DeFi Intelligence API Documentation

Independent API for DeFi protocol data: protocol search, protocol profiles, current TVL, and blockchain TVL using the DeFiLlama public API. Payment is the exact USDC price on Base with x402.

POSThttps://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/protocols/search$0.05 USDC

Search DeFi protocols

Search DeFi protocols by name, symbol, description, category, or chain using the DeFiLlama public API. Filtering is performed client-side.

Body

Field	Required	Notes
`query`	No	string
`category`	No	string
`chain`	No	string
`limit`	Yes	integer; Default: 100

Request exampleJSON

{
  "query": "Uniswap",
  "category": "DEX",
  "limit": 10
}

Response exampleJSON

cURL

curl -i -X POST "https://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/protocols/search" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: <fresh-64-character-random-hex-key>' \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "query": "Uniswap",
  "category": "DEX",
  "limit": 10
}
JSON

POSThttps://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/protocols/profile$0.02 USDC

Get protocol information

Retrieve detailed information for a specific DeFi protocol by ID or slug from DeFiLlama public API.

Body

Field	Required	Notes
`id`	Yes	string

Request exampleJSON

{
  "id": "uniswap"
}

Response exampleJSON

cURL

curl -i -X POST "https://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/protocols/profile" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: <fresh-64-character-random-hex-key>' \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "id": "uniswap"
}
JSON

POSThttps://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/protocols/tvl/current$0.01 USDC

Get current protocol TVL

Retrieve current Total Value Locked (TVL) for a specific DeFi protocol from DeFiLlama public API. TVL is a delayed reference value.

Body

Field	Required	Notes
`id`	Yes	string

Request exampleJSON

{
  "id": "uniswap"
}

Response exampleJSON

cURL

curl -i -X POST "https://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/protocols/tvl/current" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: <fresh-64-character-random-hex-key>' \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "id": "uniswap"
}
JSON

POSThttps://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/chains/tvl$0.03 USDC

Get TVL by blockchain

Retrieve Total Value Locked (TVL) across blockchains from DeFiLlama public API v2. TVL is a delayed reference value.

Body

Field	Required	Notes
`chain`	No	string

Request exampleJSON

{
  "chain": "Ethereum"
}

Response exampleJSON

cURL

curl -i -X POST "https://brainiac.software/api/v1/defi-intelligence/chains/tvl" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: <fresh-64-character-random-hex-key>' \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "chain": "Ethereum"
}
JSON