# CoinGecko API: List trending coins > Lists up to 15 of the most-searched coins on CoinGecko in trending order, with price and 24-hour change in the chosen currency. Non-USD prices may be unavailable for some coins. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CoinGecko. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com/list-trending-coins - Method: `coingecko.com/list_trending_coins`, version 1 - Website: coingecko.com - Returns: trending position, name, symbol, market cap rank, price, 24h change, CoinGecko 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 | |---|---|---|---|---| | `currency` | string | no | `"USD"` | Currency for prices and 24-hour changes, such as USD or EUR. Default "USD". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "currency": "USD" } ``` Its output: ```json { "trending_coins": [ { "name": "Universal High Income", "price": 0.029752903788995113, "symbol": "UHI", "currency": "USD", "coingecko_link": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/universal-high-income-2", "market_cap_rank": 643, "trending_position": 1, "price_change_24h_percent": 44.38060490195063 }, { "name": "Dacity Coin", "price": 0.016406504164843638, "symbol": "DACITY", "currency": "USD", "coingecko_link": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dacity-coin-3", "market_cap_rank": 922, "trending_position": 2, "price_change_24h_percent": 112.49592821909424 }, { "name": "Irys", "price": 0.035595925253853425, "symbol": "IRYS", "currency": "USD", "coingecko_link": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/irys", "market_cap_rank": 346, "trending_position": 3, "price_change_24h_percent": 73.03287489879648 } ] } ``` ## 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_trending_coins","input":{"currency":"USD"}}' ``` 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 coins are trending right now with their prices in USD and 24-hour change? - Show me the top 15 most searched cryptocurrencies today priced in euros - Which crypto tokens are gaining search interest on CoinGecko this hour? - I want a trending coin list with market cap ranks and 24h percentage moves in Japanese yen - What are the hottest coins people are looking up right now, priced in British pounds? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "currency": { "type": "string", "default": "USD", "maxLength": 3, "minLength": 3, "description": "Currency for prices and 24-hour changes, such as USD or EUR." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "trending_coins" ], "properties": { "trending_coins": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "trending_position", "name", "symbol", "market_cap_rank", "price", "currency", "price_change_24h_percent", "coingecko_link" ], "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "symbol": { "type": "string" }, "currency": { "type": "string" }, "coingecko_link": { "type": "string" }, "market_cap_rank": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "trending_position": { "type": "integer" }, "price_change_24h_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "description": "Coins ordered by trending position." } } } ``` ## See more - [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. - [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: List crypto categories](https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com/list-crypto-categories.md): Lists CoinGecko crypto sectors by market cap with daily change, volume, leading coins and category pages, optionally filtered by name or link. - [CoinMarketCap API: List top coins by market cap](https://fous.com/methods/coinmarketcap.com/list-top-coins.md): Lists the largest cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap ranked by market cap. Each coin comes with its price, changes, volume and supply in the chosen currency. - [Google API: List trending searches](https://fous.com/methods/trends.google.com/list-trending-searches.md): Lists Google Trends 'Trending now' searches for a country, time window and category, in Google's order. Each search comes with its volume, activity, related searches and news headlines. - [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. - [themoviedb.org API: List trending movies and TV shows](https://fous.com/methods/themoviedb.org/list-trending.md): Lists TMDB homepage trending titles for today or this week in displayed order, with year, user score, overview and poster. The homepage shows up to 20 mixed movie and TV titles per period; the movie and TV filters select from those. - [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. - [All CoinGecko methods](https://fous.com/methods/coingecko.com.md)