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Best DeFi Yield Finder

Search more than 16,000 DeFi pools by asset, chain, minimum size and risk. Each result comes with a simple risk tier and the reasons behind it (outlier APY, small pool, reward-heavy, impermanent-loss exposure) and a link to the pool on DefiLlama.

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Good for

Treasury agents looking for where to park idle stablecoins
Portfolio tools comparing yields across chains
Research assistants screening out risky outlier APYs

Request

GET api.checkpoint402.com/v1/defi-yields

Parameter	Type	Description
asset	string	Token symbol, e.g. USDC, ETH
chain	string	Chain name, e.g. Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum
minTvlUsd	number	Minimum pool size in USD (default 1,000,000)
stablecoinOnly	boolean	Only stablecoin pools
maxRisk	low \| medium \| high	Highest risk tier to include (default medium)
limit	number	Number of results, 1–50 (default 10)

Source

DefiLlama (refreshed every 10 minutes)

Real example

An actual paid response from 13 October 2026, with long lists shortened.

GET /v1/defi-yields?asset=USDC&chain=Base&limit=2

{
  "filters": {
    "asset": "USDC",
    "chain": "Base",
    "minTvlUsd": 1000000,
    "stablecoinOnly": false,
    "maxRisk": "medium"
  },
  "count": 2,
  "results": [
    {
      "protocol": "harvest-finance",
      "chain": "Base",
      "symbol": "USDC",
      "poolNote": "40 Acres",
      "apyPct": 24.74,
      "apyBasePct": 24.74,
      "apyRewardPct": null,
      "apy30dAvgPct": 37.41,
      "tvlUsd": 1822563,
      "stablecoin": true,
      "riskTier": "medium",
      "riskReasons": [
        "TVL under $10M"
      ],
      "defillamaUrl": "https://defillama.com/yields/pool/062ba2ef-c132-4989-8e67-0ea2ebd37888"
    },
    {
      "protocol": "veranta",
      "chain": "Base",
      "symbol": "USDC",
      "poolNote": "vault",
      "apyPct": 18.39,
      "apyBasePct": 18.39,
      "apyRewardPct": null,
      "apy30dAvgPct": 19.35,
      "tvlUsd": 9640948,
      "stablecoin": true,
      "riskTier": "medium",
      "riskReasons": [
        "TVL under $10M"
      ],
      "defillamaUrl": "https://defillama.com/yields/pool/ae3397ed-1f0f-4aa4-ab62-44413ea8cd9e"
    }
  ],
  "source": "DefiLlama yields (refreshed every 10 min)",
  "disclaimer": "Informational only, not financial advice. APYs change constantly; risk tiers are a simple heuristic, not an audit.",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-13T17:39:18.718Z"
}