Using PCGS Public API to get coin information

semikeycollector

Hi,
I was trying to use the PCGS Public API.- https://api.pcgs.com/publicapi/swagger/ui/index
I have two questions.

Does anyone know if I need to be a paid subscriber to get any price data?
I can get some coin data using the method GetCoinFactsByGrade, but none of the methods work for me to get price data. They say no data is available in the responses I get from the server at PCGS.

Does anyone know what the price structure is be allowed to make more than 1000 queries a day? Up to 1000 is supposed to be free.

Thank you,
Ken

hbarbee

Thanks for the information. I was not aware that this free access was available.

I used the API for getting Coin Facts data using the cert number as a test and it did include the price guide value.

I just logged in using my usual PCGS user/password. I do not currently have any paid subscription.

This page tells you how to contact them if you wish more than the provided daily access:
https://www.pcgs.com/publicapi/documentation

semikeycollector

Hi hbarbee,

Glad to provide you with the info. These are two of the tests that I did using the Windows Power Shell. How did you get the data perhaps using Postman or some other way? Does anything here look obviously wrong? Thank you,Ken
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BStrauss3

Are you sure there is auction price data for that specific coin?

We currently offer access to data from CoinFacts and Auction Prices Realized for single coin searches by cert number, a coin holder's barcode, or with a PCGS number and grade with results provided in JSON format

I'd read that to say that a ByGrade request won't have any pricing data.

yosclimber

It looks like you used GetCoinFactsByCertNo but you used a CoinNum (2426) instead of a CertNo (7 or 8 digits).

semikeycollector

Thank you both BStrauss and yosClimber for responding! I did need a certno instead of a CoinNum.

The GetCoinFactsByCertNo method did pull back data including the Price for a 1909-s vdb penny certified coin. It did not do it for an 1847-O $5. I will work my way through Customer Care on that one.

johnny010

Updates on this one?

semikeycollector

I haven't used it lately Johnny. Email these guys for support: dealer@pcgs.com