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name: messari-crypto description: > Crypto market intelligence powered by Messari's REST API. Provides real-time access to Messari AI (chat completions over 30TB+ crypto data), Signal (sentiment, mindshare, trending narratives), Metrics (prices, volumes, fundamentals for 34,000+ assets across 210+ exchanges), News, Research, Stablecoins, Exchanges, Networks, Protocols, Token Unlocks, Fundraising, Intel, Topics, and X-Users data. Use when the user asks about crypto markets, token analysis, sentiment, protocol metrics, asset research, trending narratives, stablecoin flows, token unlock schedules, fundraising rounds, governance events, or any blockchain/crypto data question. Requires a Messari API key and Messari AI credits. metadata: openclaw: env: - name: MESSARI_API_KEY description: Messari API key from messari.io/api required: true

Messari Crypto Intel

Real-time crypto market intelligence via Messari's REST API — AI-powered analysis, on-chain metrics, sentiment, news, and institutional-grade research without building data pipelines.

Prerequisites

• Messari API Key — get one at messari.io/api
• Messari AI Credits — required for AI completion endpoints

REST API Overview

Base URL: https://api.messari.io

Authentication: Include your API key in every request:

x-messari-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>

All endpoints accept and return JSON. Use Content-Type: application/json for POST requests.

Service Routing Table

For detailed endpoint documentation, see references/api_services.md.

Example Requests

AI Chat Completion

curl -X POST "https://api.messari.io/ai/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "What is the bull case for ETH right now?"}
    ]
  }'

Asset Metrics Lookup

curl "https://api.messari.io/metrics/v2/assets?assetSlugs=bitcoin,ethereum" \
  -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"

Signal Mindshare Gainers

curl "https://api.messari.io/signal/v1/assets/gainers-losers?type=mindshare&limit=10" \
  -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"

News Feed

curl "https://api.messari.io/news/v1/news/feed?limit=20" \
  -H "x-messari-api-key: $MESSARI_API_KEY"

Routing Guidance

General crypto questions

Route through AI first — broadest context, synthesizes across market data, research, news, social.

Quantitative questions

Use Metrics for price/volume/fundamentals. Exchanges for exchange-level data. Networks for L1/L2 metrics. Protocols for DeFi-specific data.

Sentiment and narratives

Signal for mindshare and sentiment. Topics for trending narrative classes. X-Users for influencer-level metrics.

Specific asset classes

Stablecoins for stablecoin supply and flows. Token Unlocks for vesting schedules and upcoming unlocks.

Research, news, and events

Research for deep dives and reports. News for real-time events. Intel for governance and protocol updates. Fundraising for funding rounds and M&A.

Multi-service queries

Combine services for richer answers. Example — "Is SOL overvalued?":

1. Metrics → current price, volume, fundamentals
2. Signal → sentiment and mindshare trend
3. Token Unlocks → upcoming supply pressure
4. AI → synthesize a view from all data