# DefiLlama Protocols List with TVL

> DefiLlama Protocols List with TVL is a paid API for AI agents from defillama.use.x402atlas.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the full list of all DeFi protocols tracked by DefiLlama, including current total-value-locked (TVL), chain, and category for each.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://defillama.use.x402atlas.com/protocols
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/defillama-protocols-list-with-tvl-6eb19fac
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_v8lZtKM1Dlo-Fhy9i0LJ0

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 defillama-protocols-list-with-tvl-6eb19fac
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the full list of DeFi protocols from DefiLlama with their current TVL, chain, and category so I can see which ones are the biggest right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a full enumeration of all DeFi protocols with their current TVL in one call, rather than looking up a single protocol's details. Prefer this over the protocol-detail endpoint when you need to compare across protocols, rank by TVL, filter by chain or category, or build a leaderboard. This is the starting point for any broad DeFi landscape analysis.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure (402): x402 micropayment not processed, endpoint returns 402
- Network timeout: DefiLlama upstream is slow or unavailable
- Empty or stale data: TVL data may lag real-time by minutes
- Rate limiting: too many requests in a short window

## How this service works

DeFi protocols with TVL by DefiLlama — the full list of tracked protocols with current total-value-locked, chain and category.

## Output

A comprehensive array of all DeFi protocols tracked by DefiLlama, each including the protocol name, slug, current total-value-locked in USD, the blockchain chain(s) it operates on, its category (e.g. DEX, lending, yield), and associated metadata.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": [
   {
    "tvl": 12300000000,
    "name": "Aave",
    "slug": "aave",
    "chain": "Ethereum",
    "category": "Lending"
   }
  ],
  "queried_at": "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/defillama-protocols-list-with-tvl-6eb19fac/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from defillama.use.x402atlas.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/defillama.use.x402atlas.com/llms.txt)