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Overview

Retrieve detailed information about notable people in the cryptocurrency industry, including their roles, projects, and social links.

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Usage

coinpaprika-cli person <person_id> [OPTIONS]

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Arguments

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person_id
string
required
The unique identifier for the person (e.g., vitalik-buterin, satoshi-nakamoto, changpeng-zhao)

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Options

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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 Vitalik Buterin’s profile

coinpaprika-cli person vitalik-buterin

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Get Satoshi Nakamoto’s information

coinpaprika-cli person satoshi-nakamoto

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Get person details as JSON

coinpaprika-cli person changpeng-zhao --output json

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Research project founders

coinpaprika-cli person gavin-wood --output json

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Response

The command returns detailed information about the person: 
{
  "id": "vitalik-buterin",
  "name": "Vitalik Buterin",
  "description": "Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer primarily known as a co-founder of Ethereum and as a co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine. Buterin was born in Russia and lived there until the age of six when his parents emigrated to Canada in search of better employment opportunities.",
  "teams_count": 3,
  "links": {
    "twitter": ["https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin"],
    "github": ["https://github.com/vbuterin"],
    "medium": ["https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin"]
  },
  "positions": [
    {
      "coin_id": "eth-ethereum",
      "coin_name": "Ethereum",
      "position": "Co-Founder"
    },
    {
      "coin_id": "btc-bitcoin",
      "coin_name": "Bitcoin Magazine",
      "position": "Co-Founder"
    }
  ]
}

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Response Fields

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id
string
Unique person identifier
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name
string
Full name of the person
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description
string
Biographical information and background
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teams_count
number
Number of projects/teams this person is involved with
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links
object
Social media and website links
  • twitter - Twitter/X profile URLs
  • github - GitHub profile URLs
  • medium - Medium blog URLs
  • linkedin - LinkedIn profile URLs
  • Other platform links as available
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positions
array
List of positions held in various cryptocurrency projects

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Position Object

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coin_id
string
CoinPaprika ID of the associated cryptocurrency
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coin_name
string
Display name of the cryptocurrency
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position
string
Role or position title (e.g., “Founder”, “CEO”, “Developer”, “Advisor”)

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Notes

  • Person IDs are typically formatted as firstname-lastname in lowercase
  • The positions array shows current and past roles
  • Links include social media and professional profiles
  • All values may be null if data is unavailable
  • Available on free tier

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Finding Person IDs

You can discover person IDs through:
  1. Search command: Find people by name 
    coinpaprika-cli search "vitalik" --categories people
  2. Coin details: Person IDs are included in coin team information 
    coinpaprika-cli coin eth-ethereum --output json
  3. Common format: Usually firstname-lastname (e.g., satoshi-nakamoto)

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Common Person IDs

  • vitalik-buterin - Ethereum co-founder
  • satoshi-nakamoto - Bitcoin creator
  • changpeng-zhao - Binance founder
  • brian-armstrong - Coinbase CEO
  • charles-hoskinson - Cardano founder
  • gavin-wood - Polkadot founder
  • justin-sun - TRON founder
  • search - Search for people by name
  • coin - Get coin details including team information

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