# CoinGecko Trending Cryptocurrencies

> CoinGecko Trending Cryptocurrencies is a paid API for AI agents from apiwitchcraft.duckdns.org, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a list of currently trending cryptocurrencies as sourced from CoinGecko.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://apiwitchcraft.duckdns.org/crypto/trending
- Price: $0.002/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-cryptocurrencies-775d343c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jcLtWdLnvSuzm2Da9XDi7

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-cryptocurrencies-775d343c
```

Example prompt: What cryptocurrencies are trending right now according to CoinGecko?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a real-time snapshot of which cryptocurrencies are currently trending or gaining popularity, sourced from CoinGecko's trending feed. Prefer this over price-lookup endpoints when the goal is discovery or market sentiment rather than looking up a specific coin's price.

## Known failure modes

- CoinGecko API upstream outage causes empty or error response
- Rate limiting on the underlying CoinGecko data source returns a 429 or degraded response
- Network timeout from the duckdns host if the server is temporarily unreachable
- Stale or cached data returned if the upstream feed is delayed

## How this service works

Trending crypto tokens and top movers right now: hottest gainers, breakout altcoins, and volume/social spikes across markets. Returns ranked trending coins with price, 24h change, and momentum signals. x402 pay-per-call on Base USDC — no API key. Built for alert bots, alpha feeds, and AI agents scanning for early trend detection and momentum trading.

## Output

A list of currently trending cryptocurrencies from CoinGecko, including coin names, symbols, market rank, and related metadata indicating which assets are gaining the most attention or search volume at the time of the request.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/coingecko-trending-cryptocurrencies-775d343c/health.json
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