Crypto fear and greed index: today's value and history
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index (0 = extreme fear, 100 = extreme greed) from alternative.me: today's value and label, the change against 1, 7 and 30 days ago, the low, high and average over the window, and the daily history (up to 90 days, default 30). Updated once a day. Use as a market-sentiment input for a trading agent, a dashboard or a daily brief; for live prices use price_token.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
days | integer | Days of history, 1-90 (default 30) |
Request
Over HTTP, with a card key from /credits:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adt_…" "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/crypto/fear-greed?days=30"
Or one of your 25 free calls, no key:
curl "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/crypto/fear-greed?days=30&trial=1"
Without a key, the same URL answers 402 Payment Required with x402 and MPP terms, so an agent with a wallet pays per call in USDC (Base, Polygon, Arbitrum or Solana over x402; Base or Tempo over MPP) and retries.
Example result
{
"value": 51,
"classification": "Neutral",
"date": "2026-10-24",
"change": {
"vs1d": 1,
"vs7d": -17,
"vs30d": 9
},
"range": {
"low": 38,
"high": 72,
"average": 54.2,
"days": 30
},
"nextUpdateSeconds": 62493,
"history": [
{
"date": "2026-10-24",
"value": 51,
"classification": "Neutral"
}
],
"source": "alternative.me",
"attribution": "Crypto Fear & Greed Index by alternative.me (https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/)"
}
From an AI agent (MCP)
Add the MCP server to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. This tool is crypto_fear_greed, and the first 25 successful calls are free:
https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/mcp