ForexRateAPI

forexrateapi is the official Node.js wrapper for ForexRateAPI.com. This allows you to quickly integrate our foreign exchange rate API and currency conversion API into your application. Check https://forexrateapi.com documentation for more information.

Installation

NPM

$ npm i forexrateapi

Usage

const api = require('forexrateapi');

api.setAPIKey('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE');
await api.fetchLive('USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);

Server Regions

ForexRateAPI provides two regional endpoints. Choose the one closest to your servers for optimal performance.

| Region | Base URL | |--------|----------| | United States (default) | https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1 | | Europe | https://api-eu.forexrateapi.com/v1 |

api.setAPIKey('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE');

// Default is US server
// Switch to EU server:
api.setServer('eu');

Documentation

setAPIKey(apiKey)

• apiKey <string> API Key

In order to use this library, you must first call this function with an API key.

api.setAPIKey('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE');

setServer(server)

• server <string> Pass 'eu' to use the EU server (api-eu.forexrateapi.com), or 'us' for the US server. Defaults to US if not specified.

api.setServer('eu');

fetchSymbols()

await api.fetchSymbols();

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fetchLive(base, currencies, math)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.
• math <string> Optional. Pass in a math expression to apply to the rates.

await api.fetchLive('USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);

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fetchHistorical(date, base, currencies)

• date <string> Required. Pass in a string with format YYYY-MM-DD
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.

await api.fetchHistorical('2024-02-05', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);

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hourly(base, currency, startDate, endDate, math, dateType)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to get hourly rates for.
• startDate <string> Required. Specify the start date using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• endDate <string> Required. Specify the end date using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• math <string> Optional. Pass in a math expression to apply to the rates.
• dateType <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameters if passed in.

await api.hourly('USD', 'EUR', '2024-02-05', '2024-02-05');

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ohlc(base, currency, date, dateType)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to get OHLC for.
• date <string> Required. Specify date to use historical midpoint value for conversion with format YYYY-MM-DD. Otherwise, it will use live exchange rate date if value not passed in.
• dateType <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameter if passed in.

await api.ohlc('USD', 'EUR', '2024-02-05', null);

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convert(from, to, amount, date)

• from <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• to <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to convert to.
• amount <number> Required. The amount to convert.
• date <string> Optional. Specify date to use historical midpoint value for conversion with format YYYY-MM-DD. Otherwise, it will use live exchange rate date if value not passed in.

await api.convert('USD', 'EUR', 100, '2024-02-05');

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timeframe(startDate, endDate, base, currencies)

• startDate <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• endDate <string> Required. Specify the end date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.

await api.timeframe('2024-02-05', '2024-02-06', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);

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change(startDate, endDate, base, currencies, dateType)

• startDate <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• endDate <string> Required. Specify the end date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.
• dateType <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameters if passed in.

await api.change('2024-02-05', '2024-02-06', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);

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usage()

await api.usage();

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Official documentation

FAQ

• How do I get an API Key?

  Free API Keys are available here.

• I want more information

  Checkout our FAQs here.

Support

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