`price`

Pack: cryptocompare · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/price for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Current crypto spot price from CoinDesk Data (formerly CryptoCompare): one coin (fsym) quoted in many fiat or crypto symbols (tsyms), aggregated across major exchanges. Requires your own CoinDesk Data API key.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required
`_apiKey`	string	yes
`fsym`	string	yes
`tsyms`	string	yes
`e`	string	no
`extraParams`	string	no
`sign`	boolean	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-cryptocompare-api-key",
  "fsym": "BTC",
  "tsyms": "USD,EUR"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cryptocompare/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"price","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-cryptocompare-api-key","fsym":"BTC","tsyms":"USD,EUR"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('price', {
  "_apiKey": "your-cryptocompare-api-key",
  "fsym": "BTC",
  "tsyms": "USD,EUR"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-cryptocompare-api-key",
  "fsym": "ETH",
  "tsyms": "USD",
  "e": "Kraken"
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Current price response with requested currency pairs",
  "additionalProperties": {
    "type": "number"
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the cryptocompare pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cryptocompare": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cryptocompare/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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