Getting Started

Birdeye Data API is a full-spectrum blockchain and DEX data platform for teams that need production-grade crypto market intelligence across tokens, pairs, wallets, traders, protocols, and chains.

From real-time prices, OHLCV, liquidity, and transaction flow to holder analytics, token and pair overviews, wallet portfolio and PnL, smart money, discovery, security, and blockchain-level utilities, Birdeye gives you a unified data layer for building serious crypto products at scale.

Use it to power exchange interfaces, trading terminals, bots, market-making systems, quant research, alpha screeners, portfolio apps, wallet intelligence tools, alerting systems, analytics dashboards, and back-office data pipelines. Whether your users are retail traders, pro desks, analysts, or infrastructure teams, Birdeye helps you ship faster with broad market coverage and API surfaces that support both lightweight integrations and data-heavy workflows.

To start, create an account at bds.birdeye.so, generate an API key from the Security tab, and send it in the X-API-KEY header on every request.

Use this flow to start calling Birdeye APIs:

Create or sign in to your account at bds.birdeye.so.
In the dashboard, open the Security tab.
Click Generate key to create an API key.
Copy the key and keep it secure.
Use that key in the X-API-KEY header when calling Birdeye APIs.

1. Create your BDS account

Go to bds.birdeye.so
Sign up or sign in
Choose the package that matches your usage and data needs

2. Generate an API key

In the BDS dashboard, open Security
Click Generate key
Save the key immediately after creation
Optionally configure whitelist and blacklist rules for production use

3. Make your first request

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://public-api.birdeye.so/defi/price?address=So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  --header 'x-chain: solana'

4. Next steps

Read Authentication
Check package access in Resources > Data Accessibility by Packages
Check endpoint pricing in Resources > Compute Unit Cost