Get Token Price History and OHLCV Data

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Why You Need Historical Price Data

Building a crypto app? You’ll likely need price charts, volatility analysis, or backtesting data. That’s where OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) data comes in - it’s the backbone of any serious crypto application.

Common use cases:

• Price charts in trading apps
• Backtesting trading strategies
• Volatility analysis for risk management
• Historical performance dashboards
• Market research and analytics

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Step 1: Find Your Token’s Trading Pool

Here’s the thing - historical data comes from actual trading pools, not tokens directly. This makes sense because prices happen where people trade.

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Quick Search (Recommended)

The fastest way to find what you need using the Search API:

curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/search?query=USDC" | jq

Pro tip: Search returns tokens, pools, and exchanges. Look for pools with high volume - they’ll have the most reliable price data.

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If You Have the Token Address

Skip the search and go straight to pools using the Token Pools API:

curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/tokens/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48/pools" | jq

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Step 2: Get Price History Data

Now for the good stuff. Here’s how to pull historical OHLCV data using the Pool OHLCV API:

curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/0x88e6a0c2ddd26feeb64f039a2c41296fcb3f5640/ohlcv?start=2025-01-01&limit=30&interval=24h&inversed=true" | jq

(Using USDC/ETH pool on Ethereum as example in this tutorial)

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What These Parameters Do:

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What You Get Back:

[
  {
    "time_open": "2025-01-30T00:00:00Z",
    "time_close": "2025-01-31T00:00:00Z",
    "open": 3115.1614508315265,
    "high": 3277.717757396331,
    "low": 3097.803416632386,
    "close": 3250.184016286268,
    "volume": 226403988
  }
]

Each data point gives you everything you need for candlestick charts or analysis.

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Time Intervals That Actually Matter

Choose based on what you’re building:

For Trading Apps:

• 1m, 5m - Real-time trading
• 1h, 4h - Swing trading
• 24h - Position trading

For Analytics Dashboards:

• 24h - Daily summaries
• Use daily data and aggregate for weekly/monthly views

For Research:

• 24h with longer date ranges (up to 1 year)

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Production Tips That’ll Save You Time

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Cache Aggressively

Historical data doesn’t change - cache it locally:

# Check when pool was created to avoid requesting non-existent data
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/0x88e6a0c2ddd26feeb64f039a2c41296fcb3f5640" | jq '.created_at'

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Handle Data Gaps

Some pools have quiet periods. Here’s how to deal with gaps:

# Filter out low-volume periods that might have unreliable prices
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/0x88e6a0c2ddd26feeb64f039a2c41296fcb3f5640/ohlcv?start=2025-01-01&limit=30&inversed=true" | jq '.[] | select(.volume > 1000)'

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Multi-Pool Strategy

For major tokens, cross-reference data from multiple pools:

# Get all USDC pools to compare price consistency
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/tokens/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48/pools?limit=5" | jq '.pools[] | .id'

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Rate Limiting

Don’t hammer the API. We suggest you to batch your requests and cache results:

// Example: Batch multiple token histories
const tokens = ['USDC', 'WETH', 'USDT'];
const historyPromises = tokens.map(token => 
  fetch(`/api/history/${token}`).then(r => r.json())
);
const allHistories = await Promise.all(historyPromises);

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Troubleshooting Common Issues

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”Empty Response”

Pool might not have data for your date range:

# Check pool age first
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/0x88e6a0c2ddd26feeb64f039a2c41296fcb3f5640" | jq '.created_at'

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“Weird Price Spikes”

You hit a low-liquidity period. Switch to shorter intervals or higher-volume pools:

# Use 6h intervals to smooth out anomalies
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/0x88e6a0c2ddd26feeb64f039a2c41296fcb3f5640/ohlcv?start=2025-01-01&interval=6h&limit=50&inversed=true"

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“Upside-Down Prices”

You need the inverted ratio:

# Flip from TOKEN/ETH to ETH/TOKEN
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks/ethereum/pools/0x88e6a0c2ddd26feeb64f039a2c41296fcb3f5640/ohlcv?start=2025-01-01&inversed=true&limit=10"

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What’s Next?

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