A Quick Guide of CoinGecko API using Discord Bot

Introduction

This guide will walk you through the steps to create a Discord bot that fetches cryptocurrency prices using the CoinGecko API. The bot will respond to commands from users and provide real-time price data for cryptocurrencies.

Prerequisites

• A Discord Account
• Basic knowledge of programming and the Python programming language
• Python and pip (package installer for Python) installed on your system

Links

• https://discord.com/developers/docs/getting-started
• https://www.coingecko.com/en/api/documentation
• https://apiguide.coingecko.com/getting-started/introduction

Steps

1. Set up Discord Bot

2. Invite the Bot to your server

3. Set up the project (You can fork the repo using Git Clone or just copy the code)

4. Write the bot code

5. Play around with CG API

6. Run the Bot

What you can build using CG API

1. Crypto Price Bot (using /simple/price)
2. Trending Coins Bot (using /search/trending)
3. Exchanges + Derivatives Exchanges List Bot (using /exchanges + /derivative/exchanges)
4. DeFi Bot (using /global/decentralized_finance_defi) + defillama API + GeckoTerminal API
5. NFT Bot (using /nft/list)

Public API vs Pro API

Example:

Public API
https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/ping
https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/markets?vs_currency=usd&ids=bitcoin&x_cg_demo_api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Pro API
https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/ping?x_cg_pro_api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/markets?vs_currency=usd&ids=bitcoin&x_cg_pro_api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Pro API always Starts with: pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/ & Ends with: x_cg_pro_api_key=YOUR_API_KEY