# Glassnode Delta Cap (USD)

> Glassnode Delta Cap (USD) is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the Delta Cap metric for Bitcoin — the difference between Realized Cap and Average Cap — used to identify major market cycle bottoms.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/market/deltacap_usd
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-delta-cap-usd-8a5e4196
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ddIJmyRHvl02FoRdFa6BO

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 glassnode-delta-cap-usd-8a5e4196
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Glassnode Delta Cap metric for Bitcoin at daily (24h) resolution in JSON format? I want to see whether BTC is approaching a major cycle bottom.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need Glassnode's Delta Cap or Delta Price metric specifically to evaluate Bitcoin market cycle bottoms. It is ideal for on-chain analysts or automated agents monitoring whether BTC valuation is approaching historically significant lows relative to its moving average market cap.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'a' (asset) parameter returns a 400 error
- Invalid interval value not in enum ['24h','1w','1month'] causes request failure
- Payment not provided or insufficient USDC balance results in 402 Payment Required
- Network timeout for slow data resolution
- Requesting unsupported asset other than BTC returns error

## How this service works

Delta Cap — Delta Cap is the difference between Realized Cap and Average Cap, where Average Cap is the life-to-date moving average of Market Cap. The per-coin form, Delta Price, is Realized Price minus the life-to-date moving average of price. It is designed to detect major market bottoms in Bitcoin cycles. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

A time-series array of objects, each containing a Unix timestamp ('t') and the Delta Cap value in USD ('v'), representing the difference between Bitcoin's Realized Cap and its life-to-date moving average Market Cap.

## 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",
     "required": [
      "a"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "a": {
       "enum": [
        "BTC"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH"
      },
      "c": {
       "enum": [
        "native"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Currency for denominated values, e.g. usd, native"
      },
      "f": {
       "enum": [
        "csv",
        "json"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response format: json or csv"
      },
      "i": {
       "enum": [
        "1month",
        "1w",
        "24h"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Time interval / resolution, e.g. 24h, 1w, 1month"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       },
       "v": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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