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title: exchanges
description: OpenBB SDK Function
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# exchanges

Show top crypto exchanges.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/cryptocurrency/overview/sdk_helpers.py#L42)]

```python
openbb.crypto.ov.exchanges(source: str = "CoinGecko")
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| source | str | Source to get exchanges, by default "CoinGecko" | CoinGecko | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | DataFrame with top crypto exchanges |
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## Examples

```python
from openbb_terminal.sdk import openbb
exchanges = openbb.crypto.ov.exchanges()
```

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