DefiLlama Python SDK

Official Python SDK for the DefiLlama API. Access DeFi protocol data including TVL, prices, yields, volumes, fees, bridges, and more.

Installation

pip install defillama-sdk

uv pip install defillama-sdk

Quick Start

from defillama_sdk import DefiLlama

# Free tier
client = DefiLlama()

# Pro tier (required for premium endpoints)
pro_client = DefiLlama({"api_key": "your-api-key"})

# Get all protocols
protocols = client.tvl.getProtocols()

# Get current token prices
prices = client.prices.getCurrentPrices(
    [
        "ethereum:0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48",
        "coingecko:bitcoin",
    ]
)

Configuration

config = {
    "api_key": "your-api-key",
    "timeout": 30000,
}

client = DefiLlama(config)

Modules

• TVL
• Prices
• Stablecoins
• Yields (Pro)
• Volumes
• Fees
• Emissions (Pro)
• Bridges (Pro)
• Ecosystem (Pro)
• ETFs (Pro)
• DAT (Pro)
• Account (Pro)

🔐 = Requires Pro API key

---

TVL

Total Value Locked data for protocols and chains.

getProtocols

Get all protocols with current TVL.

protocols = client.tvl.getProtocols()

getProtocol

Get detailed protocol information including historical TVL.

aave = client.tvl.getProtocol("aave")

getTvl

Get only current TVL for a protocol.

tvl = client.tvl.getTvl("uniswap")

getChains

Get current TVL for all chains.

chains = client.tvl.getChains()

getHistoricalChainTvl

Get historical TVL data.

all_history = client.tvl.getHistoricalChainTvl()
eth_history = client.tvl.getHistoricalChainTvl("Ethereum")

getTokenProtocols 🔐

Get protocols holding a specific token.

holders = pro_client.tvl.getTokenProtocols("ETH")

getInflows 🔐

Get token inflows/outflows between timestamps.

inflows = pro_client.tvl.getInflows(
    "lido",
    1704067200,
    1704153600,
    "ETH,USDC",
)

getChainAssets 🔐

Get asset breakdown for all chains.

assets = pro_client.tvl.getChainAssets()

---

Prices

Token price data and historical charts.

getCurrentPrices

prices = client.prices.getCurrentPrices(
    [
        "ethereum:0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48",
        "coingecko:bitcoin",
        "solana:So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112",
    ]
)

getHistoricalPrices

prices = client.prices.getHistoricalPrices(
    1704067200,
    ["ethereum:0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7"],
)

getBatchHistoricalPrices

prices = client.prices.getBatchHistoricalPrices(
    {
        "ethereum:0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48": [
            1704067200,
            1704153600,
            1704240000,
        ]
    }
)

getChart

chart = client.prices.getChart(
    ["coingecko:ethereum"],
    {"start": 1704067200, "period": "1d", "span": 30},
)

getPercentageChange

change = client.prices.getPercentageChange(
    ["coingecko:bitcoin"],
    {"period": "24h"},
)

getFirstPrices

first = client.prices.getFirstPrices(
    ["ethereum:0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48"]
)

getBlockAtTimestamp

block = client.prices.getBlockAtTimestamp("ethereum", 1704067200)

---

Stablecoins

Stablecoin market cap and dominance data.

getStablecoins

stables = client.stablecoins.getStablecoins(True)

getAllCharts

charts = client.stablecoins.getAllCharts()

getChartsByChain

eth_charts = client.stablecoins.getChartsByChain("Ethereum")

getStablecoin

usdt = client.stablecoins.getStablecoin("1")

getChains

chains = client.stablecoins.getChains()

getPrices

prices = client.stablecoins.getPrices()

getDominance 🔐

dominance = pro_client.stablecoins.getDominance("ethereum", 1)

---

Yields 🔐

Yield farming, lending, staking, and perpetual funding rates.

getPools

pools = pro_client.yields.getPools()

getPoolsOld

pools = pro_client.yields.getPoolsOld()

getPoolChart

chart = pro_client.yields.getPoolChart("pool-uuid-here")

getBorrowPools

borrow_pools = pro_client.yields.getBorrowPools()

getLendBorrowChart

chart = pro_client.yields.getLendBorrowChart("pool-uuid-here")

getPerps

perps = pro_client.yields.getPerps()

getLsdRates

lsd_rates = pro_client.yields.getLsdRates()

---

Volumes

DEX, options, and derivatives trading volume data.

getDexOverview

overview = client.volumes.getDexOverview()
overview = client.volumes.getDexOverview(
    {"excludeTotalDataChart": True, "dataType": "dailyVolume"}
)

getDexOverviewByChain

eth_volume = client.volumes.getDexOverviewByChain("Ethereum")

getDexSummary

uniswap = client.volumes.getDexSummary("uniswap")

getOptionsOverview

options = client.volumes.getOptionsOverview()

getOptionsOverviewByChain

eth_options = client.volumes.getOptionsOverviewByChain("Ethereum")

getOptionsSummary

derive = client.volumes.getOptionsSummary("derive")

getDerivativesOverview 🔐

derivatives = pro_client.volumes.getDerivativesOverview()

getDerivativesSummary 🔐

gmx = pro_client.volumes.getDerivativesSummary("gmx")

getDexMetrics 🔐

Get summary of DEX metrics with protocol list (no charts).

metrics = pro_client.volumes.getDexMetrics()

# With data type
metrics = pro_client.volumes.getDexMetrics({"dataType": "dailyVolume"})

getDexMetricsByProtocol 🔐

Get DEX metrics for a specific protocol.

uniswap = pro_client.volumes.getDexMetricsByProtocol("uniswap")

getDerivativesMetrics 🔐

Get summary of derivatives metrics with protocol list (no charts).

metrics = pro_client.volumes.getDerivativesMetrics()

getDerivativesMetricsByProtocol 🔐

Get derivatives metrics for a specific protocol.

hyperliquid = pro_client.volumes.getDerivativesMetricsByProtocol("hyperliquid")

getOptionsMetrics 🔐

Get summary of options metrics with protocol list (no charts).

metrics = pro_client.volumes.getOptionsMetrics()

getOptionsMetricsByProtocol 🔐

Get options metrics for a specific protocol.

hegic = pro_client.volumes.getOptionsMetricsByProtocol("hegic")

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Fees

Protocol fees and revenue data.

Fee Data Types

from defillama_sdk import FeeDataType

FeeDataType.DAILY_FEES
FeeDataType.DAILY_REVENUE
FeeDataType.DAILY_HOLDERS_REVENUE
FeeDataType.DAILY_SUPPLY_SIDE_REVENUE
FeeDataType.DAILY_BRIBES_REVENUE
FeeDataType.DAILY_TOKEN_TAXES
FeeDataType.DAILY_APP_FEES
FeeDataType.DAILY_APP_REVENUE

getOverview

fees = client.fees.getOverview()
revenue = client.fees.getOverview({"dataType": FeeDataType.DAILY_REVENUE})

getOverviewByChain

eth_fees = client.fees.getOverviewByChain("Ethereum")

getSummary

uniswap_fees = client.fees.getSummary("uniswap")

getChart 🔐

chart = pro_client.fees.getChart()
eth_chart = pro_client.fees.getChartByChain("Ethereum")
protocol_chart = pro_client.fees.getChartByProtocol("aave")

getChartByProtocolChainBreakdown 🔐

breakdown = pro_client.fees.getChartByProtocolChainBreakdown("aave")

getChartByProtocolVersionBreakdown 🔐

breakdown = pro_client.fees.getChartByProtocolVersionBreakdown("uniswap")

getChartByChainProtocolBreakdown 🔐

breakdown = pro_client.fees.getChartByChainProtocolBreakdown("Ethereum")

getChartChainBreakdown 🔐

breakdown = pro_client.fees.getChartChainBreakdown()

getMetrics 🔐

metrics = pro_client.fees.getMetrics()
chain_metrics = pro_client.fees.getMetricsByChain("Ethereum")
protocol_metrics = pro_client.fees.getMetricsByProtocol("aave")

---

Emissions 🔐

Token unlock schedules and vesting data.

getAll

emissions = pro_client.emissions.getAll()

getByProtocol

arbitrum = pro_client.emissions.getByProtocol("arbitrum")

---

Bridges 🔐

Cross-chain bridge volume and transaction data.

getAll

bridges = pro_client.bridges.getAll()
bridges = pro_client.bridges.getAll({"includeChains": True})

getById

bridge = pro_client.bridges.getById(1)

getVolumeByChain

volume = pro_client.bridges.getVolumeByChain("Ethereum")

getDayStats

stats = pro_client.bridges.getDayStats(1704067200, "Ethereum")

getTransactions

txs = pro_client.bridges.getTransactions(
    1,
    {
        "limit": 100,
        "startTimestamp": 1704067200,
        "endTimestamp": 1704153600,
        "sourceChain": "Ethereum",
        "address": "0x...",
    },
)

---

Ecosystem 🔐

Ecosystem-level data.

getCategories

categories = pro_client.ecosystem.getCategories()

getForks

forks = pro_client.ecosystem.getForks()

getOracles

oracles = pro_client.ecosystem.getOracles()

getEntities

entities = pro_client.ecosystem.getEntities()

getTreasuries

treasuries = pro_client.ecosystem.getTreasuries()

getHacks

hacks = pro_client.ecosystem.getHacks()

getRaises

raises = pro_client.ecosystem.getRaises()

---

ETFs 🔐

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF data.

getOverview

btc_etfs = pro_client.etfs.getOverview()

getOverviewEth

eth_etfs = pro_client.etfs.getOverviewEth()

getHistory

history = pro_client.etfs.getHistory()

getHistoryEth

history_eth = pro_client.etfs.getHistoryEth()

getFdvPerformance

perf = pro_client.etfs.getFdvPerformance("30")

---

DAT 🔐

Digital Asset Treasury data and institutional holdings.

getInstitutions

data = pro_client.dat.getInstitutions()

getInstitution

mstr = pro_client.dat.getInstitution("MSTR")

---

Account 🔐

API usage management.

getUsage

usage = pro_client.account.getUsage()

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Error Handling

from defillama_sdk import ApiKeyRequiredError, RateLimitError, NotFoundError, ApiError

try:
    data = pro_client.yields.getPools()
except ApiKeyRequiredError:
    print("Pro API key required for this endpoint")
except RateLimitError as exc:
    print(f"Rate limited. Retry after {exc.retry_after} seconds")
except NotFoundError:
    print("Resource not found")
except ApiError as exc:
    print(f"API error: {exc.status_code}")

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Type Exports

All types are available from defillama_sdk.types, and are re-exported at the top level:

from defillama_sdk import Protocol, CoinPricesResponse, Stablecoin, YieldPool

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Constants

from defillama_sdk import AdapterType, FeeDataType, VolumeDataType

AdapterType.DEXS
VolumeDataType.DAILY_VOLUME
FeeDataType.DAILY_FEES

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Requirements

• Python >= 3.9

License

MIT