity, volume
  • coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Compute you still have to do yourselfOur judgementOur judgement of how much computation stays with you.Every vendor on this row
Our judgementSome

Opinion · Oct 1, 2026

Access and commercials

Delivery, limits, pricing and how to get started. Vendors gate access on different dimensions, so read what the price gates before comparing prices.

Delivery

Delivery formatHow the data reaches you.Every vendor on this row
REST, WebSocket, FIX (Pro plan and up), flat files via S3
  • coinapi.io/blog/how-deep-is-crypto-order-book-data
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Jul 28, 2026

Rate limits or volume capsRequest, transfer or volume limits.Every vendor on this row
Daily REST credits and data quotas by plan (Startup: 1,000 credits and 32 GiB of Tier 1 data a day)
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Friction on a full historical backfillWhat slows down pulling the full history.Every vendor on this row
Metered by credits, so bulk pulls consume quota
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Pricing model

How the pricing worksHow the price is structured.Every vendor on this row
Plan tiers plus credit metering
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What the price gatesWhat the plans restrict. Read this before comparing the prices below it.Every vendor on this row
Daily request quota and credit consumption
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Full historical data access on a monthly subscriptionWhether a month-to-month plan unlocks the whole history, or full history needs yearly billing or a contract.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 5, 2026

Entry priceThe cheapest listed way in.Every vendor on this row
From $79/month
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What you get at the entry priceWhat the cheapest plan includes.Every vendor on this row
Startup plan: 1,000 REST credits a day and 32 GiB a day of Tier 1 data
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Getting started

Usable without an API keyWhether you can try the data before creating a key.Every vendor on this row
NoBut an account gets $25 of free pay-as-you-go credits
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Self-serve signupWhether you can sign up and pay without talking to sales.Every vendor on this row
Yes
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
  • coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Next to similar vendors

Other raw market data vendors on the rows buyers ask about first. Open them side by side in the full table.

CoinAPITardis.devExchange archivesKaiko
Exchanges coveredVendor claim400+50+, over 50,000 instrumentsOne per archiveVendor claimBroad
Earliest data available2014-02-24 archive start; varies per symbol and data type2019-03-30 for most venues; Binance USDS-M futures from 2019-11-17Varies by venue; Binance spot klines from 20172010 for tick trades and OHLCV; order book snapshots from 2015, varies per exchange
Local / receive timestampYesTime_coinapi (receive time) next to time_exchangeYes100ns precisionNoThere is no collectorPartialKaiko stamps its own snapshot request time
L2 book, incremental updatesYesYesPartialVaries by venueYes
Order flow and flow toxicityNoNoNoPartialTick trades carry a taker-side flag; no taker volume, CVD or VPIN series
Entry priceFrom $79/month$350/month (Academic, Perpetuals or Options plan, quarterly or yearly billing only); Solo from $700/monthFreeOn request
Full historical data access on a monthly subscriptionNot verifiedNoMonthly billing includes 4 months of history; everything since 2019-03-30 needs yearly Business billingYesFree with no subscriptionNot documentedAccess and pricing are set in a contract
Self-serve signupYesYesYesNo

Sources

Every page this profile cites, with the date we last read it.

  • CoinAPI blog: CoinAPI vs Kaiko (vendor's own)

    • www.coinapi.io/blog/coinapi-vs-kaiko-crypto-market-data-comparison

    L3 order-event streams on supported venues; Metrics API v1 and v2 for depth, spread, liquidity, volume

    Checked July 28, 2026

  • CoinAPI blog: how deep is crypto order book data

    • www.coinapi.io/blog/how-deep-is-crypto-order-book-data

    Historical books as REST snapshots and reconciled flat files

    Checked July 28, 2026

  • CoinAPI market data API pricing

    • www.coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/pricing
    • www.coinapi.io/products/market-data-api

    400+ exchanges; Startup $79/month with 1,000 REST credits and 32 GiB Tier 1 data a day; FIX on Pro; $25 free PAYG credits

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinAPI market data API FAQ

    • www.coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq

    Delisted retained: Yes, history kept for delisted and inactive symbols; Earliest data: 2014-02-24 archive start; Early-history caveats: coverage varies by exchange, symbol and data type; Local-time aggregation: Yes, OHLCV is built from reception timestamps; Options: Yes, historical options; L2 depth: Partial, raw L2 snapshots and updates by level

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinAPI docs: trades history

    • www.coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/docs/rest-api/trades/trades/symbol_id/history/get

    Receive timestamp: Yes, time_coinapi (receive time) next to time_exchange

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinAPI docs: OHLCV periods

    • www.coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/docs/rest-api/ohlcv/ohlcv/periods/get

    Intervals: OHLCV from 1 second to 5 years

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinAPI FAQ and index recalculation policy (checked, market data revisions not stated)

    • www.coinapi.io/products/market-data-api/faq
    • www.coinapi.io/products/indexes-api/docs/index-policies/recalculation-policy

    No revision policy for market data; recalculation policy covers indexes only

    Checked October 1, 2026

On this page

  • Key facts
  • What it is
  • Universe and integrity
  • What you get
  • Access and commercials
  • Next to similar vendors
  • Sources

CoinAPI

coinapi.io

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CoinAPI

coinapi.io

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  • Exchange archives
  • Kaiko

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  • Report a correction
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