Crypto Fear and Greed Index

Yes, you can access the CMC Fear and Greed Index data through the CoinMarketCap API for free. Here’s how you can do it:

Example: Fetching the Latest CMC Fear and Greed Index Value

To get the latest Fear and Greed Index value, you can use the following API endpoint:

API Endpoint:
GET https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/v3/fear-and-greed/historical

Parameters
• start: (optional) Integer specifying the starting point of the data retrieval.
• limit: (optional) Integer specifying the number of records to return (default is 50).

Response Example:

“`json
{
“status”: {
“timestamp”: “2024-09-03T12:00:00.000Z”,
“error_code”: 0,
“error_message”: null,
“elapsed”: 15,
“credit_count”: 1
},
“data”: [
{
“timestamp”: “2024-09-02T12:00:00.000Z”,
“value”: 50,
“value_classification”: “Neutral”
},
{
“timestamp”: “2024-09-01T12:00:00.000Z”,
“value”: 35,
“value_classification”: “Fear”
}
// More records…
]
}