# DeFi Chain TVL Rankings

> DeFi Chain TVL Rankings is a paid API for AI agents from api.vextorium.com, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-01).

Returns all blockchains ranked by DeFi total value locked (TVL), including USD value, share percentage, and native gas token for each chain, sourced live from DefiLlama.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.vextorium.com/defi-cadenas-pago?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-01
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/defi-chain-tvl-rankings-9e908681
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_LPZrg0NgqkYfRNbjcFX4q

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 defi-chain-tvl-rankings-9e908681 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 20 blockchains ranked by DeFi TVL right now — I want to see the TVL in USD, each chain's share of the total, and what the native gas token is for each one.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a ranked, multi-chain view of DeFi TVL with consistent formatting including share percentages and native token labels. It is ideal for cross-chain comparisons and market share analysis. Prefer this over direct DefiLlama API calls when you need a simplified, pre-processed response without handling raw DefiLlama pagination or chain metadata normalization.

## Known failure modes

- DefiLlama upstream data unavailable — returns error or stale data
- Invalid 'limite' value outside 1–50 range — request rejected
- Network timeout if DefiLlama API is slow
- Missing or malformed request body — validation error

## How this service works

All blockchains ranked by DeFi total value locked: TVL in USD, share of the total and native token for each chain (Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum...). Live from DefiLlama.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing: a list of blockchain entries each with chain name, TVL in USD, percentage share of total TVL, and native gas token symbol; plus the aggregate total TVL across all chains and an optional note. The number of chains returned is configurable (1–50, default 15).

## 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",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "required": [],
     "properties": {
      "limite": {
       "type": "integer",
       "maximum": 50,
       "minimum": 1,
       "description": "Number of chains to return (1-50, default 15)"
      }
     }
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": [
      "object",
      "null"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "nota": {
       "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
       ]
      },
      "cadenas": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": [
         "null",
         "object"
        ],
        "properties": {
         "cadena": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         },
         "tvl_usd": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "number"
          ]
         },
         "cuota_pct": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "number"
          ]
         },
         "token_gas": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         }
        }
       }
      },
      "tvl_total_usd": {
       "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
       ]
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "nota": "TVL total de DeFi por cadena. Fuente: DefiLlama.",
  "cadenas": [
   {
    "cadena": "Ethereum",
    "tvl_usd": 53236314686,
    "cuota_pct": 56.16,
    "token_gas": "ETH"
   },
   {
    "cadena": "Solana",
    "tvl_usd": 6507812212,
    "cuota_pct": 6.87,
    "token_gas": "SOL"
   },
   {
    "cadena": "Base",
    "tvl_usd": 6254155142,
    "cuota_pct": 6.6,
    "token_gas": null
   },
   {
    "cadena": "BSC",
    "tvl_usd": 5779785660,
    "cuota_pct": 6.1,
    "token_gas": "BNB"
   },
   {
    "cadena": "Tron",
    "tvl_usd": 5632093209,
    "cuota_pct": 5.94,
    "token_gas": "TRX"
   },
   {
    "cadena": "Bitcoin",
    "tvl_usd": 4441617775,
    "cuota_pct": 4.69,
    "token_gas": "BTC"
   },
   {
    "cadena": "Arbitrum",
    "tvl_usd": 1414433743,
    "cuota_pct": 1.49,
    "token_gas": "ARB"
   },
   {
    "cadena": "Hyperliquid L1",
    "tvl_usd": 1186004963,
    "cuota_pct": 1.25,
    "token_gas": "HYPE"
   }
  ],
  "tvl_total_usd": 94786375148
 }
}
```

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