Messari
Provides API endpoints for thousands of crypto assets
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Cryptocurrency
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://messari.io/api
Overview
Messari’s API provided institutional-grade crypto asset data — metrics, market data, and news for thousands of assets. It was popular for analytics dashboards.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08):
data.messari.ioreturns HTTP 404 on the documented endpoints (both/v1and/v2paths). Messari was acquired in 2024 and the free public API appears to have been discontinued. Do not build new projects on it — use the alternatives below.
What it used to provide
curl "https://data.messari.io/api/v1/assets/btc/metrics/market-data"Alternatives
- CoinGecko and Coinpaprika (both listed on this site) — free keyless crypto market data.
- CoinMarketCap (listed) — key-based, authoritative.
FAQ
Is the Messari API still working? As of 2026-08 the documented endpoints return 404 — treat it as discontinued.
Was it free? Yes — it was free and keyless.
What replaced it? CoinGecko / Coinpaprika / CoinMarketCap cover the same data.
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