# CoinGecko API: List crypto categories > Lists CoinGecko crypto sectors by market cap with daily change, volume, leading coins and category pages, optionally filtered by name or link. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CoinGecko. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com/list-crypto-categories - Method: `coingecko.com/list_crypto_categories`, version 1 - Website: coingecko.com - Returns: category name, market cap, 24h change, volume, top 3 coins, category link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `category` | string | no | `"Meme"` | Category name, part of a name, category link, or category ID; for example, Meme or Artificial Intelligence. Leave blank for all categories. Default "". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum number of categories, for example 50 (up to 200). Default 50. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "category": "Meme", "max_results": 5 } ``` Its output: ```json { "categories": [ { "category_link": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/meme-token", "category_name": "Meme", "market_cap_usd": 29901289067.534084, "volume_24h_usd": 1956101653.6085272, "top_coin_1_name": "Dogecoin", "top_coin_2_name": "Shiba Inu", "top_coin_3_name": "Pump.fun", "market_cap_change_24h_percent": 1.1352795333420356 }, { "category_link": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/solana-meme-coins", "category_name": "Solana Meme", "market_cap_usd": 3122049209.0300956, "volume_24h_usd": 519360489.4065774, "top_coin_1_name": "Pudgy Penguins", "top_coin_2_name": "Official Trump", "top_coin_3_name": "Bonk", "market_cap_change_24h_percent": 1.438976513925379 }, { "category_link": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/ip-meme", "category_name": "IP Meme", "market_cap_usd": 814359221.7508816, "volume_24h_usd": 144591117.44046223, "top_coin_1_name": "Pudgy Penguins", "top_coin_2_name": "ApeCoin", "top_coin_3_name": "cat in a dogs world", "market_cap_change_24h_percent": 2.292148338249442 } ] } ``` ## 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":"coingecko.com/list_crypto_categories","input":{"category":"Meme","max_results":5}}' ``` 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 - Show me the crypto sectors ranked by market cap with their 24h change and trading volume - Which CoinGecko categories are gaining the most today, and what are their top 3 coins? - Find the Meme coin category and tell me its market cap, volume, and leading tokens - List up to 25 crypto categories including Artificial Intelligence, with links to their pages - What are the biggest DeFi sectors right now by volume, and which coins lead each one? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "category": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Category name, part of a name, category link, or category ID; for example, Meme or Artificial Intelligence. Leave blank for all categories." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 200, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of categories, for example 50 (up to 200)." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "categories" ], "properties": { "categories": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "category_link": { "type": "string" }, "category_name": { "type": "string" }, "market_cap_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "volume_24h_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "top_coin_1_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "top_coin_2_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "top_coin_3_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "market_cap_change_24h_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [CoinGecko API: List trending coins](https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com/list-trending-coins.md): Lists up to 15 of the most-searched coins on CoinGecko in trending order, with price and 24-hour change in the chosen currency. 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