# CoinGecko Trending Coins

> CoinGecko Trending Coins is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.11/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the current list of trending cryptocurrencies from CoinGecko's trending coins API

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/coingecko-trending
- Price: $0.11/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/coingecko-trending-coins-d28f69b4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_X7AQ5s23Hl92zVM-7lCd1

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-trending-coins-d28f69b4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the trending cryptocurrencies on CoinGecko right now? Give me the full list of hot coins people are searching for today.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time trending coin data from CoinGecko without managing your own CoinGecko API key, and you are already operating within a USDC micropayment (x402) workflow on Base chain. It is ideal for agents that need quick, pay-per-use access to crypto trend signals without subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- CoinGecko API rate limit exceeded — upstream 429 error propagated
- CoinGecko service outage causing empty or error response
- Stale trending data if upstream cache is not refreshed
- Generic error response with no detail due to minimal schema definition
- Payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient on Base chain

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

A list of currently trending cryptocurrencies as tracked by CoinGecko, typically including coin names, ticker symbols, market cap rank, and trending rank scores indicating which assets are most searched or gaining momentum on the platform.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/coingecko-trending-coins-d28f69b4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/llms.txt)