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MIT License

Copyright (c) 2023 ForexRateAPI

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
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# 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

```js
const api = require('forexrateapi');

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

#### setAPIKey(apiKey)

- `apiKey` <[string]> API Key

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

```js
api.setAPIKey('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE');
```
---
#### fetchSymbols()
```js
await api.fetchSymbols();
```

[Link](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation#api_symbol)

---
#### fetchLive(base, currencies)

- `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.

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

[Link](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation#api_realtime)

---
#### 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.

```js
await api.fetchHistorical('2021-04-05', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
```

[Link](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation#api_historical)

---
#### 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.

```js
await api.convert('USD', 'EUR', 100, '2021-04-05');
```

[Link](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation#api_convert)

---
#### timeframe(start_date, end_date, base, currencies)

- `start_date` <[string]> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format `YYYY-MM-DD`.
- `end_date` <[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.

```js
await api.timeframe('2021-04-05', '2021-04-06', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
```

[Link](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation#api_timeframe)

---
#### change(start_date, end_date, base, currencies)

- `start_date` <[string]> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format `YYYY-MM-DD`.
- `end_date` <[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.

```js
await api.change('2021-04-05', '2021-04-06', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
```

[Link](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation#api_change)

---
**[Official documentation](https://forexrateapi.com/documentation)**


---
## FAQ

- How do I get an API Key?

Free API Keys are available [here](https://forexrateapi.com).

- I want more information

Checkout our FAQs [here](https://forexrateapi.com/faq).


## Support

For support, get in touch using [this form](https://forexrateapi.com/contact).


[array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array 'Array'
[number]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type 'Number'
[string]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type 'String'
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const api = require('../index');

const apiKey = 'REPLACE_ME';

(async function() {
api.setAPIKey(apiKey);

var result;

result = await api.fetchSymbols();
console.log(result.data);

result = await api.fetchLive('USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
console.log(result.data);

result = await api.fetchHistorical('2021-04-05', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
console.log(result.data);

result = await api.convert('USD', 'EUR', 100, '2021-04-05');
console.log(result.data);

result = await api.timeframe('2021-04-05', '2021-04-06', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
console.log(result.data);

result = await api.change('2021-04-05', '2021-04-06', 'USD', ['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY']);
console.log(result.data);
})();
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(function() {
const axios = require('axios');

var apiKey;

function removeEmpty(obj) {
for (var propName in obj) {
if (obj[propName] === null || obj[propName] === undefined || obj[propName] == '') {
delete obj[propName];
}
}
return obj;
}

exports.setAPIKey = function(apiKey) {
this.apiKey = apiKey;
};

exports.fetchSymbols = function() {
return axios({
url: 'https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1/symbols',
params: {
api_key: this.apiKey,
},
});
};

exports.fetchLive = function(base, currencies) {
return axios({
url: 'https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1/latest',
params: removeEmpty({
api_key: this.apiKey,
base: base,
currencies: (currencies || []).join(','),
}),
});
};

exports.fetchHistorical = function(date, base, currencies) {
return axios({
url: `https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1/${date}`,
params: removeEmpty({
api_key: this.apiKey,
base: base,
currencies: (currencies || []).join(','),
}),
});
};

exports.convert = function(from, to, amount, date) {
return axios({
url: 'https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1/convert',
params: removeEmpty({
api_key: this.apiKey,
from: from,
to: to,
amount: amount,
date: date,
}),
});
};

exports.timeframe = function(startDate, endDate, base, currencies) {
return axios({
url: 'https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1/timeframe',
params: removeEmpty({
api_key: this.apiKey,
start_date: startDate,
end_date: endDate,
base: base,
currencies: (currencies || []).join(','),
}),
});
};

exports.change = function(startDate, endDate, base, currencies) {
return axios({
url: 'https://api.forexrateapi.com/v1/change',
params: removeEmpty({
api_key: this.apiKey,
start_date: startDate,
end_date: endDate,
base: base,
currencies: (currencies || []).join(','),
}),
});
}
})();
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{
"name": "forexrateapi",
"version": "1.0.1",
"description": "Official Node.js Library for ForexRateAPI",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"author": "ForexRateAPI",
"license": "GNU GPLv3",
"dependencies": {
"axios": "^0.24.0"
},
"homepage": "https://forexrateapi.com",
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "https://github.com/forexrateapi/forexrateapi-nodejs.git"
},
"keywords": [
"foreign exchange rates",
"forex",
"currency coversion",
"currency price",
"currency rates",
"api"
]
}

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