Inconsistent Coin Price Updates from Coinranking API

Developer Questions
#1

Hello

I’m using the Coinranking API to fetch real-time cryptocurrency prices; but I’ve noticed that some coin prices are not updating consistently. While most coins refresh as expected, certain ones lag behind / occasionally return outdated values. This happens even when making requests at regular intervals. :upside_down_face:

I’ve checked my implementation & ensured I’m using the correct endpoints, but the issue persists. Could this be due to caching, rate limits / specific coins having delayed data sources? Are there any best practices to ensure I always get the most up-to-date prices? :innocent: Checked Developer Questions - Coinranking API ForumOkta administrator guide related to this and found it quite informative.

Has anyone else encountered this issue? :thinking: Would adjusting request frequency or using WebSockets improve accuracy? Any insights would be appreciated!

Thank you!! :slightly_smiling_face:

#2

Hi @jalac8, thanks for raising this issue. Together we make this API a great service.

To understand the issue better, which coins specifically are lagging behind on your end?

To give some context, quite a few of the smaller coins are indeed lagging behind, because we fetch them on a lower frequency. Generally speaking, the more popular the coin, the more frequent we fetch its price. We are working toward a maximum 1 minute update fetch interval for every coin from any exchange or DEX, but we are not there yet. There’s quite a bit of work ahead to make this work.

But, for all popular coins we support real-time prices or a max 1 minute fetch interval already.