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title: find
description: OpenBB SDK Function
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# find

Find similar coin by coin name,symbol or id.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/cryptocurrency/crypto_models.py#L9)]

```python
openbb.crypto.find(query: str, source: str = "CoinGecko", key: str = "symbol", limit: int = 10)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| query | str | Cryptocurrency | None | False |
| source | str | Data source of coins.  CoinGecko or CoinPaprika or Binance or Coinbase | CoinGecko | True |
| key | str | Searching key (symbol, id, name) | symbol | True |
| limit | int | Number of records to display | 10 | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | DataFrame with 'limit' similar coins |
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## Examples

```python
from openbb_terminal.sdk import openbb
openbb.crypto.find("polka", "CoinGecko", "name", 25)
```

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