CoinPaprika (DexPaprika)Not published by vendorVerified 2026-10-17

free DEX data API for Claude & AI agents

Live DEX pools, token prices and OHLCV across 36 chains. REST API and hosted MCP server, keyless to start (10,000 credits per IP per rolling 30 days).

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Verified factsChecked 2026-10-17

PriceFree without a key. A free registered key (no card) raises the allowance; paid plans start at Dev, $30 a month for 500,000 credits.2 [Verified 2026-10-17]
API key / authNot required on api.dexpaprika.com. Paid plans use api-pro.dexpaprika.com with the key in the Authorization header.2 [Verified 2026-10-17]
Rate limit (no key)Docs: 15 requests/min and 10,000 credits per IP over a rolling 30 days (one credit per request; batch calls cost one credit per item). Our test responses carried ratelimit-limit: 10 and x-credits-limit: 10000, so budget for the lower figure.2 [Verified 2026-10-17]
Over-limit behaviorHTTP 429 when you exceed the per-minute rate; HTTP 402 when the credit allowance is used up (retrying will not help).2 [Verified 2026-10-17]
TermsDexPaprika Terms of Use (service provider CoinPaprika sp. z o.o.). They forbid reselling or redistributing the content to third parties and making excessive requests.3 [Verified 2026-10-17]
Hosted MCP serverhttps://mcp.dexpaprika.com/sse (recommended) or /streamable-http. Our initialize call reported "DexPaprika MCP Server" version 2.10.1 and tools/list returned 20 tools. Read tools require a short rationale string.4 [Verified 2026-10-17]
Status / history depthLive. Keyless OHLCV is limited to 1h+ candles over the last 24 hours; deeper history needs a key or paid plan.2 [Verified 2026-10-17]
EndpointGET https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/{network}/pools/search (the older /networks/{network}/pools now returns 410 with this replacement).5 [Verified 2026-10-17]

FeaturesChecked 2026-10-17

YesNoN/ANot published
CapabilityValueNote
StatusThe docs give no GA/beta label for the API or MCP server.Not published1 [Not published by vendor: checked 2026-10-17 on https://docs.dexpaprika.com/llms.txt]The docs give no GA/beta label for the API or MCP server.
API key requiredNo key. Paid plans use api-pro.dexpaprika.com with a key.No2 [Verified 2026-10-17 on https://docs.dexpaprika.com/knowledge-base/rate-limits.md]No key. Paid plans use api-pro.dexpaprika.com with a key.
Free tier10,000 credits / 30 days per IP. A free registered key raises the allowance.Yes2 [Verified 2026-10-17 on https://docs.dexpaprika.com/knowledge-base/rate-limits.md]10,000 credits / 30 days per IP. A free registered key raises the allowance.
Rate limitOur test response carried ratelimit-limit: 10, so budget for the lower figure.15/min documented; 10 in headers2 [Verified 2026-10-17 on https://docs.dexpaprika.com/knowledge-base/rate-limits.md]Our test response carried ratelimit-limit: 10, so budget for the lower figure.
Official MCP serverHosted, SSE or Streamable HTTP. https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/sse and /streamable-http.Yes6 [Verified 2026-10-17 on https://docs.dexpaprika.com/ai-integration/hosted-mcp-server.md]Hosted, SSE or Streamable HTTP. https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/sse and /streamable-http.
Official SDKTypeScript, Python, Go, PHP. Listed on the official tools and SDKs page.Yes7 [Verified 2026-10-17 on https://docs.dexpaprika.com/tools/all-tools.md]TypeScript, Python, Go, PHP. Listed on the official tools and SDKs page.
Data license / termsThe terms forbid making the content available to third parties, commercially or free of charge.DexPaprika Terms of Use3 [Verified 2026-10-17 on https://dexpaprika.com/terms]The terms forbid making the content available to third parties, commercially or free of charge.
Commercial use allowedNo commercial-use clause beyond the redistribution ban is published.Not published3 [Not published by vendor: checked 2026-10-17 on https://dexpaprika.com/terms]No commercial-use clause beyond the redistribution ban is published.
CORS / browser useREST: no CORS header. REST returned no Access-Control-Allow-Origin for a third-party origin; the MCP streamable-http endpoint returns *.No8 [Verified 2026-10-17 by test request to https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks]REST: no CORS header. REST returned no Access-Control-Allow-Origin for a third-party origin; the MCP streamable-http endpoint returns *.
Freshness / coverage/networks returned 36 networks on our test.Real-time; 36 networks8 [Verified 2026-10-17 by test request to https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks]/networks returned 36 networks on our test.

What it does

DexPaprika is CoinPaprika’s on-chain market data service. It indexes decentralized exchanges on 36 networks and serves liquidity pools, token prices, volumes and candles over a REST API, plus a hosted MCP server that exposes the same data as 20 tools. You can call it with no key and no signup, which makes it an easy read-only data source for a research or dashboard agent. It is market data only: it cannot trade, sign transactions or touch a wallet.

Working exampleRun 2026-10-17

curl -sS "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/search?limit=1"

Response (trimmed)

HTTP 200; ratelimit-limit: 10; ratelimit-remaining: 9; x-credits-limit: 10000
{"results":[{"id":"0xf6e72db5454dd049d0788e411b06cfaf16853042","dex_name":"MakerDAO",
  "chain":"ethereum","volume_usd_24h":847086186.95,"price_usd":1.0011, ...}],
 "has_next_page":true,"query":{"network":"ethereum","limit":1,"order_by":"volume_usd_24h"}}

Agent setup

Prompt to give your agent

Use the DexPaprika MCP server (https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/sse, no key) for read-only DEX research. For the token I name, find its top 3 pools by 24h volume, then give me price, 24h volume and liquidity for each pool with the network and DEX. Use lowercase addresses, keep the whole task under 15 calls, and do not give buy or sell advice.

Agent / MCP-style tool snippet

// Claude Desktop / Cursor mcp.json — hosted, keyless
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dexpaprika": { "url": "https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/sse" }
  }
}
// Claude Code (streamable HTTP):
// claude mcp add --transport http dexpaprika https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/streamable-http

Fit and safety

Good for

  • Research agents that summarize a token’s main pools
  • Paper-trading and backtest prototypes (read-only data)
  • Dashboards that show DEX volume by network
  • Giving a coding agent real market data for tests

Watch out

  • Do not run a 24/7 polling bot on the keyless tier. 10,000 credits per IP over a rolling 30 days is roughly 330 calls a day, and a burst today still counts against you for 30 days.
  • Do not republish or resell the data in your own product without checking the Terms of Use, which restrict redistribution to third parties.
  • Do not treat it as a trading or execution API. It is read-only market data, and pool prices on thin liquidity can be misleading.
  • Do not send mixed-case addresses to the REST API. The docs say mixed-case inputs return 404 on REST (the MCP layer normalizes them).

Alternatives

Morpho MCPRead-only lending-market data when you need DeFi lending rates rather than DEX prices.
GeckoTerminal DEX APIAnother public on-chain DEX data API; compare its limits and terms before switching.
Wikipedia REST APIFree background on protocols and tokens when the agent needs context, not live prices.

FAQ

Does DexPaprika need an API key?

No. api.dexpaprika.com and the hosted MCP server work without a key, with 10,000 credits per IP over a rolling 30 days. A free registered key raises that to 100,000 credits and 30 requests/min.

How do I add DexPaprika to Claude?

Add https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/sse as a remote MCP server in Claude Desktop or Cursor, or run claude mcp add --transport http dexpaprika https://mcp.dexpaprika.com/streamable-http in Claude Code.

Can the DexPaprika MCP place trades?

No. It only reads market data such as pools, prices and candles. It has no wallet or trading tools.

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SourcesFootnotes

  1. 1docs.dexpaprika.com/llms.txtVerified 2026-10-17
  2. 2docs.dexpaprika.com/knowledge-base/rate-limits.mdVerified 2026-10-17
  3. 3dexpaprika.com/termsVerified 2026-10-17
  4. 4docs.dexpaprika.com/ai-integration/mcp-clients.mdVerified 2026-10-17
  5. 5api.dexpaprika.com/docs/#tag/Pools/operation/searchNetworkPoolsVerified 2026-10-17
  6. 6docs.dexpaprika.com/ai-integration/hosted-mcp-server.mdVerified 2026-10-17
  7. 7docs.dexpaprika.com/tools/all-tools.mdVerified 2026-10-17
  8. 8api.dexpaprika.com/networksTested 2026-10-17