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Live Exchange Rate and Conversion

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Recipe · 3 steps

Live Exchange Rate and Conversion

with Abstract API

Read the live rate, convert an amount, then fetch a historical rate.

  1. Retrieve the live exchange rates for the base currency against the target currency.
  2. Convert the supplied base amount into the target currency at the live rate.
  3. Retrieve the historical exchange rate for the same currency pair on the reference date for comparison.
What you'll need to have ready
  • apiKey: Abstract API key valid for the Exchange Rates API.
  • base: The base currency ISO code (e.g. USD).
  • target: The target currency ISO code (e.g. EUR).
  • baseAmount: The amount in the base currency to convert.
  • date: The historical date to fetch a reference rate for (YYYY-MM-DD).
For your developer

Arazzo workflow abstract-api:currency-live-and-convert, 3 operations: getLiveExchangeRates → convertCurrency → getHistoricalExchangeRates. Specs on APIs.io.

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