CoinDesk APIs# CoinDesk API
## About CoinDesk APIs
CoinDesk is a popular platform that provides users with news and valuable informational journalism about the various cryptocurrencies available on the market today. Readers can use this resource to learn about investing in crypto, current pricing trends and predictions for up-and-coming currencies borrowers may find themselves considering. Developers can provide end-users access to many key features available through CoinDesk using a CoinDesk API.
## What is a CoinDesk API?
CoinDesk APIs feature short code snippets that allow developers to integrate key CoinDesk features on their external websites, applications and other platforms. For instance, developers may choose to allow users to search for CoinDesk articles on their platform. Additionally, there are several alternative CoinDesk APIs that provide end-users with similar information. These APIs may take some or all of their information from CoinDesk resources, as well.
## How do CoinDesk APIs work?
A CoinDesk API provides developers with pre-generated source code that establishes a secure, low-latency connection to CoinDesk servers. Once the developer integrates this code, they can enable carious CoinDesk features on their website or other external platforms. There are also many alternative CoinDesk applications that developers can use based on end-user needs. Ultimately, end-users can make requests to CoinDesk servers and receive information from servers regarding cryptocurrency in real-time.
## Who is a CoinDesk API for?
There are two target audiences for a CoinDesk API. The first audience encompasses the end-users who interact directly with the API to receive information. The second target audience consists of developers, who are the target audiences of API creators. The available source code allows developers to quickly and efficiently integrate essential CoinDesk features onto their platforms.
## Why is a CoinDesk API important?
CoinDesk provides its users with valuable information regarding the current cryptocurrency market. Therefore, CoinDesk APIs allow developers to make information much more accessible for end-users, allowing them to track and monitor portfolios from a remote platform. End-users can also gain vital knowledge on the various currencies available. For developers, these APIs are also important. They allow development teams to save hours of work spent coding and testing server connections manually.
## What can you expect from a CoinDesk-based API?
End-users should expect to receive high-quality, up-to-date cryptocurrency information. Developers should expect to acquire source code that creates secure and low-latency CoinDesk server connections.
## Are there examples of free CoinDesk APIs?
Yes. APIs such as Coinranking, Coinpaprika and CoinGecko are all available for developers to integrate onto their platforms free of charge.
## CoinDesk API SDKs
All CoinDesk APIs are supported and made available in [multiple developer programming languages and SDKs](https://docs.rapidapi.com/v2.0/docs/getting-started-with-rapidapi-sdks) including:
1. Node.js
2. PHP
3. Python
4. Ruby
5. Objective-C
6. Java (Android)
7. C# (.NET)
8. cURL
Just select your preference from any API endpoints page.
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Access cryptocurrency data such as price, market cap, volume, developer stats, social activity, and more from over 4000 cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, EOS, Grin, Stellar, and more!
We are happy to announce that we are going to provide a new public API for coin and token prices after CoinMarketCap decided to discontinue their public API soon. If you were using the v1 or v2 endpoints until now, you can just switch to our endpoints without changing any other code.