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CoinCap Connector

Connector Details

Type

Virtual machines, Single VM , BYOL

Runs on

Google Compute Engine

Last Update

24 October, 2024

Category

Overview

The CoinCap Connector facilitates seamless integration with access to cryptocurrency prices, assets, markets, exchanges, rates, and technical analysis indicators. This connector acts as a proxy, forwarding requests to the CoinCap API and returning results in a standardized format.
It supports integration points for asset retrieval, exchange data, rates, price lookups, and technical analysis calculations such as SMA, EMA, MACD, VWAP, RSI, and candlestick data.

Integration Overview

This document provides a detailed guide for each integration point, its purpose, configuration, and workflow support using the CoinCap Connector.
Supported Integration Action Points

getPriceByAddress: Retrieves the price of an asset using its blockchain address.
getPriceBySymbol: Retrieves the price of an asset by its symbol.
getAssets: Retrieves a list of all available assets.
getAssetBySlug: Retrieves details of a specific asset.
getAssetMarkets: Retrieves market information for a specific asset.
getAssetHistory: Retrieves historical data for a specific asset.
getExchanges: Retrieves a list of all exchanges.
getExchangeById: Retrieves details of a specific exchange.
getMarkets: Retrieves general market information.
getRates: Retrieves currency and crypto rates.
getRateBySlug: Retrieves details of a specific rate.
getSMA / getSMAseries: Retrieves Simple Moving Average values.
getEMA / getEMAseries: Retrieves Exponential Moving Average values.
getMACD / getMACDseries: Retrieves Moving Average Convergence Divergence values.
getVWAP: Retrieves Volume Weighted Average Price (latest).
getCandlesticks: Retrieves candlestick chart data for an asset.
getRSI / getRSIseries: Retrieves Relative Strength Index values.
getAllLatestIndicators: Retrieves the latest values for all indicators of an asset.
getAccount: Retrieves account information (requires authorization).

Detailed Integration Documentation

2.1 Price Retrieval by Address

Action	getPriceByAddress
Purpose	Retrieves the current price of a cryptocurrency based on its blockchain address.
Parameters	Required: Authorization (string) – Bearer token, if required by the upstream CoinCap service. address (string) – Blockchain address (query parameter).
Output	Returns JSON containing the current price and related details for the asset.

2.2 Price Retrieval by Symbol

Action	getPriceBySymbol
Purpose	Retrieves the price of a cryptocurrency using its symbol (e.g., BTC, ETH).
Parameters	Required: symbol (string) – The asset symbol (path parameter).
Output	JSON object with the price and asset details.

2.3 Assets Retrieval

Action	getAssets
Purpose	Retrieves a list of all assets available on CoinCap.
Parameters	Optional: limit (integer) – Maximum number of results to return. offset (integer) – Number of items to skip for pagination.
Output	JSON array of assets with details (`id`, `symbol`, `name`, `supply`, `marketCap`, `price`, etc.).

2.4 Single Asset Retrieval

Action	getAssetBySlug
Purpose	Retrieves detailed information about a specific asset.
Parameters	Required: slug (string) – The asset identifier (path parameter, e.g., “bitcoin”).
Output	JSON object with asset details.

2.5 Asset Market Retrieval

Action	getAssetMarkets
Purpose	Retrieves market listings for a specific asset, including trading pairs and exchanges.
Parameters	Required: slug (string) – Asset identifier (path parameter).
Output	JSON object with market data.

2.6 Asset History Retrieval

Action	getAssetHistory
Purpose	Retrieves historical price data for a specific asset.
Parameters	Required: slug (string) – Asset identifier. Optional: interval (string) – Data interval (e.g., m1, h1, d1). start (integer) – Start timestamp (ms). end (integer) – End timestamp (ms).
Output	JSON array of historical data points (`price`, `timestamp`, `volume`).

2.7 Exchanges

Action	getExchanges, getExchangeById
Purpose	Retrieves a list of exchanges or detailed data for a single exchange.
Parameters	For getExchangeById (Required): exchange (string) – Exchange identifier (path parameter). getExchanges: No parameters required.
Output	JSON object with exchange details (name, trading volume, etc.).

2.8 Markets

Action	getMarkets
Purpose	Retrieves global market information across all assets.
Parameters	No parameters required.
Output	JSON object with market trading data.

2.9 Rates

Action	getRates, getRateBySlug
Purpose	Retrieves fiat and crypto conversion rates.
Parameters	For getRateBySlug (Required): slug (string) – Rate identifier (path parameter). getRates: No parameters required.
Output	JSON object with rate details (currency, rate, symbol).

2.10 Technical Analysis Indicators

Action	getSMAseries, getSMAlatest, getEMAseries, getEMAlatest, getMACDseries, getMACDlatest, getVWAP, getCandlesticks, getRSIseries, getRSIlatest, getAllLatestIndicators
Purpose	Retrieves technical indicator series or latest values for a given asset.
Parameters	Required: slug (string) – Asset identifier. Optional: Interval, period, start/end time (depending on indicator).
Output	JSON objects with computed indicator values.

2.11 Account

Action	getAccount
Purpose	Retrieves account information for the authenticated user.
Parameters	Required: Authorization (string) – Bearer token.
Output	JSON object with account details (id, email, subscription, etc.).

Workflow Creation with the Connector

Example Workflow: Asset Analysis

Retrieve Asset Data	Use `getAssetBySlug(slug="bitcoin")` to fetch Bitcoin details.
Retrieve Market Listings	Call `getAssetMarkets(slug="bitcoin")` to get trading pairs and liquidity data.
Perform Technical Analysis	Use `getSMAseries(slug="bitcoin")` and `getRSIlatest(slug="bitcoin")` for analysis.
Combine with Market Rates	Fetch fiat conversion rates using `getRates`.
Present Insights	Use the combined data to provide trading insights, dashboards, or automated alerts.

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