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The Metadata Categories endpoint lets you retrieve a list of all asset categories available in Mobula metadata. It returns each category’s market cap plus percentage changes over the last 24 hours and 7 days. This is useful for building category dashboards and market overviews.

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What this endpoint does

With this API, you can:
  • Retrieve all asset categories available in Mobula metadata
  • Return category-level market cap
  • Return category market cap percentage change over 24h and 7d

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What you’ll need

  • Basic knowledge of REST APIs
  • No parameters required for this endpoint
  • A Mobula API key
Note: All Mobula endpoints require an API key.
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When to use Metadata Categories

Use this endpoint when you want to:
  • Build a category overview page with market cap and trends
  • Compare category performance across 24h and 7d windows
  • Rank categories by market cap
  • Track which sectors are gaining or losing market share
If you want metadata for a single asset (description, links, tags), use: Metadata If you want metadata for many assets in one call, use: Multi Metadata If you want asset-level market data and supply stats across chains, use: Asset Details

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Walkthrough to Get Metadata Categories

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1. Click the API form

This endpoint does not have a required parameter, you may just click Send.

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Reviewing the response

Each item in the response represents one category:
  • name: Category name
  • market_cap: Total market cap for the category
  • market_cap_change_24h: Market cap percentage change over the last 24 hours
  • market_cap_change_7d: Market cap percentage change over the last 7 days

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Try It Live with Mobula Metadata Categories Demo (UI)

You can also test this endpoint using our demo UI: Demo UI Homepage Metadata Categories Demo UI Docs

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Summary

The Metadata Categories endpoint helps you:
  • Retrieve all asset categories with market cap and 24h and 7d changes
  • Call the endpoint with no parameters required
  • Build category dashboards and sector performance tracking views
  • Visualize results instantly in the Metadata Categories Demo UI

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