Overview
Ethereum Price works by fetching the latest market data for Ethereum from multiple reliable sources. It returns the current price, market capitalization, 24-hour trading volume, and 24-hour percentage change. The data is refreshed hourly and can be returned in any supported currency.
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Formula
One function covers the whole catalog: the first argument names the source, the rest are its inputs, and the "field" pair says which single value lands in the cell. Formulas covers the grammar that applies to all of them.
=VERVE("ethereum", "field", "price")=VERVE.CALL("ethereum", "field", "price")Inputs
Required inputs are positional, in the order below. Everything else is passed as a "name", value pair after them — the same shape as SUMIFS. Premium inputs are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.
| Input | Type | Where it goes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currencyOptionalPremium | string | "currency", value | The currency to get the price in default USD |
hourlyOptionalPremium | boolean | "hourly", value | Include hourly price data for the past 24 hours |
hourly[].hourOptional | number | "hourly[].hour", value | UTC hour-of-day slot (0-23) the price was captured in |
hourly[].priceOptional | number | "hourly[].price", value | Price at that hour, in the requested currency |
hourly[].timestampOptional | string | "hourly[].timestamp", value | ISO 8601 time the hourly price was captured |
Passing an option
=VERVE("ethereum", "currency", "USD")=VERVE.CALL("ethereum", "currency", "USD")What lands in your sheet
The "field" pair is what makes the formula resolve to one cell. Its value is a dot-path from the table below, so swapping it is how you pull a different value — one formula per column.
Seeing everything at once
Drop the "field" pair and the formula returns the whole response instead: two columns, field name on the left and value on the right, spilling from the cell you typed in.
=VERVE("ethereum")=VERVE.CALL("ethereum")The second row's table would land on top of the first's, and every cell after the first reads #REF! (#SPILL! in Excel). Keep one per sheet, or name a field, and leave the cells below and to the right empty.
Response fields
Paths are relative to data. Each one is exactly what the "field" pair accepts, so swapping it is how you pull a different value into a cell. On a plan without a Premium field the cell reads #PREMIUM(field) rather than a value, so a locked field never looks like a real answer.
| Use as "field" | Type | Example cell value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | USD | Currency code for the returned price (e.g., USD) |
price | number | 2685.12 | Current Ethereum price in the specified currency |
marketCapPremium | number | 323000000000 | Total market capitalization of Ethereum |
volume24hPremium | number | 14850000000 | Trading volume in the last 24 hours |
change24hPremium | number | 2.34 | Price percentage change over the last 24 hours |
lastUpdatedPremium | string | 2026-02-07T12:00:00.000Z | ISO timestamp of when data was last updated |
high24hPremium | number | 2742.5 | Highest price in the last 24 hours |
low24hPremium | number | 2618.75 | Lowest price in the last 24 hours |
changeDirection | string | up | Price movement direction: up, down, or unchanged |
formatted | object | {…} | |
formatted.pricePremium | string | $2,685.12 | Formatted price with currency symbol and separators |
formatted.marketCapPremium | string | $323.00B | Formatted market cap with billions/millions notation |
formatted.volumePremium | string | $14.85B | Formatted trading volume with billions/millions notation |
formatted.priceWordsPremium | string | two thousand six hundred eighty-five dollars | Price expressed in English words for accessibility |
When a cell doesn't fill
A failed lookup returns readable text starting with #ERR rather than a spreadsheet error, because Excel cannot show a custom message on a real error — you would get a bare #VALUE! with no reason. The trade-off is that IFERROR() will not catch it; test with LEFT(cell, 4) = "#ERR" instead. Error handling covers the rest.
| Cell reads | What happened |
|---|---|
#ERR Not connected | No API key saved. Open the side panel and connect your account. |
#ERR Replace <name> with a cell or value | A preview formula was copied as-is. Swap the placeholder for a cell reference. |
#ERR No "x" in ethereum | An option name this source does not take. The message lists the ones it does. |
#ERR No data point "…" | The "field" path is not in the response. Check it against the table above. |
#PREMIUM(field) | The field exists but your plan does not include it. |
#ERR Out of credits | The cycle's credits are spent. Usage resets on your billing date. |
Before the formula works
The add-in reads the API key you saved once in the side panel — the key never goes in the formula, so a shared sheet does not leak it and a collaborator without access simply sees the last calculated values.
- Install the add-in for Google Sheets or Excel.
- Open the side panel and sign in, or paste a key from your dashboard.
- Type the formula above into any cell.
Use cases
- NFT Mint Quoting
- When collectors initiate an NFT purchase, minting engines pull the latest ETH rate to display fiat-equivalent costs before transaction confirmation.
- DeFi Collateral Monitoring
- Lending protocols evaluate borrower health against liquidation thresholds by verifying real-time price changes and movement direction across active loan positions.
- Web3 Paywall Processing
- Digital media paywalls compute the exact fractional ETH owed for access passes using real-time price quotes during checkout.
- Smart Contract Escrow
- To safeguard milestone payouts, freelance escrow platforms record the ETH price and movement direction when an agreement begins.
Other ways to use Live Ethereum Price
Set up Live Ethereum Price on VerveSheets, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveSheets account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.
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