> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.coinpaprika.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Search > Returns currencies, exchanges, icos, people, tags on coinpaprika.com for a given search query. **Available on the following API plans:** - Free - Starter - Pro - Business - Enterprise **Update interval:** Every 1 minute. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/rest-api/openapi.yml get /search openapi: 3.1.0 info: version: 1.7.10 title: Coinpaprika API license: name: MIT url: https://coinpaprika.com/terms-of-use x-logo: url: https://coinpaprika.com/assets/img/API_logo_coinpage_1.svg backgroundColor: '#FAFAFA' description: > Coinpaprika API delivers precise & frequently updated market data from the world of crypto: coin prices, volumes, market caps, ATHs, return rates and more. # Introduction If you want to use the Coinpaprika API, you have two main options: you can choose the API Free plan, which has sufficient limits for hobby and non-commercial use, or get one of the paid plans, ideal for commercial or professional use. To decide which plan is the best for you, check the [Plans and Pricing comparison](https://coinpaprika.com/api). Depending on the selected plan, you should send requests to the appropriate base URL: | Plan | Base URL | |------------|-------------------------------------| | Free | https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/ | | Starter | https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/ | | Pro | https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/ | | Business | https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/ | | Enterprise | https://api-pro.coinpaprika.com/v1/ | # Authentication If you use the Free plan, you don't need to set up an API key for each request. For other plans it is required. You can generate the API key in the Developer Portal after signing in. To provide the API key in REST API calls, set the `Authorization` header: ``` Authorization: ``` # Standards and conventions ## General * All endpoints return either a JSON object or array * All timestamp related fields are in seconds ## Errors * API errors are formatted as JSON: ```{"error": ""}``` * The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate a request failure: * HTTP 4XX return codes are used for invalid requests - the issue is on the sender's side * HTTP 5XX return codes are used for internal errors - the issue is on the server's side | HTTP Status | Description | |---|---| | 400 Bad Request | The server could not process the request due to invalid request parameters or invalid format of the parameters. | | 402 Payment Required | The request could not be processed because of the user has an insufficient plan. If you want to be able to process this request, get a [higher plan](https://coinpaprika.com/api). | | 403 Forbidden | The request could not be processed due to invalid API key. | | 404 Not Found | The server could not process the request due to invalid URL or invalid path parameter. | | 429 Too Many Requests | The rate limit has been exceeded. Reduce the frequency of requests to avoid this error. | | 500 Internal Server Error | An unexpected server error has occured. | # Rate limit * The monthly number of requests is limited depending on the plan: | Plan | Calls/month | |------------|-------------------------------------| | Free | 20 000 | | Starter | 200 000 | | Pro | 500 000 | | Business | 3 000 000 | | Enterprise | No limits | # API Clients We provide the API clients in several popular programming languages: * [PHP](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-php-client) * [NodeJS](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-nodejs-client) * [GO](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-go-client) * [Swift](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-swift-client) * [Kotlin](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-kotlin-client) * [Python](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-api-python-client) * [Google Sheets](https://github.com/coinpaprika/coinpaprika-google-sheet) * Community Contributed Clients: * [Rust](https://github.com/tokenomia-pro/coinpaprika-api-rust-client) built by tokenomia.pro * [C#](https://github.com/MSiccDev/CoinpaprikaAPI) * [JS](https://github.com/jaggedsoft/coinpaprika-js) **Note**: some of them may not be updated yet. We are working on improving them and they will be updated soon. If you'd like to contribute, please report issues and send PRs on Github. # Terms of use * [Download terms of use](https://coinpaprika.github.io/files/terms_of_use_v1.pdf) # Archival documentations * [API v1.2](https://api.coinpaprika.com/docs/1.2) * [API v1.3](https://api.coinpaprika.com/docs/1.3) * [API v1.4](https://api.coinpaprika.com/docs/1.4) * [API v1.5](https://api.coinpaprika.com/docs/1.5) * [API v1.6](https://api.coinpaprika.com/docs/1.6) # Version history ## 1.7.10 - 2025.04.14 * Added `5m` interval for historical OHLCV endpoint ## 1.7.9 - 2024.12.18 * API mappings endpoint documentation ## 1.7.8 - 2024.01.24 * Plan limits update ## 1.7.7 - 2023.06.07 * Added official Python client link ## v1.7.6 - 2023.04.12 * New intervals for OHLCV endpoint ## v1.7.5 - 2022.12.07 * Removed documentation for /beta/ endpoints ## v1.7.4 - 2022.09.19 * Key info endpoint * Coin logo image URL ## v1.7.3 - 2022.09.08 * Plans update ## v1.7.2 - 2022.07.22 * Changelog endpoint documentation ## v1.7.1 - 2022.07.14 * Beta endpoints documentation ## v1.7.0 - 2022.05.06 * API-Pro documentation ## v1.6.1 - 2020.12.09 * Added information about first date with price data for currency ticker [/tickers](#operation/getTickers) and [/tickers/{coin_id}](#operation/getTickersById) * Added redirect for historical tickers by contract address [/contracts/{platform_id}/{contract_address}/historical](#operation/getHistoricalTicker) ## v1.6.0 - 2020.10.27 * Added contracts section [/contracts](#operation/getPlatforms), [/contracts/{platform_id}](#operation/getContracts), [/contracts/{platform_id}/{contract_address}](#operation/getTicker) servers: - url: https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1 security: [] tags: - name: Key description: API key related operations - name: Global description: Global market data - name: Coins description: Coin-related data - name: People description: People related to cryptocurrencies - name: Tags description: Cryptocurrency tags - name: Tickers description: Cryptocurrency tickers - name: Exchanges description: Cryptocurrency exchanges - name: Tools description: Various tools - name: Contracts description: Contract-related data - name: Changelog description: API changelog paths: /search: get: tags: - Tools summary: Search description: > Returns currencies, exchanges, icos, people, tags on coinpaprika.com for a given search query. **Available on the following API plans:** - Free - Starter - Pro - Business - Enterprise **Update interval:** Every 1 minute. operationId: search parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_query' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_category' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_modifier' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_limit' responses: '200': description: successful operation content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/search_results' '400': description: invalid parameters '429': description: too many requests content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/tooManyRequestsError' security: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: cURL label: CLI source: | curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.coinpaprika.com/v1/search?q=btc' components: parameters: search_query: name: q in: query required: true description: phrase for search eg. `btc` schema: type: string search_category: name: c in: query required: false description: >- one or more categories (comma separated) to search. Available options: `currencies|exchanges|icos|people|tags` schema: type: string default: currencies,exchanges,icos,people,tags search_modifier: name: modifier in: query required: false description: >- set modifier for search results. Available options: `symbol_search` - search only by symbol (works for currencies only) schema: type: string search_limit: name: limit in: query required: false description: limit of results per category (max 250) schema: type: integer default: 6 schemas: search_results: type: object properties: currencies: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/currency' icos: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ico_project' exchanges: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/exchange_simplified' people: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/person' tags: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/tag_simplified' tooManyRequestsError: type: object properties: error: type: string example: you have reached maximum request limit description: Error description currency: type: object properties: id: type: string example: btc-bitcoin description: ID of coin on coinpaprika.com name: type: string example: Bitcoin description: Name of the cryptocurrency symbol: type: string example: BTC description: Symbol of the cryptocurrency rank: type: integer example: 1 description: >- Current ranking of the cryptocurrency. If `is_active` is false the `rank` is 0 is_new: type: boolean example: false description: Flag indicating if the currency was added within the last 5 days is_active: type: boolean example: true description: >- Flag indicating if the currency is active, which means that we can calculate the current price and volume type: type: string example: coin description: >- Type of the cryptocurrency. Currently supported values are `coin` and `token` ico_project: type: object properties: id: type: string example: fil-filecoin-futures name: type: string example: Filecoin symbol: type: string example: FIL is_new: type: boolean example: false exchange_simplified: type: object properties: id: type: string example: binance name: type: string example: Binance rank: type: integer example: 1 person: type: object properties: id: type: string example: vitalik-buterin name: type: string example: Vitalik Buterin teams_count: type: integer example: 5 description: Number of teams where person is a member tag_simplified: type: object properties: id: type: string example: blockchain-service description: ID of the tag name: type: string example: Blockchain Service description: Name of the tag coin_counter: type: integer example: 160 description: Number of coins with this tag ico_counter: type: integer example: 80 description: Number of ico projects with this tag ````