# Get Coin — CoinGecko

> Get current data for a coin by its ID, including price, market cap, volume, community data, and developer data. See the documentation

- Key: `coingecko-get-coin`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: CoinGecko (`coingecko`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/coingecko.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/coingecko/actions/get-coin
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/coingecko/actions/get-coin/get-coin.mjs

## Description

Get current data for a coin by its ID, including price, market cap, volume, community data, and developer data. [See the documentation](https://docs.coingecko.com/v3.0.1/reference/coins-id)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `coinId` | `string` | Yes | The coin ID (e.g. bitcoin, ethereum). Use the List Coins action to find the ID of the coin you want to use. |
| `localization` | `boolean` | No | Include all localized language data in the response. |
| `tickers` | `boolean` | No | Include ticker and exchange data in the response. |
| `marketData` | `boolean` | No | Include market data (price, market cap, volume, etc.) in the response. |
| `communityData` | `boolean` | No | Include community data (Reddit, Twitter, Telegram) in the response. |
| `developerData` | `boolean` | No | Include developer/GitHub data (forks, stars, commits) in the response. |
| `sparkline` | `boolean` | No | Include 7-day sparkline price data in the response. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "coingecko",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "coingecko-get-coin",
  arguments: {
    coinId: "Coin ID",
    localization: true,
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "coingecko-get-coin",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    coingecko: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    coinId: "Coin ID",
    localization: true,
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "coingecko-get-coin",
    "configured_props": {
      "coingecko": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "coinId": "Coin ID",
      "localization": true
    }
  }'
```

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