OpenBB/website/content/sdk/reference/crypto/load.md

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load	The documentation page describes the crypto currency load function in OpenBB's Terminal. It helps to get data for any crypto currency by specifying parameters such as symbol, start date, interval, exchange, vs_currency, end_date and the source of the data. It then returns a PD DataFrame with price and volume data.	cryptocurrency crypto load crypto currency data parameters CCXT CoinGecko YahooFinance Binance PD Dataframe interval exchange vs currency symbol

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Load crypto currency to get data for

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openbb.crypto.load(symbol: str, start_date: Union[datetime.datetime, str, NoneType] = None, interval: Union[str, int] = "1440", exchange: str = "binance", vs_currency: str = "usdt", end_date: Union[datetime.datetime, str, NoneType] = None, source: str = "CCXT")

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
symbol	str	Coin to get	None	False
start_date	Union[datetime, Union[str, None]]	Start date to get data from with. - datetime or string format (YYYY-MM-DD)	None	True
interval	Union[str, int]	The interval between data points in minutes. Choose from: 1, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 43200	1440	True
exchange	str:	The exchange to get data from.	binance	True
vs_currency	str	Quote Currency (Defaults to usdt)	usdt	True
end_date	Union[datetime, Union[str, None]]	End date to get data from with. - datetime or string format (YYYY-MM-DD)	None	True
source	str	The source of the data Choose from: CCXT, CoinGecko, YahooFinance	CCXT	True

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Returns

Type	Description
pd.DataFrame	Dataframe consisting of price and volume data

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