Cryptocurrency Prices, Charts And Market Capitalizations | CoinMarketCap

# CoinMarketCap API Documentation > Documentation files for Large Language Models ## Documentation - [Standards and Conventions](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/standards-and-conventions.md): Understand response structure, identifier conventions, request bundling, date formats, and versioning. - [CoinMarketCap API Quick Start](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/quick-start.md): Get your CoinMarketCap API key, make your first production request, and find the right next step. - [Get Top Coins by Market Cap with the CoinMarketCap API](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/get-top-coins-by-market-cap.md): Use the CoinMarketCap listings endpoint for ranked market views and paginated market slices. - [Get Latest Crypto Prices with the CoinMarketCap API](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/get-latest-crypto-prices.md): Use the CoinMarketCap quotes endpoint when you already know which assets you want prices for. - [Get Historical Price Data with the CoinMarketCap API](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/get-historical-price-data.md): Choose the right CoinMarketCap endpoint for historical quotes and OHLCV candlestick data. - [Rate limits and troubleshooting](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/errors-and-rate-limits.md): Understand API throttling, common HTTP status codes, and the main error response codes. - [CoinMarketCap API Common Workflows](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/common-workflows.md): Find the right CoinMarketCap API starting point for common workflows like latest prices, historical data, exchange data, and DEX data. - [Best Practices](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/best-practices.md): Best practices for using the CoinMarketCap API efficiently, reliably, and with stable identifiers. - [API Authentication](https://pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/authentication.md): Learn how to authe