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