Free APIs

Free Finance & crypto APIs

Stock, crypto and economic data with usable free tiers. 13 APIs with a usable free tier, checked on their official docs on 2026-10-08.
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Crypto prices, market caps, exchanges and history

Free tier
Demo plan: 100 calls/minute, 10,000 calls/month
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API key
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Catch: Demo key needed; attribution required; limited history

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Crypto market data, coin and exchange info

Free tier
Free plan: 20,000 calls/month
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No key
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Catch: Free plan has limited history and endpoints

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Crypto listings, quotes and metadata

Free tier
Free Basic plan with monthly call credits
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API key
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Catch: Basic plan: limited endpoints and no historical data

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Public crypto order book, trades and candlesticks

Free tier
Public market data endpoints are free, no key
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No key
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Catch: IP-based weight limits; some regions blocked

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Bitcoin blocks, transactions, fees and addresses

Free tier
Free public API, no key
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No key
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Catch: Rate limited; self-host for volume

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Ethereum blocks, transactions, balances and logs

Free tier
Free plan: 3 calls/second, up to 100,000 API calls/day
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Catch: Personal and research use; subset of chains

Stock, forex and crypto time series and indicators

Free tier
Free key: 25 API requests per day
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Catch: 25/day; premium needed for more or real-time US data

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Real-time stock quotes, company data and news

Free tier
Free plan: 60 API calls/minute
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Catch: Some endpoints are premium-only

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Stocks, forex, crypto and ETFs, time series and indicators

Free tier
Free Basic plan (key required)
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Catch: Free plan has per-minute and daily credit limits

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Stock prices, financial statements and ratios

Free tier
Free plan: 250 requests/day
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Catch: Free plan: limited symbols and history

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US company filings and XBRL financial data

Free tier
Free, no key; max 10 requests/second
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No key
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Catch: Must declare a User-Agent; 10 requests/second limit

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Hundreds of thousands of US and international economic series

Free tier
Free key
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Catch: Subject to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis terms of use

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US stock and crypto historical and real-time data

Free tier
Free Basic plan: 200 historical API calls/minute
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Catch: Basic plan: IEX data only; SIP data delayed 15 minutes

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FAQ

What is the best free finance & crypto API?+

CoinGecko API, CoinPaprika API, CoinMarketCap API are good places to start. Compare the free tiers and catches in the table; they differ mostly in limits and whether commercial use is allowed.

Is there a finance & crypto API without an API key?+

Yes: CoinPaprika API, Binance Spot Market Data API, mempool.space API, SEC EDGAR APIs work without a key.

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