# TickersFeed DeFi Protocols TVL Rankings

> TickersFeed DeFi Protocols TVL Rankings is a paid API for AI agents from api.tickersfeed.net, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns top DeFi protocols ranked by TVL with category, chain support, 1d/7d TVL change, and mcap/TVL ratio, filterable by chain and category.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.tickersfeed.net/defi/protocols?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-tickersfeed-net-82658258
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_AEZoxWEy7NLr_oGdA47XR

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-tickersfeed-net-82658258
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 20 lending protocols ranked by TVL on Ethereum, including their 1-day and 7-day TVL changes and mcap/TVL ratios.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a ranked list of DeFi protocols by TVL with filtering by chain or category. Ideal for DeFi dashboards, protocol comparison, market research, and monitoring TVL trends. Prefer over general crypto price endpoints when the specific need is protocol-level TVL data with category and chain breakdowns.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid chain name returns empty or error response
- Invalid category string returns empty results
- Limit exceeding 100 is capped or rejected
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) returns 402
- Network timeout returns 5xx error

## How this service works

Top DeFi protocols ranked by total value locked (TVL) — name, category, chains, 1d/7d TVL change, and mcap/TVL ratio as JSON. Filterable by chain and category. Use for: DeFi market share, protocol comparison, TVL rankings, ecosystem research. $0.001 USDC per call.

## Output

A list of DeFi protocols sorted by TVL in USD, each including protocol name, category (e.g. Lending, DEX, Bridge), supported chains, 1-day and 7-day TVL percentage change, and mcap/TVL ratio. Up to 100 results per call, default 20.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "chain": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Filter by blockchain"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Max results, up to 100 (default 20)"
      },
      "category": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Protocol category (DEX, Lending, Bridge, etc.)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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