# Nansen Chain Growth Rankings

> Nansen Chain Growth Rankings is a paid API for AI agents from api.nansen.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns ranked growth metrics for blockchain networks, filterable by chain type and time frame

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.nansen.ai/api/v1/chains/chain-rank
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nansen-chain-growth-rankings-53ab18d3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zUZ4VCUXl4kkU1aoSJ4pG

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 nansen-chain-growth-rankings-53ab18d3
```

Example prompt: Show me Nansen's chain growth rankings for EVM chains over the last 30 days so I can see which networks are gaining the most traction.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a comparative, ranked view of blockchain network growth across chains rather than single-chain metrics. Ideal for identifying which chains are trending upward, comparing ecosystem momentum, or tracking relative chain performance over a defined time window. Prefer this over token-level or wallet-level analytics when the question is about network-level growth.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid chain_type value returns 400 or empty results
- Unsupported time_frame integer returns error or empty dataset
- Payment failure (402) if x402 payment header is missing or invalid
- Rate limiting if too many requests are made in succession
- No data available for very new or obscure chains

## How this service works

Get chain growth rankings

## Output

A ranked list of blockchain networks with growth metrics and rank scores, ordered by growth performance, filtered by the specified chain type and time frame window.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "chain_type": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "time_frame": {
   "type": "integer"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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