suix_getCoinMetadata | Alchemy Docs

Retrieves metadata (name, symbol, decimals, etc.) for a given coin type.

apiKeystringRequired

This endpoint expects an object.

coinTypestringRequired

The Move type of the coin (e.g. 0x2::sui::SUI)

Metadata about the requested coin.

decimalsinteger or null

Number of decimals the coin uses.

namestring or null

Full name of the coin.

symbolstring or null

Coin symbol or ticker.

descriptionstring or null

Optional description for the coin.

iconUrlstring or null

Optional icon URL.

idstring or null

Unique ID of the coin metadata object.

1	import requests
2
3	url = "https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/:apiKey"
4
5	payload = { "0": "0x2::sui::SUI" }
6	headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
7
8	response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
9
10	print(response.json())

1	{
2	"id": "1",
3	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
4	"result": {
5	"decimals": 9,
6	"name": "Sui",
7	"symbol": "SUI",
8	"description": "",
9	"iconUrl": null,
10	"id": "0x9258181f5ceac8dbffb7030890243caed69a9599d2886d957a9cb7656af3bdb3"
11	}
12	}