Step 1: Get Your CryptoCompare API Key
Visit:
https://min-api.cryptocompare.comClick “Get Free API Key”
Create an account and generate your API key
Copy the key for use in the plugin settings
Step 2: Add and Authenticate the Plugin
Open your Bubble editor and go to the Plugins tab
Click “Add Plugins” and search for CryptoCompare
Install the plugin by WeGetDesign
In the plugin settings:
Set Authentication to “Private key in URL”
Set API Key Name to api_key
Paste your API key in the Key Value field
Step 3: Initialize and Use API Calls
The plugin includes over 38 prebuilt API endpoints. To use them:
Open the API Calls section in the plugin editor
Select any call, such as Single Symbol Price
Click “Initialize call” to test
Provide test values like:
fsym: BTC
tsym: USD
On successful response, the data structure will be visible
You can now use the call in workflows or bind it to elements (e.g., text, repeating groups, charts)
Step 4: Example Use Case – Display Daily OHLCV for Bitcoin
To show daily price candles for BTC:
Use the Daily Pair OHLCV endpoint
Set parameters:
fsym: BTC
tsym: USD
limit: 30
Add a Repeating Group to your page:
Type of content: API response
Data source: The Daily Pair OHLCV API call
In each cell, display:
Date: Current cell's item.time
Open: Current cell's item.open
Close: Current cell's item.close
Volume: Current cell's item.volumefrom