Messari Crypto Intel
Real-time crypto market intelligence via Messari's REST API — AI-powered analysis, on-chain metrics, sentiment, news, and institutional-grade research without building data pipelines.
Prerequisites
- •Messari API Key — get one at messari.io/api
- •Messari AI Credits — required for AI completion endpoints
REST API Overview
Base URL: https://api.messari.io
Authentication: Include your API key in every request:
x-messari-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>
All endpoints accept and return JSON. Use Content-Type: application/json for POST requests.
Service Routing Table
| Service | Base Path | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| AI | /ai/ | General crypto questions, synthesis across data sources |
| Signal | /signal/v1/ | Sentiment, mindshare, trending narratives |
| Metrics | /metrics/v2/ | Price, volume, market cap, fundamentals |
| News | /news/v1/ | Real-time crypto news, breaking events |
| Research | /research/v1/ | Institutional reports, protocol deep dives |
| Stablecoins | /stablecoins/v2/ | Stablecoin supply, per-chain breakdowns |
| Exchanges | /exchanges/v2/ | Exchange volume, metrics, timeseries |
| Networks | /networks/v2/ | L1/L2 network metrics, timeseries |
| Protocols | /protocols/v2/ | DeFi protocol metrics (DEX, lending, staking) |
| Token Unlocks | /token-unlocks/v1/ | Vesting schedules, unlock events |
| Fundraising | /fundraising/v1/ | Funding rounds, investors, M&A |
| Intel | /intel/v1/ | Governance events, protocol updates |
| Topics | /topics/v1/ | Trending topic classes, daily timeseries |
| X-Users | /signal/v1/x-users/ | Crypto X/Twitter user metrics |
For detailed endpoint documentation, see references/api_services.md.
Example Requests
AI Chat Completion
curl -X POST "https://api.messari.io/ai/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "What is the bull case for ETH right now?"}
]
}'
Asset Metrics Lookup
curl "https://api.messari.io/metrics/v2/assets?assetSlugs=bitcoin,ethereum" \ -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
Signal Mindshare Gainers
curl "https://api.messari.io/signal/v1/assets/gainers-losers?type=mindshare&limit=10" \ -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
News Feed
curl "https://api.messari.io/news/v1/news/feed?limit=20" \ -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"
Routing Guidance
General crypto questions
Route through AI first — broadest context, synthesizes across market data, research, news, social.
Quantitative questions
Use Metrics for price/volume/fundamentals. Exchanges for exchange-level data. Networks for L1/L2 metrics. Protocols for DeFi-specific data.
Sentiment and narratives
Signal for mindshare and sentiment. Topics for trending narrative classes. X-Users for influencer-level metrics.
Specific asset classes
Stablecoins for stablecoin supply and flows. Token Unlocks for vesting schedules and upcoming unlocks.
Research, news, and events
Research for deep dives and reports. News for real-time events. Intel for governance and protocol updates. Fundraising for funding rounds and M&A.
Multi-service queries
Combine services for richer answers. Example — "Is SOL overvalued?":
- •Metrics → current price, volume, fundamentals
- •Signal → sentiment and mindshare trend
- •Token Unlocks → upcoming supply pressure
- •AI → synthesize a view from all data