This article will introduce to the community the 3 best REST APIs that are widely used in managing crypto transactions and retrieving market data...
Coinbase
Considering the present time, it can be said that Coinbase is one of the largest and most reputable crypto trading platforms on the market, possessing an extremely large number of users.
However, Coinbase only allows trading and processing of 04 most widely used cryptos, including Bitcoin - Bitcoin Cash - Ethereum - Litecoin.
With Coinbase REST API, developers can integrate into the application they are building to serve a number of user actions such as:
- Manage wallets and crypto transactions.
- Retrieve histrorical price information.
- Get notified when a transaction completes.
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Coinbase REST API in particular is considered extremely flexible and secure.
Especially with the Coinbase REST API, developers can fully integrate and build crypto-related functions into an existing application without having to scrap and redo it.
CoinMarketCap
CoinMarketCap is a very familiar name to all those interested in the field of crypto.
With the REST API from CoinMarketCap, developers can access the price information of more than 1,000 cryptos currently on the market, ensuring absolute accuracy.
Although the REST APIs that CoinMarketCap are providing are quite limited, in return, they are very simple and extremely useful if you are also looking to build an application capable of automated trading.
Blockchain
This is the platform that provides REST API completely free to use.
Blockchain includes most of the same functionality as Coinbase offers:
- Manage wallets and crypto transactions.
- Exchange rates.
- Statistics and charts.
The REST API from Blockchain is highly available and almost meets all the needs of all users, even if they are extremely demanding.
Besides, the platform is considered a perfect solution for implementing crypto payment functions.
