> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kaiko.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kaiko.com/rest-api/monitoring/kaiko-market-explorer/total-value-locked-tvl.md).

# Total Value Locked (TVL)

{% hint style="info" %}

### This data is included in the following Kaiko packages:

* Market Explorer \[Total Value Locked]
* Market Explorer \[Full Coverage] 
  {% endhint %}

## What is this endpoint for?

This endpoint receives information on the Total Value Locked (TVL) of all DeFi protocols covered by Kaiko.

### Endpoint

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```http
https://us.market-api.kaiko.io/v2/data/tvl/
```

{% endcode %}

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th width="104">Required</th><th width="318">Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>protocol</code></td><td>No</td><td>The desired protocol <code>code</code>.<br><br>If not specified, the endpoint will return the list of all protocol codes.</td><td><code>aave</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>start_date</code></td><td>No</td><td>Starting date in YYYYMMDD (inclusive).</td><td><code>20230125</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>end_date</code></td><td>No</td><td>Ending date in YYYYMMDD (exclusive).</td><td><code>20230126</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>start_time</code></td><td>No</td><td>Starting time in ISO 8601 (inclusive)<br>Hours will be ignored.</td><td><code>2023-01-25T00:00:00.00</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>end_time</code></td><td>No</td><td>Ending time in ISO 8601 (exclusive)<br>Hours will be ignored.</td><td><code>2023-01-26T00:00:00.00</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>page_size</code></td><td>No</td><td><p>See <a data-mention href="/rest-api/general/getting-started/pagination.md">Pagination</a><br><br>Minimum: <code>1</code><br>Maximum: <code>1000</code></p><p>Default: <code>1000</code></p></td><td><code>100</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>sort</code></td><td>No</td><td>If <code>asc</code>, sort time-series in ascending. If desc, sort time-series in descending.<br><br>Default: <code>desc</code></td><td><code>asc</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Fields

<table><thead><tr><th width="137">Field</th><th width="228">Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>timestamp</code></td><td>Timestamp at which the interval begins.</td><td><code>1763856000</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>protocol_name</code></td><td>Protocol name.</td><td><code>Aave</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>protocol_code</code></td><td>Protocol code.</td><td><code>aave</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>tvl</code></td><td>Total value locked (TVL) in USD.</td><td><code>5.04046e+10</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Request examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```url
curl --compressed -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'X-Api-Key: <client-api-key>' \
'https://us.market-api.kaiko.io/v2/data/tvl?start_date=20251001&protocol=aave'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```python
import http.client
import json

# Enter your Kaiko API Key
api_key = "KAIKO_API_KEY"
api_host = "us.market-api.kaiko.io"
api_base_endpoint = "/v2/data/tvl"
# Start of mandatory parameter configuration
mandatory_params = {

}
# End of mandatory parameter configuration
# Start of optional parameter configuration
optional_params = {
    'start_date':'20251001',
    'page_size':100,
    'sort':'desc',
    'protocol':'aave'
}
# End of optional parameter configuration
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(api_host)
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": api_key,
    "Accept": "application/json"
}

all_params = {**mandatory_params, **optional_params}

url_params = []
for param, value in all_params.items():
    url_params.append(f"{param}={value}")
url_params = '&'.join(url_params)

endpoint_with_params = f"{api_base_endpoint}?{url_params}"

# Pagination for next pages
all_data = []
next_url = endpoint_with_params
while next_url:
    conn.request("GET", next_url, headers=headers)
    response = conn.getresponse()
    data = json.loads(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
    all_data.extend(data.get("data", []))
    print(f"Fetched {len(data.get('data', []))} datapoints. Total: {len(all_data)}")
    next_url = data.get("next_url", "").replace("https://us.market-api.kaiko.io", "")
    if not next_url:
        break
conn.close()
print(f" datapoints fetched: {(all_data)}")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Response example

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```json
{
    "query":
    {
        "protocol": "aave",
        "start_date": "seconds:1759276800",
        "end_date": "seconds:1764028800",
        "sort": "desc",
        "page_size": "1"
    },
    "time": "2025-11-25T10:20:15.37953193Z",
    "timestamp": 1764066015,
    "data":
    [
        {
            "timestamp": 1763856000,
            "protocol_name": "Aave",
            "protocol_code": "aave",
            "tvl": 50404639283.57133
        },
        /** Results **/
    ],
    "continuation_token": "xxx",
    "next_url": "https://eu.market-api.kaiko.io/v2/data/tvl?continuation_token=xxx"
}

```

{% endcode %}


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