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Overview

Search across all CoinPaprika data including cryptocurrencies, exchanges, ICOs, people, and tags. This is the quickest way to find specific entities when you don’t know their exact ID.

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Usage

coinpaprika-cli search <query> [OPTIONS]

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Arguments

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query
string
required
Search term (e.g., coin name, symbol, exchange name, person name)

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Options

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categories
string
Comma-separated list of categories to search. Options:
  • currencies - Cryptocurrencies
  • exchanges - Exchange platforms
  • icos - Initial Coin Offerings
  • people - Industry figures
  • tags - Category tags
If not specified, searches all categories
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limit
number
default:"10"
Maximum number of results per category
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modifier
string
Search modifier. Use symbol_search to search by ticker symbol only
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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

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Examples

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Search for Bitcoin

coinpaprika-cli search bitcoin

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Search for Ethereum in specific categories

coinpaprika-cli search ethereum --categories currencies,exchanges --limit 5

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Search by symbol only

coinpaprika-cli search BTC --modifier symbol_search

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Search for an exchange

coinpaprika-cli search binance --categories exchanges

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Search for a person

coinpaprika-cli search vitalik --categories people

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Search for DeFi projects

coinpaprika-cli search defi --categories currencies,tags --limit 20

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Get comprehensive search results as JSON

coinpaprika-cli search "layer 2" --output json

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Response

The command returns results grouped by category: 
{
  "currencies": [
    {
      "id": "btc-bitcoin",
      "name": "Bitcoin",
      "symbol": "BTC",
      "rank": 1,
      "is_active": true,
      "type": "coin"
    },
    {
      "id": "bch-bitcoin-cash",
      "name": "Bitcoin Cash",
      "symbol": "BCH",
      "rank": 25,
      "is_active": true,
      "type": "coin"
    }
  ],
  "exchanges": [
    {
      "id": "bitcoin-com",
      "name": "Bitcoin.com Exchange"
    }
  ],
  "icos": [],
  "people": [],
  "tags": [
    {
      "id": "bitcoin-fork",
      "name": "Bitcoin Fork",
      "coin_counter": 15,
      "ico_counter": 2
    }
  ]
}

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Response Fields

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Currency Results

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id
string
Unique coin identifier (use this for other commands)
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name
string
Full name of the cryptocurrency
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symbol
string
Trading symbol/ticker
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rank
number
Market cap rank
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is_active
boolean
Whether the coin is currently active
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type
string
Type: coin or token

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Exchange Results

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id
string
Unique exchange identifier
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name
string
Exchange name

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People Results

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id
string
Unique person identifier
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name
string
Person’s full name
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teams_count
number
Number of projects associated with this person

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Tag Results

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id
string
Unique tag identifier
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name
string
Tag display name
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coin_counter
number
Number of coins in this category
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ico_counter
number
Number of ICOs in this category

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Notes

  • Search is case-insensitive
  • Results are ranked by relevance
  • Use --categories to narrow your search and improve performance
  • The symbol_search modifier is useful when you know the exact ticker
  • Empty arrays are returned for categories with no matches
  • Available on free tier

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Search Tips

  1. Find coin ID: Use search to discover the exact coin ID for other commands 
    coinpaprika-cli search cardano
# Returns: ada-cardano
# Then use: coinpaprika-cli coin ada-cardano
  2. Symbol search: When searching by ticker, use the modifier 
    coinpaprika-cli search ETH --modifier symbol_search
  3. Category filtering: Limit search to specific categories for faster results 
    coinpaprika-cli search binance --categories exchanges
  4. Fuzzy matching: Search works with partial names 
    coinpaprika-cli search "bit" --limit 5
  • coin - Get details about a specific coin
  • exchange - Get exchange information
  • person - Get person details
  • tags - Browse all tags

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