currencyapi

currencyapi-ruby

currencyapi-ruby is the official Ruby Wrapper around the currencyapi.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'currencyapi'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install currencyapi

Configuration

You will need your apikey to use Currencyapi, you can get one https://app.currencyapi.com/register.

Create an instance and pass your api key like here:

fx = Currencyapi::Endpoints.new(:apikey => 'APIKEY')

Usage & Endpoints

Use the instance to call the endpoints

Status

Returns your current quota

fx.status()

Currencies

Returns all our supported currencies

fx.currencies(currencies)

Parameter	Data type	Mandatory	Description
currencies	string	no	A list of comma seperated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD). By default all available currencies will be shown

Latest Exchange Rates

Returns the latest exchange rates. The default base currency is USD.

fx.latest(base_currency, currencies)    

Parameter	Data type	Mandatory	Description
base_currency	string	no	By default all values are based on USD. By default all values are based on USD
currencies	string	no	A list of comma seperated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD). By default all available currencies will be shown

Historical Exchange Rates

Returns the latest exchange rates. The default base currency is USD.

fx.historical(date, base_currency, currencies)    

Parameter	Data type	Mandatory	Description
date	string	yes	Date to retrieve historical rates from (format: 2021-12-31)
base_currency	string	no	By default all values are based on USD. By default all values are based on USD
currencies	string	no	A list of comma seperated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD). By default all available currencies will be shown

Range Historical Exchange Rates

Returns a range of exchange rates. Generally, we provide data going back to 1999.

fx.range(datetime_start, datetime_end, accuracy, baseCurrency, currencies)    

Parameter	Data type	Mandatory	Description
datetime_start	string	yes	Datetime for the start of your requested range (format: 2021-12-31T23:59:59Z / ISO8601 Datetime)
datetime_end	string	yes	Datetime for the start of your requested range (format: 2021-12-31T23:59:59Z / ISO8601 Datetime)
accuracy	string	no	The accuracy you want to receive. Possible Values: day, hour, quarter_hour, minute Default: day For valid time ranges see below
base_currency	string	no	By default all values are based on USD. By default all values are based on USD
currencies	string	no	A list of comma seperated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD). By default all available currencies will be shown

Convert Exchange Rates

Returns calculated values for today or any given date for all currencies.

fx.convert(value, date, baseCurrency, currencies)

Parameter	Data type	Mandatory	Description
value	string	yes	The value you want to convert
date	string	no	Date to retrieve historical rates from (format: 2021-12-31)
base_currency	string	no	By default all values are based on USD. By default all values are based on USD
currencies	string	no	A list of comma seperated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD). By default all available currencies will be shown

You can find further information on https://currencyapi.com/docs/

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/everapihq/currencyapi. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Currencyapi project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.