Coinbase API: Get coin price
Looks up a cryptocurrency's current Coinbase spot, buy and sell prices in a chosen currency.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.
- Coin, required
coin Cryptocurrency name or symbol, for example Bitcoin or ETH.
Bitcoin
- Currency optional
currency Currency name or code, for example Euro or EUR. Defaults to USD.
USD (default)
Input as JSON
{ "coin": "Bitcoin"}Output
{ "time": "2026-10-23T09:02:29Z", "symbol": "BTC", "buy_price": 81649.085, "coin_name": "Bitcoin", "page_link": "https://www.coinbase.com/price/bitcoin" , "sell_price": 81689.025, "spot_price": 81689.025, "currency_code": "USD"}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"coinbase.com/get_coin_price","input":{"coin":"Bitcoin"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "coinbase.com/get_coin_price" , "input": { "coin": "Bitcoin" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "coinbase.com/get_coin_price" , "input": { "coin": "Bitcoin" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run coinbase.com/get_coin_price# with {"coin":"Bitcoin"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "coin" ], "properties": { "coin": { "type": "string", "description": "Cryptocurrency name or symbol, for example Bitcoin or ETH." }, "currency": { "type": "string", "default": "USD", "description": "Currency name or code, for example Euro or EUR. Defaults to USD." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "coin_name", "symbol", "spot_price", "buy_price", "sell_price", "currency_code", "time", "page_link" ], "properties": { "time": { "type": "string", "description": "UTC time when Coinbase served the prices, in ISO 8601 format." }, "symbol": { "type": "string", "description": "Cryptocurrency symbol." }, "buy_price": { "type": "number", "description": "Coinbase buy price in the selected currency." }, "coin_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Full cryptocurrency name." }, "page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Coinbase price page for the cryptocurrency." }, "sell_price": { "type": "number", "description": "Coinbase sell price in the selected currency." }, "spot_price": { "type": "number", "description": "Spot price in the selected currency." }, "currency_code": { "type": "string", "description": "Currency code for all three prices." } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
coinbase.com/get_coin_price- Returns
- coin name, symbol, spot, buy and sell prices, currency code, time served, Coinbase price page
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method coinbase.com/get_coin_price with the inputs above.
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