Overview
BitcoinAverage aggregates price data from dozens of global cryptocurrency exchanges to produce weighted average prices for Bitcoin and other digital assets. Its API serves both real-time ticker data and long-term historical OHLCV series going back several years. It is commonly used for price reference feeds in fintech apps and portfolio trackers.
Beginner Tip
A free API key from the BitcoinAverage dashboard gives you access to the global price index endpoints; store the key in an environment variable and pass it in the X-Signature header as documented. Start with the /indices/global/ticker/short endpoint which returns a compact summary of all supported symbols.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"id": "bitcoin",
"symbol": "btc",
"current_price": 65432.1,
"market_cap": 1280000000000,
"price_change_24h": 1250.5,
"price_change_percentage_24h": 1.95,
"total_volume": 28500000000
} Field Reference
last Current weighted average price across all exchanges. ask Lowest asking price observed across tracked exchanges. bid Highest bid price observed across tracked exchanges. volume Total 24-hour trading volume in the base currency. timestamp Unix timestamp of when the index was last calculated. averages.day 24-hour simple moving average price. Implementation Example
const url = "https://apiv2.bitcoinaverage.com/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
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Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026
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