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Blockchain ExchangeRates Module

Get this current bitcoin exchange rates. View full API documentation.

Importing

var exchange = require('blockchain.info/exchange');

Methods

All method options can include an apiCode property to prevent hitting request limits.

getTicker

Usage:

exchange.getTicker(options);

Gets the market price of BTC compared to world currencies. Without any options specified, it responds with a JSON object that has currency codes as keys.

Options (optional):

  • currency - specify which currency to get data for (currency code, string)

toBTC

Usage:

exchange.toBTC(amount, options);

Converts an amount of a given currency to BTC. Responds with a number in string format.

Parameters:

  • amount - the amount to convert (satoshi, number)
  • currency - the code of the currency to convert from (currency code, string)