# brapi.dev Crypto Prices

> brapi.dev Crypto Prices is a paid API for AI agents from brapi.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns real-time and historical cryptocurrency prices with market cap and trading volume for major cryptocurrencies.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://brapi.dev/api/x402/crypto-prices
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/brapi-dev-dead1b82
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_3x40KdaFJZlnmjiFwuH-w

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 brapi-dev-dead1b82
```

Example prompt: What are the current prices, market caps, and 24-hour trading volumes for Bitcoin and Ethereum right now?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time or historical cryptocurrency price data including market cap and volume, especially within a broader workflow that also uses brapi.dev for Brazilian stocks or currency rates. It is particularly suited for price monitoring, portfolio valuation, or financial dashboards requiring live crypto market data.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported coin symbol returns empty or error response
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC) blocks the request
- Rate limiting may occur under heavy usage
- Network timeout if crypto data provider is unavailable

## How this service works

Get current and historical cryptocurrency prices with market data. Returns real-time prices, market cap, volume, and historical data for major cryptocurrencies.

## Output

An object containing an array of cryptocurrency data entries — each with price, market cap, and volume — plus an ISO timestamp of when the data was requested.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "coins": {
   "type": "array",
   "description": "Array of cryptocurrency data with price, market cap, and volume"
  },
  "requestedAt": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "ISO timestamp of request"
  }
 },
 "description": "Cryptocurrency market data response"
}
```

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