CoinDesk REST API

Financial Bitcoin, Currency

CoinDesk is an information center on Bitcoins, a decentralized digital currency used around the world. One service that CoinDesk provides is the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). This Bitcoin pricing data is calculated every minute and is published in USD, EUR, and GBP. BPI data is made available programmatically via REST API. People can use the API however they like as long as they credit CoinDesk as the data source.

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API Endpoint http://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/

API Portal / Home Page API Documentation

Primary Category Financial

Secondary Categories Bitcoin, Currency

SSL Support Yes

Twitter URL http://twitter.com/coindesk

Support Email Address contact@coindesk.com

Developer Support URL api@coindesk.com

Authentication Model Unspecified

Version status Recommended (active, supported)

Is the API Design/Description Non-Proprietary ? No

Scope Single purpose API

Device Specific No

Docs Home Page URL http://www.coindesk.com/api/

Architectural Style REST

Supported Request Formats URI Query String/CRUD

Supported Response Formats CSV, GeoJSON, JSON, XML

Is This an Unofficial API? No

Is This a Hypermedia API? Yes

Restricted Access ( Requires Provider Approval ) No

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CoinDesk & Guardian News
The CoinDesk...
CoinDesk App
The app features the latest bitcoin news and analysis, Bitcoin Price Index, a price chart, currency converter and price alert notifications. Users can check the real-time bitcoin price on the app’...
Bitcoin Price Ticker
CoinDesk has a Bitcoin Price Ticker widget that can be embedded for free into your own website or blog. The widget displays the current Bitcoin Price Index, todayâ€™s high and low, and a sparkline...

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