exchange

Blockchain ExchangeRates Module

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

Importing

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

Methods

All methods accept an options Object parameter that 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)

fromBTC

Usage:

exchange.fromBTC(amount, currency, options)

Gets the historical market price of the requested BTC amount at the requested time. Responds with the value in number format.

Required Parameters:

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

Options (optional):

• time - the historical date (milliseconds since Unix epoch, number)

toBTC

Usage:

exchange.toBTC(amount, currency, options)

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

Parameters:

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