CoinDesk Data

Comparing the same asset across exchanges starts with matching instruments correctly. CoinDesk Data standardizes asset and trading-pair identifiers so a market report can combine exchange feeds without treating different symbols as different assets.

Its trade datasets include individual trades and aggregated opening, high, low, closing and volume figures. Minute, hourly and daily intervals serve different reporting needs. Tick history varies by exchange, so a headline start date for the service does not establish complete history for every instrument.

Specify the data you need

For a historical study, identify the exchanges, instruments, dates and granularity before requesting access. Historical trades can be retrieved by hour or timestamp, with JSON or CSV output and arranged cloud backfills. For an application that must follow new trades as they arrive, WebSocket delivery provides a streaming option. REST access covers both current and historical queries.

Order-book depth, spreads and slippage belong to a separate dataset from completed trades. Derivatives feeds add measurements such as open interest and funding rates. Choosing the dataset around the question avoids mistaking trading volume for available order-book liquidity.

Access and cost

Contact the data team for subscription scope, pricing and a trial discussion. CoinDesk announced that accounts without a subscription would lose API access from May 21, 2026. Older instructions describing a permanent free API allowance no longer apply.

Public research reports and exchange-benchmark material remain available through the website. They provide context and methodology, while an application using the underlying data needs the appropriate data agreement.