API Sanity Check Sample (1 USD Service)

API Endpoint Sanity Check - Sample Report

Target: CoinGecko /simple/price | Date: 2026-05-28

1. Response Shape

Status 200, JSON, 335ms. Fields: {coin_id: {usd, usd_market_cap, usd_24h_vol, usd_24h_change}}. All floats. Market cap has 12 decimal places - check your JSON parser tolerance.

2. Error Behavior

CRITICAL PITFALL: Invalid coin ID returns 200 + empty body {} - not 404. Your code must check body length, not just status code.

Missing required param returns 422 + {"error": "Missing parameter vs_currencies"} - clear and machine-readable.

3. Authentication & Rate Limits

No auth on free tier. Rate limit headers absent (x-ratelimit-limit: N/A). Must self-throttle at max 10-50 req/min.

4. Integration Pitfalls

• Empty body {} on invalid coin (not 404) - always check body length
• No rate limit headers - must self-throttle
• Float precision varies - use Decimal in financial code
• Field name is usd_market_cap, not market_cap
• No Content-Security-Policy header (minor for API consumers)

Verdict

Suitable for light integrations. Not production-ready without empty-body handling and rate tracking.

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