# CoinGecko Categories

> CoinGecko Categories is a paid API for AI agents from CoinGecko at coingecko.mpp.paywithlocus.com, paid per call via MPP, $0.06/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns a list of cryptocurrency categories with market data, optionally sorted by market cap or name

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://coingecko.mpp.paywithlocus.com/coingecko/categories?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.06/call
- Payment: MPP
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Provider: CoinGecko
- Docs: https://docs.coingecko.com
- Website: https://www.coingecko.com
- Tags: crypto, prices, market-cap, exchanges, trending, data
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/coingecko-categories-c91b250e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_rsBhJvkROPpB4krPWAeE2

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 coingecko-categories-c91b250e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me all the cryptocurrency categories on CoinGecko ranked by market cap descending so I can see which sectors are biggest right now.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a structured, ranked overview of all cryptocurrency categories (sectors/themes) with market data. Prefer this over individual coin lookups when the goal is sector-level analysis, identifying trending themes, or building a category browser. It complements endpoints like Coins Markets (per-coin data) by providing the sector view.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid sort order value returns an error or defaults to a fallback sort
- Large response payload (~377KB) may time out on slow connections
- Empty or missing order parameter may return unsorted or default-ordered results

## How this service works

Get all coin categories with market data (market cap, volume, change).

## Output

A list of cryptocurrency categories (e.g. DeFi, Layer 1, NFT, Meme Coins) with associated market data including market cap, 24h price change, volume, and top coins in each category, sorted by the specified order.

## Example request

```json
{
 "order": "market_cap_desc"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "order": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Sort order (e.g. \"market_cap_desc\", \"name_asc\")"
  }
 },
 "additionalProperties": true
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/coingecko-categories-c91b250e/health.json
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