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Overview

Retrieve Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume (OHLCV) data for a specific coin for the current day. This endpoint provides real-time candle data for the ongoing 24-hour period.

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Usage

coinpaprika-cli ohlcv-today <coin_id> [OPTIONS]

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Arguments

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coin_id
string
required
The unique identifier for the coin in format symbol-name (e.g., btc-bitcoin, eth-ethereum)

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Options

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quote
string
default:"usd"
Quote currency for price data. Common values: usd, btc, eth
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output
string
default:"table"
Output format: table or json
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raw
boolean
default:"false"
Output raw JSON without metadata wrapper (useful for scripting)

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Examples

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Get today’s OHLCV for Bitcoin

coinpaprika-cli ohlcv-today btc-bitcoin

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Get today’s OHLCV for Ethereum in BTC

coinpaprika-cli ohlcv-today eth-ethereum --quote btc

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Get today’s OHLCV as JSON

coinpaprika-cli ohlcv-today btc-bitcoin --output json

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Monitor today’s performance

watch -n 60 'coinpaprika-cli ohlcv-today btc-bitcoin'

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Response

The command returns OHLCV data for the current (incomplete) day: 
[
  {
    "time_open": "2024-01-02T00:00:00Z",
    "time_close": "2024-01-02T14:30:00Z",
    "open": 42500.75,
    "high": 43200.50,
    "low": 42350.25,
    "close": 42950.00,
    "volume": 12500000000,
    "market_cap": 840000000000
  }
]

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Response Fields

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time_open
string
ISO 8601 timestamp when today’s period started (00:00:00 UTC)
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time_close
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of the most recent data point
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open
number
Opening price at the start of today
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high
number
Highest price so far today
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low
number
Lowest price so far today
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close
number
Most recent price (current price)
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volume
number
Total trading volume accumulated today
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market_cap
number
Current market capitalization

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Notes

  • This endpoint returns incomplete data for the current day
  • Data updates in real-time as the day progresses
  • The close value represents the current price
  • For the last complete day’s data, use ohlcv-latest
  • All values may be null if data is unavailable
  • Available on free tier
  • ohlcv-latest - Get last full day OHLCV data
  • ohlcv - Get historical OHLCV data
  • ticker - Get current price snapshot

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