# Coinbase API: Get coin price

> Looks up a cryptocurrency's current Coinbase spot, buy and sell prices in a chosen currency.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Coinbase.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/coinbase.com/get-coin-price
- Method: `coinbase.com/get_coin_price`, version 1
- Website: coinbase.com
- Returns: coin name, symbol, spot, buy and sell prices, currency code, time served, Coinbase price page
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `coin` | string | yes | `"Bitcoin"` | Cryptocurrency name or symbol, for example Bitcoin or ETH. |
| `currency` | string | no |  | Currency name or code, for example Euro or EUR. Defaults to USD. Default "USD". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input:

```json
{
  "coin": "Bitcoin"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "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"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
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"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What is the current price of Bitcoin in USD?
- How much is one ETH worth in euros right now?
- Give me the spot price of Solana in British pounds.
- What's the buy and sell price for Dogecoin in Japanese yen on Coinbase?
- Check the current Litecoin rate in Canadian dollars.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "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."
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [Coinbase API: Get coin overview](https://fous.com/methods/coinbase.com/get-coin-overview.md): Gets a cryptocurrency's price, 24-hour change, market statistics, popularity, tradability, description and website from its public Coinbase price page.
- [CoinMarketCap API: Get coin price](https://fous.com/methods/coinmarketcap.com/get-coin-price.md): Gets a cryptocurrency's price, changes, supply, market cap, volume and all-time high in a chosen currency. If a name or symbol is shared, returns the coin with the largest market cap.
- [Binance API: Get coin price](https://fous.com/methods/binance.com/get-coin-price.md): Gets a Binance spot pair's latest price and rolling 24-hour trading statistics from a coin name or symbol. Only currently trading pairs are available.
- [Kraken API: Get coin price](https://fous.com/methods/kraken.com/get-coin-price.md): Gets a coin's current Kraken price, bid and ask, and 24-hour trading statistics in a chosen currency, with change since today's midnight UTC open.
- [CoinGecko API: Get coin price on date](https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com/get-coin-price-on-date.md): Gets a coin's price, market cap and 24-hour volume at 00:00 UTC on a past date. Non-USD currencies are available only for the last 365 days.
- [CoinGecko API: Get coin price history](https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com/get-coin-price-history.md): Gets a coin's daily prices and price change over the last 7, 30, 90 or 365 days, with UTC dates. Today's price may change.
- [Binance API: Get price history](https://fous.com/methods/binance.com/get-price-history.md): Gets Binance spot price candles for a coin and quote currency, newest by default or within a UTC date range, up to 1,000 candles.
- [Binance API: Get order book](https://fous.com/methods/binance.com/get-order-book.md): Gets the current bid and ask price levels for a Binance spot pair from a coin name or symbol, with the spread.
- [All Coinbase methods](https://fous.com/methods/coinbase.com.md)