# Blockbuster.ai CoinGecko Price Lookup

> Blockbuster.ai CoinGecko Price Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Fetches current cryptocurrency price data from CoinGecko via a paid proxy endpoint with x402 micropayment on Base chain.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/api/coingecko-price
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-coingecko-price-lookup-db4c7288
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_wHKY5Vp4QDZ4TW0W1PAIn

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 blockbuster-ai-coingecko-price-lookup-db4c7288 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the current price of Ethereum according to CoinGecko? Use the query 'ethereum'.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time cryptocurrency price data sourced from CoinGecko and you are operating in an x402 micropayment-enabled environment on the Base chain. Prefer this over direct CoinGecko API calls when you need a pay-per-use model without managing API keys.

## Known failure modes

- Coin ID or query string not recognized by CoinGecko — returns error or empty data
- Payment not completed via x402 — returns 402 Payment Required
- CoinGecko API rate limit or downtime — upstream error propagated
- Malformed query parameter — request rejected or empty response

## How this service works

115+ premium paid endpoints: Social Media, AI/ML, E-commerce, Finance, Data Intelligence, Media, Tools. x402 micropayments on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a success boolean and a data object containing the current price and market data for the requested cryptocurrency as sourced from CoinGecko.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Input parameter for the API call"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-coingecko-price-lookup-db4c7288/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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