Quick answer
CoinDesk Data is the current name of the provider formerly known as CryptoCompare and then CCData; it was renamed in February 2025 after CoinDesk’s acquisition. It offers aggregated crypto prices, exchange OHLCV, order books, on-chain and news data through REST and WebSocket APIs with an API key.
CoinDesk Data API at a glance
- Pricing
- Free tier; commercial plans
- Availability
- Worldwide
- Paper trading
- Not applicable (data only)
- Integration type
- REST + API key
- In AlgoGP
- Design and backtest in AlgoGP, connect the exported code
- Developer portal
developers.coindesk.com- Legacy API
min-api.cryptocompare.comendpoints still referenced widely- Auth
- API key header or parameter
- Data
- Index prices, exchange OHLCV, order books, news
Moving from CryptoCompare
Check the CoinDesk Data developer portal for the current endpoint paths and plan limits; legacy CryptoCompare URLs may still answer but new features ship under CoinDesk Data.
Use CoinDesk Data in AlgoGP
CoinDesk Data is read by the generated data_sources.py. Turn it on from config.json under filters.sentiment. In-app backtests replay news and sentiment from dated, keyless archives, so a key, if any, is only used when the exported live.py runs; store it in the project’s Keys & secrets or a local .env.
| Key | What it is |
|---|---|
COINDESK_DATA_API_KEY | CoinDesk Data API key from the developer portal. |
.env.New to CoinDesk Data? Follow the step-by-step CoinDesk Data API key guide.
CoinDesk Data API: frequently asked questions
What happened to CryptoCompare?
It rebranded to CCData and, after CoinDesk’s acquisition, to CoinDesk Data in February 2025.
Is there a free CoinDesk Data plan?
There is a free tier for personal use with call limits; commercial plans are paid.
Add CoinDesk Data signals to a strategy
Combine price rules with news and sentiment filters, test them point-in-time so nothing leaks from the future, and export the code.
- Sentiment filters that block entries on bad news
- Point-in-time replay in every backtest
- Exported Python reads the same feed live
Free plan, no card required.
CoinDesk Data alternatives
- Kaiko API GuideInstitutional crypto market data: normalized trades, order books and reference data across CEX and DEX venues.
- Coin Metrics API GuideCrypto market and on-chain network data: candles, order books, funding, options and thousands of network metrics.
- Coinbase Exchange API Built into AlgoGP (data)Public, keyless candles from the largest US-regulated crypto exchange, quoted in real US dollars.
- Binance API Built into AlgoGPThe largest crypto exchange by volume, with a deep public market-data API and a free spot testnet.
Independent guide. AlgoGP is not affiliated with CoinDesk Data. Limits, prices and availability change; confirm them in the official documentation. Nothing here is investment advice.