Data on MakerDAO

Available data sources to support learning

Data Sources

Source

MakerDAO Governance Tracker

Description

• CSV exports available on the tracker's website

• Comprehensive API endpoints

Links

• Web version

• API doc

Screenshot

Source

Maker Burn

Description

Rundown of collaterals and other financial information (e.g., expenses, treasury) via a nice web interface

Links

• Web version

Screenshot

Source

Maker Governance Portal

Description

• Website with great UI to explore information on proposals and delegates

• Limited API endpoints covering key governance metrics

Links

• Web version

  • Polls (i.e., proposals)

  • Delegates

• API doc

Screenshot

Source

Dune Analytics

Description

• Crowdsourced, customizable dashboards that retrieve and visualize data on blockchains.

• Provides powerful analysis with simple SQL queries

Links

• MakerDAO - Dashboard by @SebVentures

Screenshot

Source

Crypto Data Aggregators

Description

Data aggregators can provide data on:

• distribution of tokens

• transaction fees on the Ethereum blockchain

• costs of borrowing governance tokens

Links

• CoinGecko

  • Tokenomics of MKR

  • API Doc

• Etherscan

  • Ethereum Charts & Statistics

  • API Doc

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API and Scripts

API Tool

• RapidAPI - Mac

  • Returns data in JSON format

• RStudio - Mac and Windows

  • Require transforming of openapi.json files into R scripts, can be quickly done via ChatGPT (sample script available below)

  • Easier manipulation of return data (e.g., parse json data into table formats)

  • openapi.json files are available to download via API webpages and the Open API json files tab below

First, try out the API endpoints using web interface or API tools such as RapidAPI.

Then, write R scripts to access specific API endpoints, retrieve data of interest, and parse them into table formats (e.g., csv, xlxs).

Scripts

Open API json files

MCD Governance Tracker

127KB

MCD-governance-tracker_openapi.json

More information available at https://data-api.makerdao.network/docs

Maker Governance Portal

12KB

Maker Governance Portal.json

More information available at https://vote.makerdao.com/api-docs

Example R script: API for Maker Governance Portal

API for Maker Governance Portal (transformed by ChatGPT)

• Note: This script is based on V1, while the V2 has been implemented at https://vote.makerdao.com/api-docs.

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