CoinMarketCap Historical Prices Scraper

CoinMarketCap Historical Prices Scraper

by piotrv1001

Automatically scrape historical cryptocurrency prices from CoinMarketCap for market analysis, backtesting, and research. Get structured data without the manual work.

265 runs
10 users
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About CoinMarketCap Historical Prices Scraper

Need clean, structured historical crypto data without the manual hassle? This CoinMarketCap Historical Prices Scraper is what I use to pull reliable price timelines for any cryptocurrency I'm researching. You simply specify the coin and your desired date range, and it handles the extraction, delivering the data in a ready-to-use format like JSON or CSV. It's perfect for backtesting trading strategies, building custom charts for market analysis, or feeding data into your own financial models. The real benefit is automation; instead of copying and pasting for hours or dealing with rate-limited public APIs, you set this up once to gather consistent historical datasets. It saves a ton of time for developers, analysts, and researchers who need accurate price history to inform their decisions. If you've ever been stuck trying to manually compile this info, you'll appreciate how straightforward this actor makes the whole process.

What does this actor do?

CoinMarketCap Historical Prices Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

CoinMarketCap Historical Prices Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes historical cryptocurrency price data from CoinMarketCap. It returns structured market data for specified coins and time ranges, suitable for financial analysis, backtesting, or data pipelines.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Data: Fetches open, high, low, close (OHLC) prices, volume, and market cap.
  • Flexible Time Ranges: Supports standard intervals: 1 day (1D), 7 days (7D), 1 month (1M), and 1 year (1Y).
  • Structured Output: Returns clean JSON data for easy integration and analysis.

How to Use

  1. Input Cryptocurrencies: Provide the names of the coins you want data for (e.g., "Bitcoin", "Ethereum").
  2. Set Time Period: Choose your historical range (1D, 7D, 1M, or 1Y).
  3. Run the Actor: Execute the scraper. It will fetch and structure the data from CoinMarketCap.

Input & Output

The actor requires a simple input configuration. The output is a JSON array where each object contains the historical data for one cryptocurrency.

Example Output:

{
  "coin": "Bitcoin",
  "range": "7D",
  "link": "https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/",
  "prices": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2025-02-12T18:20:00.000Z",
      "price": 96977.14,
      "high": 96977.14,
      "low": 96977.14,
      "volume": 47639567832.69,
      "marketCap": 1922406265468.84
    }
    // ... more data points
  ]
}

Categories

DEVELOPER_TOOLS AUTOMATION INTEGRATIONS

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
piotrv1001
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
265
Active Users
10

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