UUIDs are also known as Universally Unique Identifier.
UUIDs are commonly utilized due to their high probability of being globally unique. This implies that while the UUID of coins on our API is unique within our database, it's also likely to be the only one of its kind across all systems worldwide.
Each coin has a unique identifier (UUID) in Coinranking API. For instance, the UUIDs for Bitcoin on
Coinranking API is Qwsogvtv82FCd
.
You may want to know the UUID of a coin to obtain further data on it such as its price.
There are two main methods to get the UUIDs for a list of coins:
In this guide, we will explain further on the steps to obtain UUIDs for a list of coins using the two methods above.
Simply type in Coinranking.com in your preferred browser and you will be directed to our main website.
Once you are in the coin page, look for the URL on the browser. It should show something like this:
The UUID is the code you see. In this case UUID of Ethereum would be: razxDUgYGNAdQ
Do note that this method can be tedious if you’re looking to collect UUIDs for a long list of coins.
Alternatively, you can use our get a list of coins endpoint: https://developers.coinranking.com/api/documentation/coins/coins
This is the endpoint we use on our homepage. With this endpoint, you’ll be able to get a list of coins.
You can then use specific query parameters to filter the coins according to different criterias such as:
Head over to the get coins documentation for reference to the endpoint.