DefiLlama API

DefiLlama API

Trit: -1 (MINUS - Validator/​Data Source) Color: #4A90D9 (Cold blue, 210°)

Comprehensive DeFi data from DefiLlama's API ecosystem.

Base URLs

Quick Reference

TVL & Protocols

# All protocols with TVL
GET /​api/​protocols

# Single protocol detail
GET /​api/​protocol/​{slug}

# Chain TVL
GET /​api/​v2/​chains
GET /​api/​v2/​historicalChainTvl/​{chain}

Prices

# Current prices (chain:address format)
GET /​coins/​prices/​current/​{coins}

# Historical
GET /​coins/​prices/​historical/​{timestamp}/​{coins}

# Chart data
GET /​coins/​chart/​{coins}?period=30d

Yields (Pro)

GET /​yields/​pools           # All yield pools
GET /​yields/​chart/​{pool}    # Pool history
GET /​yields/​poolsBorrow     # Borrow rates
GET /​yields/​perps           # Perp funding
GET /​yields/​lsdRates        # LSD rates

Volume

GET /​api/​overview/​dexs              # DEX volumes
GET /​api/​overview/​dexs/​{chain}      # Chain DEX
GET /​api/​summary/​dexs/​{protocol}    # Protocol detail
GET /​api/​overview/​options           # Options
GET /​api/​overview/​derivatives       # Derivatives (Pro)

Fees & Revenue

GET /​api/​overview/​fees              # All fees
GET /​api/​overview/​fees/​{chain}      # Chain fees
GET /​api/​summary/​fees/​{protocol}    # Protocol fees
# dataType: dailyFees | dailyRevenue | dailyHoldersRevenue

Bridges

# Base: https://bridges.llama.fi
GET /​bridges                        # All bridges
GET /​bridge/​{id}                    # Bridge detail
GET /​bridgevolume/​{chain}           # Volume by chain
GET /​transactions/​{id}              # Bridge txs

DAT (Digital Asset Treasury)

GET /​dat/​institutions               # All institutions
GET /​dat/​institutions/​{symbol}      # e.g., MSTR

Usage Script

;; See scripts/​defillama.bb for full implementation
(require '[defillama :as dl])

;; TVL
(dl/​protocols)
(dl/​protocol "aave")
(dl/​chain-tvl "Ethereum")

;; Prices
(dl/​price "ethereum:0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48")
(dl/​price-chart "coingecko:ethereum" {:period "30d"})

;; Yields
(dl/​yield-pools)
(dl/​pool-chart "747c1d2a-c668-4682-b9f9-296708a3dd90")

;; Volumes
(dl/​dex-overview)
(dl/​dex-protocol "uniswap")

;; Fees
(dl/​fees-overview)
(dl/​fees-protocol "hyperliquid")

Endpoint Categories

Free Endpoints

• /​api/​protocols, /​api/​protocol/​{slug}, /​api/​tvl/​{slug}
• /​api/​v2/​chains, /​api/​v2/​historicalChainTvl
• /​coins/​prices/​*, /​coins/​chart/​*
• /​api/​overview/​dexs, /​api/​overview/​options
• /​api/​overview/​fees, /​api/​summary/​fees/​*

Pro Endpoints (API Key Required)

• /​yields/​* - All yield endpoints
• /​api/​overview/​derivatives
• /​api/​tokenProtocols/​{symbol}
• /​api/​inflows/​{protocol}/​{timestamp}
• /​api/​chainAssets
• /​api/​emissions, /​api/​emission/​{protocol}
• /​api/​categories, /​api/​forks, /​api/​oracles
• /​api/​entities, /​api/​treasuries
• /​api/​hacks, /​api/​raises
• /​etfs/​*, /​dat/​*
• Bridge endpoints on bridges.llama.fi

Response Patterns

TVL Response

{"id": "2269", "name": "Aave", "tvl": 5200000000, "chains": ["Ethereum"]}

Price Response

{"coins": {"ethereum:0x...": {"price": 0.999, "symbol": "USDC", "confidence": 0.99}}}

Yield Pool Response

{"pool": "uuid", "chain": "Ethereum", "project": "aave-v3", "apy": 3.5, "tvlUsd": 1500000000}

GF(3) Integration

This skill serves as MINUS (-1) validator in triads:

• Provides authoritative DeFi data
• Validates protocol metrics
• Constrains analysis with real data

Compose with:

• aptos-agent (+1): Execute based on data
• exa-search (0): Enrich with web context

SDF Interleaving

This skill connects to Software Design for Flexibility (Hanson & Sussman, 2021):

Primary Chapter: 10. Adventure Game Example

Concepts: autonomous agent, game, synthesis

GF(3) Balanced Triad

defillama-api (○) + SDF.Ch10 (+) + [balancer] (−) = 0

Skill Trit: 0 (ERGODIC - coordination)

Secondary Chapters

• Ch1: Flexibility through Abstraction
• Ch4: Pattern Matching

Connection Pattern

Adventure games synthesize techniques. This skill integrates multiple patterns.